Texthelp Names Industry Veteran Gus Schmedlen as Chief Revenue Officer
WOBURN, Mass. /PRNewswire/ — Texthelp, a world chief in literacy and assistive expertise, introduced it has appointed Gus Schmedlen, Ed.D., as its Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). In this new position, Dr. Schmedlen will assist Texthelp meet its purpose of advancing the literacy of 1 billion individuals by 2030.
Dr. Schmedlen brings over 20 years of expertise within the schooling expertise sector to Texthelp. Before becoming a member of the corporate, he served as President & CRO at Merlyn Mind, a venture-backed AI expertise firm centered on the worldwide schooling market. Gus additionally served as VP and Head of Worldwide Education at HP, a multinational expertise firm. There he oversaw a interval of speedy enlargement that led to the creation of a multi-billion-dollar world schooling expertise enterprise. During his time at HP, he additionally led worldwide efforts to enhance entry to high quality schooling for marginalized college students.
“Gus has an impressive background in education technology. He is deeply passionate and committed to improving outcomes for everyone — in education right through into the workplace,” mentioned Martin McKay, CEO and founding father of Texthelp. “As Texthelp’s new Chief Revenue Officer, Gus’ background and expertise will allow us to expand our sales capabilities further than ever before. He comes to us with extensive experience in scaling revenues and accelerating growth for global organizations. His role will play a substantial part in our mission. We want to help create inclusive classrooms and inclusive workplaces around the world. We are very excited to have Gus as a part of the Texthelp team and I look forward to working with him.”
As CRO of Texthelp, Dr. Schmedlen will join totally different revenue-related capabilities throughout the enterprise. He will align your complete gross sales group in accelerating development by constructing gross sales capabilities throughout the corporate. He may even lead the group in driving gross sales excellence.
“I am excited to join Texthelp. I look forward to helping build an organization that is dedicated to advancing the literacy and numeracy of as many people as possible across the globe,” mentioned Dr. Schmedlen. “Throughout my career, I have seen firsthand the positive impact technology can have on student outcomes in the classroom and beyond. In fact, I believe that everyone can benefit from Texthelp’s tools, because each person thinks, learns, and works differently. People don’t leave dyslexia or other literacy challenges behind when they finish school. Texthelp’s impact is profound, as it goes beyond education into the world of work. This is something I’m very excited to be a part of.”
Dr. Schmedlen at present serves on the Board of Governors of JA Worldwide; the Board of Advisors on the mEducation Alliance; and the Board of Directors of the Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts. He additionally chairs the Leadership Council of the Brookings Institution Center for Universal Education. Dr. Schmedlen earned a B.A. in Classics from Colgate University, an MBA from Duke University, and an Ed.D. from the University of Pennsylvania.
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About Texthelp®
Founded in 1996, the Texthelp Group is a world expertise firm serving to individuals everywhere in the world to grasp and to be understood. It has led the best way in creating progressive expertise for the schooling and the office sectors for the final three a long time.
Texthelp believes in a world the place distinction, incapacity or language are now not boundaries. It is targeted on serving to all individuals study, perceive and talk via the usage of digital schooling and accessibility instruments.
With over 50 million customers worldwide, the Texthelp suite of merchandise consists of Read&Write, EquatiO®, WriQ®, OrbitNote®, ReachDeck® and FluencyTutor® which work alongside current platforms such as Microsoft Office and G-suite, enabling them to be built-in shortly into any classroom or office with ease.
In 2021, Texthelp acquired the Lingit Group, Wizkids and Don Johnston Inc. By combining capabilities and data throughout the group, Texthelp can now present an entire suite of literacy and numeracy assist to extra individuals throughout the globe. To study extra about Texthelp, go to www.texthelp.com.
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