Bernie Brenner

CEO

2017 - Current

Rollick provides a marketing platform to help retailers and manufacturers provide an individualized, online and in-store experience for the powersports, RV and marine industries. Retailers and Manufacturers connect with members of Rollick’s Affinity Network on the platform to create a more trusting and loyal connection when buying at Rollick’s network of retailers. To learn more, visit www.rollick.io.

Member Board Of Directors

2017

Author

2014

The Sumo Advantage: Leveraging Business Development to Team with Heavyweights and Grow in Any Economy available on Amazon.com http://bit.ly/SumoBook Tangible, sustainable growth will come from building and nourishing strategic relationships ... not just sales. In what researchers now describe as "the Era of a Kinship Economy," leveraging strategic partnerships is increasingly critical to your company's growth. To get and stay ahead of your competition, you need partners. And not just any partners. You need strategic, Fortune 1000 powerhouses. Partnering with giants is complicated, but most companies, even the smallest ones, can benefit from creating such a bond through a strong business development (BD) effort. In The Sumo Advantage, you'll learn how to build and sustain BD initiatives that will propel your enterprise. You'll learn how to design and build your company's BD LayerTM to turbo-charge sales efforts and growth. You'll discover how to identify potential partners and entice them to partner with you in a win-win scenario. You'll also begin to understand the key terms of a successful partnership and learn how to negotiate to get them. Finally, you'll learn how to identify the best BD possibilities, and get the most out of every strategic partnership.

Partner and Mentor

2013

Capital Factory’s mission is to identify and nurture capital efficient technology startups in Austin, Texas. We help people quit their jobs and become entrepreneurs. At Capital Factory, you will meet your co-founder, first employee, mentor, press or investor. You’ll sharpen your skills and up your game. You’ll be surrounded by other entrepreneurs going through the same challenges you are.

Founder, Chairman

2010 - 2022

Thanks-A-Bunch™ gives you the opportunity to say "thanks" to one of America's Heroes for their service and sacrifice with the offer - "may I help buy you lunch or dinner?" We've all experienced a time when we thought about buying a meal for an America's Hero or just walking up to a soldier and saying thanks. Thanks-A-Bunch™ has created a program that makes saying "thanks" to our America's Heroes easy and fun to do.

Cofounder, Chief Strategy Officer

2015 - 2018

TrueCar, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRUE) is a digital automotive marketplace that provides comprehensive pricing transparency about what other people paid for their cars and enables consumers to engage with TrueCar Certified Dealers who are committed to providing a superior purchase experience. TrueCar operates its own branded site and its nationwide network of more than 11,000 Certified Dealers also powers car-buying programs for some of the largest U.S. membership and service organizations, including USAA, AARP, American Express, AAA and Sam’s Club. Over one third of all new car buyers engage with the TrueCar network during their purchasing process. TrueCar is headquartered in Santa Monica, California, with offices in San Francisco and Austin, Texas.

Cofounder, Exec Vice President

2005 - 2018

Host of Extreme Biz Dev Podcast

2014 - 2015

Bernie Brenner’s Extreme Biz Dev Podcast is an insightful look into how the strategic partnership world works by dissecting and analyzing current partnership news and interviewing key players cutting today’s high growth deals. Download it at http://bit.ly/1mfWjmu

VP of Business Development

2003 - 2005

Chairman & CEO, Founder

1997 - 2003

Founder, VP of Marketing & Product Development

1992 - 1997