Charles Layne

About Charles Layne

As a renowned thought leader and driver of corporate culture, Charles Layne has successfully led founder-owned and private equity owned companies into record growth. His hallmark is building world-class teams that are focused on delivering the best in all areas, thereby creating predictable results. Through smart mergers and acquisitions, Charles integrates top companies while continuing to set records in organic growth expansion. He is an expert at helming SaaS, technology services and software-enabled services and has grown and scaled such businesses time and again.Charles is highly esteemed in the industry, having won CEO of the Year from the Arizona Commerce Authority, named a Titan 100 as a top C-level executive in Phoenix, as well as multiple ASU Sun Devil 100 awards, a list of the most successful companies helmed by ASU alumni around the globe.As a CEO and brand champion, Charles’ talents encompass a multitude of arenas including business and channel development, IT and technology, sales tactics, mergers and acquisitions, go-to-market strategies, product development, and cultural transformations. He takes a holistic approach to the business to create solutions that help propel the organization to the next level.A native of Arizona, Charles received his Bachelor of Science in marketing from Arizona State University and a global leadership certificate from the Thunderbird School of International Management. He currently serves as an investor and advisor for Neolight, as an advisor to GMI Technology, as well as serving in a board roles for both Lumistry and for non-profit STEP - Student Expedition, focusing on empowering low income first generation prospective college students to realize their full potential.

Experience

1. Chief Executive Officer and Director

   GPS Insight

   Jun 2023 — Present · Scottsdale, AZ, US

   Recruited and owned by Accel-KKR - GPS Insight, a leading provider of SaaS-based fleet and field service management (FSM) software solutions was created in 2004 when the trucking industry needed a solution. It was started as an answer to a question. How do we help the fleet industry get the visibility and flexibility they need to be successful?​Since that day, GPS Insight has worked tirelessly to anticipate and respond to the industry’s needs and build the solutions that help the nervous system of our economy thrive. Bringing new and powerful tools to the market, through innovation and creativity—GPS Insight continues to evolve through the adoption of relevant partners, and a focus on building solutions for the market we serve.​We do it all with energy, care, and an unwavering desire to make our client’s lives safer and easier. We do it all —because we care.GPS Insight is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona and has offices in Edmonton, Alberta, Dublin, Ireland and Santa Barbara, California. Come join our team!

Education

• Thunderbird School of Global Management

  Global Leadership Certificate, International Business

• Arizona State University

  Bachelor of Science, Marketing

Skills

• Product Marketing
• Strategic Partnerships
• Channel Partners
• Data Center
• Saas
• Managed Services
• Salesforce.com
• New Business Development
• Cold Calling
• Business Process
• Lead Generation
• Competitive Analysis
• Vendor Management
• Selling
• Start-Ups
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Management
• Program Management
• Management System
• Leadership Development
• Security
• Enterprise Software
• Sales Management
• Project Management
• Direct Sales
• Cloud Computing
• Strategic Planning
• Channel
• Crm
• Analytics
• Recruiting
• Marketing
• Executive Management
• Budgets
• Sales Process
• Go-to-Market Strategy
• Sales Operations
• Professional Services
• B2b
• Direct Marketing