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Kent Savage

General Partner at Savage Advisory

Austin, Texas

Overview 

Kent Savage is a seasoned CEO, CSO, and advisor based in Austin, Texas with a strong background in customer success and go-to-market strategy. He has held executive roles in various successful startups and established companies, including serving as the Co-Founder & CEO of Icon.me I Canvas and Founder & CEO of FameCast. Kent Savage's career highlights include founding successful startups like FameCast and holding leadership positions in established companies like TippingPoint, Netpliance, and Cisco. His expertise in customer success and go-to-market strategy has been instrumental in driving business growth and success in various ventures.

Work Experience 

NC

Next Coast Ventures

  • Limited Partner

    2022 - Current

    NCV Entrepreneur Fund Investor

II

Icon.me I Canvas

  • Co-Founder & CEO

    2011

    New ventures partnership. Creator of Icon, a digital business card and professional brand management software service. Creator of YotLot, a curated marketplace for discovering special boats and gear.

Icon is an employee engagement and brand advocacy software service designed for small to large enterprises.

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Savage Advisory LLC, Savage Interests LP

  • General Partner

    2000

    Management Consulting and Investments

CB

Centric Brands Inc.

  • Board Of Directors

    2004 - 2020

    Centric Brands Inc. (Nasdaq: CTRC) is a leading lifestyle brands collective, bringing together creative minds from the worlds of fashion and commerce, sourcing, technology, marketing and digital. We design, produce, manage and build kid’s wear and women’s and men’s accessories and apparel and distribute our products across all retail and digital channels in North America and in international markets. We also license over 100 brands across our core product categories including kid’s, women’s and men’s accessories and apparel. Our company-owned brands are Hudson®, a designer and marketer of women's and men's premium, branded denim and apparel, Robert Graham®, a sophisticated, eclectic apparel and accessories brand seeking to inspire a global movement, and SWIMS®, a Scandinavian lifestyle brand best known for its range of fashion-forward, water-friendly footwear, apparel and accessories. We employ approximately 4,000 employees in offices in New York City, Los Angeles, Greensboro, N.C., and Montreal and in stores throughout North America.

FameCast

  • Founder & CEO

    2006 - 2010

    Online Talent Discovery & Entertainment. First online talent contest and artist discovery property. Digital Hollywood's Top 20 consumer companies.

Digital Lifestyles Group

  • CEO

    2004 - 2006

    Computer and Consumer Electronics Company. Launched hip-e product line. Time Magazine Best Innovations of the Year.

TippingPoint

  • Chief Marketing & Sales Officer

    2002 - 2004

    Network Security Company. Established and became intrusion prevention category leader. Acquired by HP 3Com.

Netpliance

  • Co-Founder & CEO

    1999 - 2002

    First Internet Appliance. Creators of i-Opener. Completed IPO.

C

Cisco

  • Director and GM, Broadband Operations

    1998 - 1999

    Internet Equipment Company. Acquired NetSpeed.

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NetSpeed

  • Vice President of Sales and Marketing

    1996 - 1998

    Broadband DSL Equipment Company. Acquired by Cisco Systems.

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