Jon Ferrara

About Jon Ferrara

Jon Ferrara is a recognized pioneer in customer relationship management (CRM) innovation. As the founder and CEO of Nimble, an award-winning social sales and marketing CRM for individuals and teams, Jon has continued to push the boundaries of what\'s possible in the CRM space. Nimble has recognized Editors Choice CRM by PC Magazine and ranked #1 in Overall Satisfaction by G2 Crowd and seamlessly integrates with Microsoft Office 365 and Google G Suite. Learn more at Nimble.com.Jon\'s journey in CRM began with the creation and co-founding of GoldMine, an award-winning customer management product that revolutionized the industry. After GoldMine was acquired by FrontRange in Jon stepped away to explore new ventures. During this time, he closely observed the evolving CRM market and noted a significant gap: most CRM solutions designed for small businesses had either moved upmarket, becoming more costly and complex, or had disappeared altogether, leaving small businesses underserved.This insight led Jon to create Nimble, a CRM that is not only powerful and effective but also affordable and easy to use. Nimble\'s success is a testament to Jon\'s vision and commitment to helping businesses build better relationships and grow.Jon\'s specialties include- Entrepreneurship and Product Innovation- Brand and Identity Development- Marketing and Sales Strategy- Scaling Global Software CompaniesThroughout his career, Jon has been driven by a passion for entrepreneurship, product innovation, and helping others achieve their goals. His work has had a lasting impact on the CRM industry and continues to shape the future of customer relationship management.

Experience

1. CEO

   Nimble

   Nov 2008 — Present · Santa Monica, CA, US

   Discover, connect and close more customers - smarter, faster.Nimble is the award-winning social sales and marketing CRM for individuals and teams. Every day, people use it to successfully nurture their personal and business relationships across email and social networks such as Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Ranked #1 in Overall Satisfaction by G2 Crowd five consecutive times, Nimble combines the strengths of traditional CRM, classic contact management, social media, sales intelligence and marketing automation into a powerful social selling solution that delivers relationship insights everywhere you work including Microsoft Office 365, G Suite, Outlook, Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge, Hootsuite, iOS, and Android.

Education

• California State University, Northridge

  Bachelor Computer Science

  1980 — 1984

• Santa Monica College

  Photography

  2000 — 2002

• California State University, Northridge

  Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Computer Science/Math

  1980 — 1984

Skills

• Management
• Strategic Partnerships
• Social Crm
• Channel Partners
• Sales
• Business Development
• Digital Marketing
• Marketing Automation
• Web 2.0
• Online Advertising
• Online Marketing
• Cloud Computing
• Analytics
• Public Relations
• Business Strategy
• Social Business
• Lead Generation
• Marketing
• Public Speaking
• B2b
• Entrepreneur
• Small Business
• Strategic Planning
• Strategy
• Brand Development
• Product Marketing
• Social Networking
• Digital Strategy
• Marketing Communications
• Start-Ups
• Enterprise Software
• Mobile Devices
• SEO
• Saas
• Entrepreneurship
• Product Management
• New Business Development
• Email Marketing
• Digital Media
• Mobile Marketing