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Meet our global network of growth strategists, tech innovators, and team architects. The people in the room with you and who are developing your growth strategies, are operators who have built and scaled some of the world's most successful tech companies – Google, PayPal, AWS, Microsoft, Datadog, Oracle, Qantas. 

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Jonathan Jeffries (JJ)
Jonathan Jeffries (JJ)
Founder & CEO, APJ

Co-Founder of Think & Grow and co-creator of AWS's Global Passport Program (27 cities, 200+ firms). Has helped Stripe, Square, Peloton and Dropbox enter Australia and scaled Envato, Redbubble and Harrison.ai globally; LaunchVic Ecosystem Hero.

Stuart Kelly
Stuart Kelly
Managing Director, NAMER

MD North America at Think & Grow, 20+ years in BD, sales, partnerships and SaaS leadership. Executive roles at Insightsoftware, Vizlib, GoCanvas and SingTel Optus, with a key role in three scale-up exits.

Elisia Retsas
Elisia Retsas
GTM Programs Lead, NAMER

New York-based growth and expansion leader, 10+ years across B2C and B2B. As VP APAC at General Assembly she scaled B2C acquisition 0→100k in Australia, ran a US $15M P&L, and led market entry through to its Adecco acquisition.

Robert Jeffries
Robert Jeffries
Growth Partner, UK Director, EMEA

Growth Partner and UK Director at Think & Grow, with 20+ years scaling technology companies, including as a Co-Founder and Director of a motion capture global company.

Shay O’Carroll
Shay O’Carroll
Growth Partner, EMEA

Growth Partner for the UK and Ireland at Think & Grow. Has scaled tech and SaaS companies through GTM execution and partnerships, most recently leading enterprise sales in generative-AI deployments; a former tech founder.

Simon Robinson
Simon Robinson
Growth Partner & Operator, APJ

Growth Partner and operator who helped build companies including Groupon from an early stage, now scaling tech companies through GTM, hiring and digital transformation.

Craig Harris
Craig Harris
Growth Advisor, APJ

SaaS growth executive with 20 years scaling tech companies. Former COO, CEO and Board Advisor at Deputy, Lumary and Plexus; now helps founders build high-performing teams and execute through OKRs.

Abraham Grigaitis
Abraham Grigaitis
Growth Operator, EMEA

Berlin-based growth operator, ex-N26 and PwC, focused on GTM strategy, leadership alignment and operational excellence, aligning leadership, then building the systems, rhythms and roles that let teams execute and scale.

Higor Torchia
Higor Torchia
Growth Advisor, LATAMEMEA

Hands-on senior executive scaling hyper-growth global tech across LATAM, the US, APAC and EMEA. Deep in marketplaces and B2B, Lightspeed (then, Vend), Perkbox, with expertise in P&L management, complex restructures and turnarounds.

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