Revenue growth advisor for B2B software and service providers.
Charles Bedard is a Managing Director for Ephor Group which provides revenue growth advisory services to software and service providers.
Charles has spent the last five years, as a Partner with Ephor Group (www.ephorgroup.com), an independent sponsor of emerging technology and service providers, where he helps companies “Solve the Value Equation” through useful capital financing, M&A corporate development “platform tuck-ins”, and through strategic alliances, and revenue and channel management growth strategies.
Experienced in developing markets and businesses, Charles has extensive knowledge in growth strategies and channel development. Prior to joining Ephor Group, Mr. Bedard served as a Strategic Advisor (Chief Strategy Officer) for multiple Services and Technology firms where he managed business planning and corporate development, operational model improvement, channel management, and strategic initiatives. Charles has worked with multiple fast-growth companies in BPO, IT, HR/Human Capital/HRO, Technology/Software, and Services arenas.
Charles’ deep domain knowledge of these arenas, combined with his passion for operational execution, enables him to deliver long-term strategic and near-term tactical results. Out of graduate school, Charles helped found and led the services division for a marketing services firm that grew from 4 to 60 employees in 18 months. During this time Charles served as the VP of Marketing and Sales for more than two dozen companies providing Go-To-Market, Sales strategy and tactics, and Channel Management.
He has earned his Bachelor of Arts from Southwestern University and his Masters of Business Administration from Texas Christian University.
Revenue Management, GoToMarket, Revenue Advisory, Channel Management, Strategic Alliances, M&A corporate development, Growth Capital, chief strategy officer, chief marketing officer, Outsourcing Industry including BPO, FAO, HRO, ITO, MSO, VAR and SaaS, HRO Marketing, SaaS Marketing, Marketing Technology & Software Implementation, HubSpot Implementation, HR Software & Technology Implemetnation