Target Launches $20% Target Circle Bonus Car Seat Trade‑in to Lure Parents
Target is running a bi‑annual Car Seat Trade‑In event from April 19 to May 2, giving parents a 20% Target Circle bonus on new gear. The move comes as comparable sales fell 2.5% and revenue slipped 1.5% year‑over‑year, prompting the retailer to use targeted promotions to drive foot traffic and online purchases.
Decibel Cannabis Posts 22% Revenue Growth to $113M, Unveils Aggressive Go‑to‑Market Plan
Decibel Cannabis Company announced FY2025 net revenue of $113 million, a 22% increase year‑over‑year, and outlined a multi‑pronged go‑to‑market strategy. The company highlighted a 484% jump in international sales, a new Standard Issue brand, and a debt refinance that positions it...
Kayla Edidin Named Chief Operating Officer of Red Door Brands
Red Door Brands, a Knoxville‑based multi‑brand franchise group, named Kayla Edidin as chief operating officer. Edidin previously drove more than 200 franchise sales in her first year at Mike’s Red Tacos. She will lead operational excellence, system standardization and capital...
Fix Flow Before Scaling Volume in Sales
If deals are stalling, more volume tends to add noise. The 30/60/90 playbook below shows a better sequence: • 0–30: fix leaks and unblock flow • 31–60: tighten ICP and targeting • 61–90: scale what converts Fix flow first. Then add volume. https://t.co/zzHu8bPpGE
Citi Appoints Lee Smallwood Chief Operating Officer of Markets
Citi has named Lee Smallwood as Chief Operating Officer of its Markets division. Smallwood brings a blend of front‑office market experience, COO leadership, and deep expertise in data, AI, and innovation. In his new role he will work with senior...
Did I Just Closed $75 Millions in 2 Weeks of Selling?
The author reports $75 million in letters of intent (LOIs) signed in two weeks but stresses that not all LOIs are equal. He outlines a hierarchy—binding agreements with exclusivity or deposits, non‑binding expressions of interest, and relationship‑maintenance letters—each with different conversion...
Paid Ads Can Scale to $50K MRR Fast
$0 to $50K MRR in 12 months. Team of 5. No content marketing. No complex funnels. Just PPC. Karel Papik says most founders dismiss paid ads too early. https://t.co/cYWDvmOcGB
SterlingRisk Promotes Marci Waterman to Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Names John S. Beres as Chief Operating Officer
MSIG USA’s claims team is leveraging artificial intelligence to match the plaintiff bar’s rapid, data‑driven demand generation, but it stresses that technology is an enhancer, not a substitute for human judgment. Chief Claims Officer Ron Morrison highlights a culture‑first approach...
InflexionPoint Announces the Appointment of Pete Guzior as Chief Revenue Officer
InflexionPoint, a systems integrator for regulated industries, announced Pete Guzior as its new chief revenue officer. Guzior, who joined in February, will oversee sales, account management, strategic alliances and marketing to create a unified commercial engine. He brings more than...
Lakeland Posts 15% Revenue Rise in Q4 2026 as CRO Barry Phillips Charts Growth Path
Lakeland Industries reported full‑year net sales of $192.6 million, a 15.2% increase, while fourth‑quarter sales slipped 1.7% to $45.8 million. Chief Revenue Officer Barry Phillips used the earnings call to detail a fire‑services‑focused growth strategy, new acquisitions and a $130 million pipeline, even...
Signature Clinic Announces Senior Leadership Appointments to Support Continued UK Growth
Signature Clinic, the UK’s largest cosmetic surgery provider, announced three senior hires—Mabroor Bhatty as Clinical Director, Tracey McAleney as Chief Operating Officer, and Sarah Hill as Head of Sales—to underpin its national expansion across England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. The...
MLBPA Fires COO and HR Head Amid Federal Probe
The Major League Baseball Players Association terminated Chief Operating Officer Xavier James and Human Resources Director Michael O'Neill with cause after an internal investigation linked to a federal inquiry. Veteran player Chris Capuano was named interim COO as the union...
