Emily Assender

VP Partnerships

London, UK

About Emily Assender

My skills and experience lie in building strategic partnerships and partnerships functions from scratch for fast growing SaaS start-ups and scale-ups.

To me, partnerships are exciting as they are as much a science as an art: we need frameworks to scale but we also need outstanding creativity to deliver a genuinely unique and mutually valuable proposition each time.

I’ve experienced working inside fast growing start-ups who have progressed from the everyone-does-a-bit-of-everything stage to the much more standardised, process driven, efficient and scalable method of operating. I‘ve worked across finance, online travel, retail and eCommerce and love exploring how we can apply successful partnership frameworks to new verticals.

What’s the highlight of your career?

Taking the leap to go out on my own: founding Okra Partners. Okra Partners helps organisations form successful partnerships to help them scale, with a specific focus on non-profits in conservation. As VP Partnerships at Scalewise - I am delighted to practise what we preach: to contribute our expertise meaningfully alongside a balanced lifestyle, with time to enjoy our passions outside of our main profession. For me this is scaling charities in conservation.

What’s the number one piece of advice you’ve ever received?

'You can fail at what you don't want, so you might as well take a chance on doing what you love' (a quote by Jim Carrey). As the world experiences a shift in working norms, we’re learning we can create dynamic, exciting lifestyles without the archaic 9-6pm plus after hours. Let’s use our time wisely to contribute our expertise meaningfully and spend more time doing what we love.

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Tom Glason

Co-founder & CEO

I’ve spent over 20 years in B2B tech sales, a decade of which has been in senior leadership roles within VC-backed SaaS scale-ups.

Gavin Sumner

Co-founder & Chief Coach

I was part of a SaaS business that was acquired by a FTSE 50 business and then went through a scaling journey from seed to series B in a Fintech business.

Karen Glason

Co-founder & CS Director

My entire career has been in L&D with a focus on leadership development. In recent years I’ve been supporting the growth of the London Revenue Collective, developing the community, membership offering and events programme.

Sophie Carter

Chief Fractional Officer

I am so privileged to be heading up the Interim and Fractional business at Scalewise.

Carter Perez

Head Coach North America

Working in Silicon Valley for over 20 years, I’ve had the opportunity to scale many VC-backed B2B tech companies and been fortunate to have a few exits along the way.

Becky Dixon

Operations Manager

I began my career in TV, where I spent over 10 years with exceptionally talented and creative individuals. From Runner to Senior Producer, I developed a wealth of transferable skills.

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