Steven J. Lundin
Education
University of Southern California
Doctor of Education - EdD program, Organizational Behavior 2023-07-01 - 2026-12-01
Purdue University Northwest
Master of Arts (M.A.), Communication and Media Studies -
Adler University
Masters in Counseling Psychology Program, Psychology -
University of Wisconsin-Madison
BA, English/Cultural Anthropology -
Second City
, Improv Curriculum 2003-01-01 - 2004-01-01Work Experience
Springbrook Software
Current
Springbrook Software
Delta Data
2019-08-01 - 2022-04-01
Delta Data
JAGGAER
2016-10-01 - 2019-04-01
JAGGAER
BIGfrontier
2001-09-01 - 2016-10-01
BIGfrontier
Slack Barshinger
2000-02-01 - 2001-09-01
Slack Barshinger
Holleb & Coff
1997-03-01 - 1999-09-01
Holleb & Coff
KGA, Garrett Associates
1995-05-01 - 1997-02-01
KGA, Garrett Associates
Wunderkind Design
1992-07-01 - 1995-05-01
Wunderkind Design
Journal Topics Newspapers
1990-02-01 - 1992-07-01
Journal Topics Newspapers
Picture Peace
1988-01-01 - 1990-02-01
Picture Peace
Skills
Summary
Over 4B in liquidity events. High-performing strategic media, digital marketing, sales growth executive & turnaround agent with 20 years of experience providing and overseeing services to 75 + private, private equity funded & publicly traded technology companies. Develop corporate strategies for funding, growth, or sale. Extensive experience with Public Sector/Government Agencies, Telco, Supply Chain, SaaS & Life Sciences. Published author, professional journalist and research developer, speaker (SXSW, PRSA, AMA, AdFed). Multiple marketing awards: Telly, PRSA Best of Show, BMA Tower, League of Professional Communicators Award of Excellence, iStreet Magazine Top 100 Technologists in Chicago. Milestones: Conducted aggressive awareness and lead gen campaign to increase company perception and market position, leading to the sale of AKKR company Delta Data to Terminus Capital Partners. Redefined market strategy & brand, attained leadership position on Gartner Magic Quadrants and Forrester Waves & helped deliver successive years of record growth for JAGGAER, an Accel-KKR global spend management company. Efforts lead to the company's sale to Cinven. Led a multiyear rebranding communications and marketing program for Velocitel, a Willis Stein wireless company, leading to the sale to QualTek. Spearheaded an aggressive communications campaign that helped with the sale of On Center Software, a leading Accel-KKR SaaS construction technology company, to Roper Technologies. Shaped branding, messaging, and all communications activities that led to selling nPhase, a pioneering IoT company, to Qualcomm. Developed complete communications and messaging strategy to position Concourse Communications for sale to Boingo Wireless. Branded and launched Acquity Group, a privately funded Internet consulting company. The company was IPO’d and later acquired by Accenture. Launched, market positioned, and executed a four-year communication and analyst relations program for SmartSignal, an IoT company, that led to multiple rounds of funding & sales to GE Intelligent Platforms. Established one of Chicago’s best-known technology/government/business thought leadership and networking events: BIGfrontier (1999-2013).
