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Doordash announces $1.2 billion SevenRooms deal

“In 2020, amidst business challenges and a board recommendation, I decided to invest in myself as CEO. Most first-time founder/CEOs don't survive the lifetime of a startup—I wanted to be one who did.I spoke with Geo, and we got to work.

Over 4.5 years, with Geo’s guidance and support, I transformed from founder to CEO. Geo helped me lead a hospitality focused company (one of the hardest hit industries) through COVID, evolve our management team, manage significant board complexity, raise the performance of our revenue team, and think strategically through the sale of our company.

Geo also introduced a creative orientation and structural tension to our company planning and execution. We set focused, ambitious goals, clinically assessed current reality, and only then developed our action plan—all the way to a billion dollar+ exit in 2025.

Geo is a category of one: deep partner, colleague, strategic advisor, coach, clinical therapist, river guide, and now friend whose structural approach to people development and business building delivers exponential growth.

Joel Montaniel — Cofounder + CEO, SevenRooms

For inquiries: geo@geohanzlik.com