Tess Manning

Head of Sales

2023 - Current

Head of Enterprise Sales

2021 - 2023

Ethena’s all-in-one compliance training platform helps you check all your boxes and build a better workplace. Our product gives you a catalog of courses employees will actually like, an LMS that automates their delivery, and employee relations tools to support your team through tricky situations. Ethena is trusted by teams at Zendesk, Pinterest, Notion, BetterUp, and more. We’re backed by Felicis, GSV, Homebrew, Village Global, and other top investors, and our advisory team includes People Ops and Legal experts like Frances Frei and Leonard Shen.

Board Member

2020

GDI is a non-profit that provides affordable programs for adult women interested in learning web and software development in a judgment-free environment.

Principal

2019 - 2021

GSV Ventures is a multi-stage fund investing in EdTech entrepreneurs transforming the $7T global “Pre-K to Gray” education and skills sector. Portfolio includes: Coursera, ClassDojo, Masterclass, CourseHero, Degreed, Andela, Pluralsight, and many more incredible companies. We also co-host the annual ASU GSV Summit, which brings together over 5,000 leaders in the learning innovation sector. Join us this year! www.asugsvsummit.com

MBA Candidate

2017 - 2019

MBA Intern

2018 - 2018

Sales Strategy and Operations - MBA Intern

2018 - 2018

Client Executive

2016 - 2017

Andela extends engineering teams with world-class software developers. We recruit the most talented developers on the African continent, shape them into technical leaders, and place them as full-time distributed team members with companies that range from Microsoft and IBM to dozens of high-growth startups. Backed by Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, GV (Google Ventures) and Spark Capital, Andela is building the next generation of global technology leaders.

Head of Talent

2014 - 2016

Timehop is #tbt everyday -- nostalgia reinvented for the digital era. Whereas Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram focus on the real-time, Timehop focuses on bringing meaning and relevancy to our exponentially growing archives of old digital content. Timehop is the fastest growing mobile startup in NYC. We have built an engineering team who works with Golang and AWS and a product team who combines function and form to power time travel. Backed by Spark Capital, OATV, Shasta Ventures.

Account Manager

2012 - 2014

Sailthru is an industry-leading "Smart Data"​ SaaS company with an individual interest-based marketing personalization and automation platform which allows brands to engage with their customers on a 1:1 basis. • Worked with partners in applying Sailthru’s technology to increase user engagement and drive revenue • Led technical integrations of client platforms with APIs, mobile SDKs, CRM, CMS, DRM, and POS ecosystems • Developed omnichannel marketing strategies for major brands in e-commerce, publishing, and online media • Measured and analyzed client KPIs to provide strategic insights during quarterly business reviews • Upsold new products to existing clients Clients individually managed include: Refinery 29, Mashable, Buzzfeed, BET, Flavorpill, Yum! Brands Canada, Frank and Oak, CollegeHumor, Christian Science Monitor, The Nation, 20x200, BlackBook Magazine, VIBE, Education.com, Livestream, Viggle

Head Intern

2011 - 2012

Social learning platform (TechStars Class of 2011) that turns online content - including videos, articles, and blog posts - into shareable bits of knowledge. • Served as the lead intern, recruited and managed other interns • Worked alongside the three founders with product design and development • Managed and edited content across all topics, maintained quality standards, researched and organized new courses • Facilitated user testing and product feedback calls