Food Companies Are Finally Cutting Prices. PepsiCo Shows It’s Worth It
PepsiCo slashed U.S. snack prices up to 15% in February, prompting a rebound in sales. The price cuts helped lift first‑quarter 2026 revenue 8.5% to $19.4 billion, driven by a strong North American snacks segment. The move mirrors similar reductions by...
Vitesse Appoints Shareen Minor as CRO to Drive U.S. Revenue Growth
Vitesse announced the appointment of Shareen Minor as chief revenue officer for North America, tasking her with scaling commercial operations after a $93 million Series C round. Minor brings two decades of carrier, TPA and insurtech experience to accelerate the company’s U.S....
Niron Magnetics Hires Mike Brommer as COO to Boost 1,500‑ton Magnet Plant
Niron Magnetics announced the appointment of Mike Brommer as chief operating officer. Brommer will steer the launch of the company’s first permanent‑magnet manufacturing facility in Sartell, Minnesota, slated to output 1,500 tons of iron‑nitride magnets per year, marking a major...
Accuris Names Tom Genova Head of Sales, Americas to Drive Growth
Accuris announced the appointment of Tom Genova as Head of Sales for the Americas, tasking him with scaling the company's Engineering Intelligence platform across key verticals. The move signals a strategic push to convert product innovation into faster revenue growth...
Cellulant Names Anthony Hernandez COO to Accelerate AI‑Powered Payments Ops
Cellulant announced the appointment of Anthony Hernandez as chief operating officer, tasking him with building an AI‑enabled, data‑driven operating model for its pan‑African payment platform. The move signals a strategic push toward real‑time compliance, operational transparency and scalable growth for...
People Moves: Raymond James Appoints New COO for Private Client Group
Raymond James named long‑time veteran Patrick O’Connor as chief operating officer of its U.S. Private Client Group, effective May 15. O’Connor, who has spent 24 years at the firm across wealth, retirement and alternative‑investment units, will drive growth initiatives, strategy execution and...
Nation’s Best Taps New COO
Nation’s Best promoted Kim Peffley to chief operating officer, effective April 12. Peffley, a 30‑year veteran of the independent home‑improvement sector, previously served as regional vice president for the company’s North Region, where she improved operational performance and leadership consistency. Her...
Salesforce’s New COO Leads AI‑Driven Turnaround, Internal Chart Shows
An internal Salesforce chart released by Business Insider lists ten senior executives, highlighting the appointment of former Gilead CFO David Washington as chief operating officer. Washington will oversee operations and finance as the company races to embed generative AI agents across...
Cross Switch Appoints Nondumiso Siboto as Head of Operations, South Africa
Cross Switch has appointed Nondumiso Siboto as Head of Operations for South Africa, reinforcing its push to scale a technology‑driven payments platform. Siboto brings extensive fintech and SaaS operational experience, having led customer‑success and large‑scale service delivery teams in high‑growth...
Showpad Launches AI Platform to Boost Field Sales Productivity by up to 44%
Showpad introduced an AI‑native revenue effectiveness platform for field sales teams, claiming a median quota increase of up to 44%. The solution bundles content management, sales readiness, buyer engagement and revenue intelligence into a single GenieAI‑powered product, aiming to cut...
MLBPA Dismisses COO Xavier James and HR Chief Michael O'Neill Amid Probe
The Major League Baseball Players Association terminated chief operating officer Xavier James and human‑resources head Michael O'Neill on Wednesday, citing findings from an internal investigation tied to a federal probe. The firings come as the union grapples with a looming...
Ford Launches New Product Creation & Industrialization Unit to Chase 8% EBIT Margin by 2029
Ford CEO Jim Farley unveiled a sweeping re‑organization on April 15, creating a new Product Creation and Industrialization team led by COO Kumar Galhotra and exiting electrification chief Doug Field. The move is aimed at delivering an 8% adjusted EBIT margin –...
