Aspireship

Aspireship Inc operates multiple brands to help people transform their career trajectory.

Our brands:

Aspireship - Upskilling platform for B2B tech companies 
- aspireship.com

Orchard - Career Discovery for students and career changers
- orchard.careers

Teacher Career Coach - Online Courses, resources and community to help transitioning teachers find a great career after deciding to leave the classroom. 
- teachercareercoach.com

Founder & CEO

Story Ventures

As a Scout Investor, I'm privileged to be able to invest in founders of early-stage startups with the conviction to create positive change.

Story Ventures is an early stage VC fund based in NYC.

We invest in entrepreneurs with big visions that leverage technology and the proliferation of data to impact the way people interact with the world.

Scout Investor

MINDBODY, Inc.

Acquired by Vista Equity Partners.

Led the integration of Frederick into the MINDBODY organization. Frederick now powers the MINDBODY and Booker premium product editions to bring AI driven marketing to beauty, fitness and wellness businesses worldwide.

Vice President & GM, Frederick

Booker Software

Acquired by MINDBODY.

Continued to operate as CEO of Frederick following the acquisition by Booker Software.

CEO, Frederick

Frederick

Acquired by Booker and MINDBODY. 

Created the world’s first marketing automation platform for local businesses that’s powered by artificial intelligence. We call him Frederick, and he’s the smartest marketing engine local businesses have ever seen.

Dell

Building Dell's relationships with top venture capital firms, angel investors, Fortune 500 innovation departments and fast-growth startups.

Director, Center for Entrepreneurs

PhoneTell

PhoneTell makes mobile local search apps for consumers and wireless operators. 

My role was a hybrid of product management and business development. I was responsible for a Top 40 Travel & Local consumer app and worked alongside the CEO/COO to close and support deals with large wireless carriers globally.

VP, Product & Business Development

Game Change Ventures

Worked with consumer internet, e-commerce and SaaS startups to help them launch and grow innovative companies.

Managing Partner

Club E Network

Grew a local organization that began as a student club at Arizona State University into a multi-state organization with 10 chapters and an online network reaching entrepreneurs around the world.

President

The Business Journal

Guest Columnist

CEO @ Aspireship | Helping people get hired in tech sales and customer success

I’ve dedicated my professional career to helping people who want to help themselves. Currently, I’m building Aspireship Inc.

Aspireship Inc operates multiple brands to help people transform their career trajectory.

Our brands:

Aspireship - Upskilling platform for B2B tech companies 
- aspireship.com

Orchard - Career Discovery for students and career changers
- orchard.careers

Teacher Career Coach - Online Courses, resources and community to help transitioning teachers find a great career after deciding to leave the classroom. 
- teachercareercoach.com



Corey Kossack

Nick Reed Smith 🚀

Augustine IT

Augustine IT began in 2000 when our founder realized IT service providers in Cincinnati were failing their clients on two fronts: process & people skills. 

Bill kept hearing about existing vendors being unresponsive and unreliable. Work requests would get lost or go days without resolution. The same tech problems would reappear time and again because the root problems never got fixed. All of this led to negative impacts costing businesses in Cincinnati millions of dollars. 

In response, Augustine created Purposeful IT to provide businesses in Cincinnati with secure, reliable, and frictionless technology that supports business objectives. 

Our clients goals are why we exist. Tech must support client business objectives. To do that it has to be intentional, secure, and service centered.

Director of Business Development

The Arena

Transitioning from the military to tech sales changed my life. Learning to sell made me a better father, husband, and friend. By selling I also made more money than I ever thought was possible. 

When I heard The Arena was helping veterans break into tech sales I knew I had to help. 

I'm incredibly grateful to be on the team as a coach helping veterans change their lives with amazing careers!

Tech Sales Coach

Influence Network Media

Collecting Jellybeans is a multi-author book about sales and marketing. Available for order now: 
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DGJPKG7M

Co-Author of "Collecting Jellybeans"

Sales Fusion is a multi-author book which achieved #1 Amazon Bestseller status in 12 categories. 
Available for purchase on Amazon at https://amzn.to/3MgTyRV

Co-Author of "Sales Fusion"

CourseCareers

Tech Sales Instructor & Career Coach

Vector

Private Investor

Key Club

Co-Founder & Sales Instructor 

Sonder Brewing

ActivTrak

✔️Sold the biggest deal in company history 
✔️159% Quota Attainment 
✔️299% Quota Attainment for Net New Logos 
✔️#1 AE for Q3 2024

Enterprise Account Executive

Core Team Partners

Fractional VP of Sales | Contract

WorkSpan

✔️Broke team records by securing the most logos, generating highest revenue, closing the biggest deal, and achieving highest average contract value on the cloud service provider team
✔️Sold to mid-market and enterprise accounts including ISVs, MSPs, and GSIs

✔️Ranked as #1 or #2 salesperson by quota attainment, booked revenue, pipeline, and ACV
✔️Self sourced 87% of my closed won deals through cold outreach

Mid Market Account Executive

Replace Your Unresponsive Tech Provider | Co-Author of Collecting Jellybeans | Tech Investor | Board Member | Navy Veteran

Hi there! Thanks for stopping by my profile.

If you’re here because of my content or a recent networking conversation, let’s connect! I’d love to hear from you.

I’m 𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗸, a family man, foodie, empath, leader, and connector of people. I’m also a technology sales enthusiast (and a recovering workaholic).

Thanks to my amazing friends and mentors, I live an incredibly blessed life and have so much to be grateful for:

✔️ My amazing wife & daughter
✔️ An exciting career in technology sales
✔️ Financial freedom & autonomy
✔️ Great friends & a massive business network
✔️ Opportunities for creativity & self-improvement
✔️ The ability to give back and mentor others

But it wasn’t always this way.

I grew up in a difficult, abusive household where I faced homelessness, abandonment, and trauma. Back then, I never believed I would achieve much.

Joining the US Navy changed everything.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲𝘀, 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 — lessons I carry with me every day. (They also taught me fitness, though I still love beer and meatballs 🍺)

I brought those lessons into my civilian career, and the rest is history.

𝙈𝙮 𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙨 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙜𝙤𝙖𝙡𝙨 👊

If there’s something I can do for you, just ask. No strings attached.

📞 Call me at 𝟱𝟭𝟯-𝟴𝟬𝟰-𝟳𝟱𝟰𝟮 or book time here: calendly.com/nick-reed-smith/30min

"You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take."

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