Blackdot
Founder, CEO
We’re the new way to make tattoos happen and we’re launching in our hometown of Austin, Texas.
www.blackdot.tattoo
www.blackdot.tattoo
Joel Pennington
As Blackdot’s CEO, I lead a world-class team of engineers, scientists and artists who are developing cutting edge tattoo technologies to drive a positive path forward for the art, the artists, and the people for whom the body is a story.
As Blackdot’s CEO, I lead a world-class team of engineers, scientists and artists who are developing cutting edge tattoo technologies to drive a positive path forward for the art, the artists, and the people for whom the body is a story.
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Slow Turtle Wines
Owner
* Pausing project to focus on Blackdot *
- Provided co-branded custom wines to establishments that wanted to extend their brand
- Social Impact: Our model was built... more to invest a significant portion of net profits in helping people start businesses. All entrepreneurs were hand-selected. The loan dissemination and repayment were facilitated by our nonprofit partner, Kiva.org. We did not take the money back, but re-invested that same loan with a new, different entrepreneur
- Provided co-branded custom wines to establishments that wanted to extend their brand
- Social Impact: Our model was built... more to invest a significant portion of net profits in helping people start businesses. All entrepreneurs were hand-selected. The loan dissemination and repayment were facilitated by our nonprofit partner, Kiva.org. We did not take the money back, but re-invested that same loan with a new, different entrepreneur
Cisco
Head of Global Business Development - Industrial Cyber-Security
- Led the pursuit for the largest managed services win in Cisco's history for the commercial segment
Head of Global Sales - Connected Home Services & Management
- Joined Cisco through ClearAccess acquisition (founder/key employee)
- Mainstreamed Prime Home (the ClearAccess software platform) into Cisco's global sales org.
https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/cloud-systems-management/prime-home/index.html
- Mainstreamed Prime Home (the ClearAccess software platform) into Cisco's global sales org.
https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/cloud-systems-management/prime-home/index.html
ClearAccess
Founder, Acquired by Cisco
- Inc 500 #1 fastest growing telecommunications company (#66 across all industries)
- Cloud-based remote home networking management platform for service providers
2011-2012:... more Managing Director, EMEA (Amsterdam & Munich)
2010-2011: Senior Director, Business Development (Vancouver, WA)
2005-2010: Director, Marketing & Business Development (Vancouver, WA)
https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/about/corporate-strategy-office/acquisitions/clearaccess.html
- Cloud-based remote home networking management platform for service providers
2011-2012:... more Managing Director, EMEA (Amsterdam & Munich)
2010-2011: Senior Director, Business Development (Vancouver, WA)
2005-2010: Director, Marketing & Business Development (Vancouver, WA)
https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/about/corporate-strategy-office/acquisitions/clearaccess.html
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