Spanish Broadcasting System Elevates Richard D. Lara to COO Amid Balance‑Sheet Restructuring
Spanish Broadcasting System announced the promotion of longtime legal chief Richard D. Lara to chief operating officer, a move that dovetails with a recently disclosed balance‑sheet restructuring aimed at boosting financial flexibility. Lara will continue as general counsel while overseeing...
SterlingRisk Promotes Waterman, Beres
SterlingRisk announced that Marci Waterman has been promoted to deputy chief executive officer while retaining her role as president of Sterling Analytics, and John S. Beres has been elevated to chief operating officer. Waterman, a 2013 hire, previously served as...
Styx Intelligence Hires Veteran Brad Ball as CRO to Double ARR and Expand Globally
Styx Intelligence announced Brad Ball as its first Chief Revenue Officer, tasking him with accelerating a revenue stream that has been doubling year‑over‑year. The veteran executive brings 25+ years of cybersecurity sales experience, including scaling BackBox Software from $2 million to...
Largo Installs Sole COO, Promotes Group General Counsel Amid Record Vanadium Output
Largo Inc. named Luis Rendón its sole Chief Operating Officer and promoted Luânder Peixoto to Group General Counsel as it posted 2,616 tonnes of vanadium pentoxide production and 2,141 tonnes sold in Q1 2026. The moves accompany a filing to...
The Podcast Guys Appoints Anne Claessen as Chief Operating Officer
The Podcast Guys, a global event‑specialist podcast agency, announced Anne Claessen as its new Chief Operating Officer, effective April 13, 2026. Claessen arrives from Cashflow Podcasting, where she served as CEO, bringing extensive experience in podcast production, marketing, and agency...
2X Names Drew Murphy CFOO to Drive Scaling After Rapid Growth and New Acquisitions
2X announced the appointment of Drew Murphy as Chief Financial and Operating Officer, tasking him with building a new finance‑operations function as the company rides a near‑70% compound annual growth rate and integrates its latest acquisition, The Kiln. The move...
Raymond James Promotes Firm Veteran to COO of Private Client Group
Raymond James Financial announced that Patrick O’Connor, a firm veteran of more than 20 years, will become chief operating officer of its Private Client Group effective May 15. O’Connor previously served as COO of the employee advisor unit and led...
Docupace Appoints Mike Conlon as Chief Revenue Officer
Docupace, a provider of AI‑enabled back‑office and compliance software for wealth‑management firms, announced the appointment of Mike Conlon as Chief Revenue Officer. Conlon will oversee the company’s end‑to‑end revenue strategy, integrating sales, marketing, client experience and partnerships under a single...
Merlin Hires Former PsiQuantum Exec Mark Brunner as CRO to Drive Revenue Growth
Boston‑based aerospace and defense tech firm Merlin announced the appointment of former PsiQuantum executive Mark Brunner as chief revenue officer. Brunner will lead a global revenue strategy as Merlin scales its autonomous flight platform and prepares for a public‑company debut...
Only 43% SaaS Startups Sustain Growth—Three Keys to Success
New data: Growth endurance in software is down to only 43%. This is a wake-up call for SaaS 👀 - Fewer than 1-in-5 startups maintained or improved their growth rate from 2024 to 2025. - A startup growing between 25-49%...
Websites Obsolete; Buying Committees Now Half AI
The Agentic GTM: Why Your Website is Obsolete and the Buying Committee is Now 50% Silicon by @Timothy_Hughes https://t.co/6jcSetjGwj @DLAIgnite #SocialSelling #DigitalSelling #Sales #SalesTips #SalesLeader #Marketing #MarketingSuccess #MarketingStrategy #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #TechNews
Backblaze Appoints Anuj Kumar as CRO to Drive AI‑focused Revenue Growth
Backblaze has hired Anuj Kumar as chief revenue officer to lead global sales, channel and revenue operations. Kumar, a former NetApp executive, will steer the company’s push into AI‑related storage, a market Backblaze estimates could reach $14 billion by 2030. The...
Cellulant Hires Ex-Xapo Bank Executive Anthony Hernandez as COO
Cellulant, the pan‑African payments platform, has appointed former Xapo Bank executive Anthony Hernandez as chief operating officer. Hernandez will oversee onboarding, transaction processing and customer growth, aiming to cut payment failures and improve transaction visibility across 20 markets. The hire...
Dow Elevates COO Karen Carter to CEO as Jim Fitterling Becomes Executive Chair
Dow announced that Chief Operating Officer Karen S. Carter will assume the chief executive role on July 1, 2026, while current CEO and Chair Jim Fitterling will transition to executive chair. The move is framed as the culmination of a...
DWTC Free Zone Teams with Wio Bank to Offer Digital Banking for Enterprises
Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) Free Zone has signed a memorandum of understanding with Wio Bank PJSC to provide digital banking services to companies operating in the zone. The partnership promises faster account opening, dedicated support and a potential co‑branded...
Gavin Gray, Samantha Hoffman and Kevin Lauri Discuss Gavin Joining the Firm as Chief Operating Officer
Jackson Lewis announced that Gavin Gray, the former chief operating officer of K&L Gates, will assume the role of chief operating officer at the firm. Gray brings more than two decades of litigation and operational leadership experience to the employment‑law...
Antalpha Platform Holding Company Announces Resignation of Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive Officer, U.S. and EMEA
Antalpha Platform Holding Company announced that Derar Islim will resign as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive Officer for its U.S. and EMEA operations, effective April 30, 2026. The company said Islim will stay on as an advisor to facilitate...
Etihad Adds Five China Routes, 28 Weekly Flights to Boost UAE‑China Corridor
Etihad Airways announced the launch of five new mainland China routes and the addition of 28 weekly flights, taking its China network to 35 weekly services across six cities. The expansion, powered by Boeing 787‑9 Dreamliners, is tied to joint...
Iterate, Build Relationships, Review Calls: Win Big Deals
A founder in my community was < $10K MRR. Last month, he closed a $70K deal. 4 boring things got him there. When he shared this on our weekly group coaching call, the first question was "how did you do...
Dow’s CEO Pick Elevates a Seasoned Insider at a Pivotal Moment for the Chemical Giant
Dow announced that chief operating officer Karen Carter will assume the chief executive role on July 1 2026, succeeding Jim Fitterling, who will move to executive chair. Carter brings more than three decades of experience, most recently overseeing the packaging and specialty...
Don’t Scale Until Real Product‑Market Fit Exists
One of the most common failure points I see in startup scaling isn't running out of money or losing to a competitor. It's scaling before the business is actually ready — and not having a rigorous way to know the...
SentinelOne Elevates Barry Padgett to President and COO to Drive Operational Scale
SentinelOne announced today that Barry Padgett will serve as President and Chief Operating Officer, expanding his interim duties as Chief Growth Officer and CFO. The promotion targets tighter coordination of market‑facing functions, supply‑chain efficiency, and accelerated growth for the endpoint‑security...
Marsh CFO McGivney to Add COO Duties in Expanded Role
Marsh announced that Chief Financial Officer Mark McGivney will also assume the duties of Chief Operating Officer, adding the title of Executive Vice President. McGivney, who has been with the firm since 2007 and served as CFO since 2016, will...
Turn $8M Into $500M by Rolling Up Boring Industries
How to turn $8M into $500M in revenue in 6 years, according to Graham Weaver (he came on MFM recently): - Pick the most boring industry you can find (he picked plumbing + HVAC. $170B TAM) - Buy a small one with...
Deep Discovery Questions Drive Expert Founder Conversations
Founders: Discovery question depth framework: Level 1: 'Just hired 2 AEs?' Level 2: 'How long onboard?' Level 3: 'Closed anything yet?' Level 4: 'What's hardest about ramping?' Pull the thread. Don't jump topics. Your expertise shines 3 levels deep.
RWS Global Announces Executive Leadership Transition
RWS Global announced a leadership transition in which founder, chairman and CEO Ryan Stana will move to the role of executive chairman, while chief operating officer Jake McCoy steps in as interim CEO. The change, backed by minority investor Bluestone Equity...