Evan SpauldingAYC Speaker Series: Brett Hurt of Baazarvoice
AYC Speaker Series Presents:
Brett Hurt ,Founder & CEO, Bazaarvoice
Friday, February 12, 2010 @ Noon
*Lunch included
ACC Eastview Campus, Multipurpose room
Building 8000, Room 8500
3401 Webberville Rd.
Austin, TX 78702
Topic: Establishing the Foundation of a Great Company Culture
In the hustle and mayhem of starting a business, culture may be the last thing on your mind, but it should be the first. And as some entrepreneurs struggle in the current economic environment, culture may fly out the window in favor of going heads-down to stay profitable – or afloat.
His fifth start-up, Brett Hurt founded Bazaarvoice with culture as a top priority, purposefully creating a strenuous hiring process, making sure the exec team and I are open to any and all employees, and really getting to know employees as people, even as the firm grows like crazy. To Brett, culture goes far beyond simply having picnics and parties – its an ingrained, ongoing part of the everyday experience at Bazaarvoice.
And now, as companies around them struggle, Brett believes the Bazaarvoice team is stronger than ever, energized by one another, the open culture they have built together, and the unified passion in serving their growing client base.
How do you prioritize culture? How do you actually build it? And how do you sustain it as the world around you feels uncertain?
Brett Hurt, CEO and Founder of Bazaarvoice, shares his unique perspective on corporate culture. You’ve heard the hype about Bazaarvoice culture – come find out that it’s 100% true.
Bio
Brett is the Founder and CEO of Bazaarvoice, where he is responsible for guiding the company's strategy and overseeing day-to-day operations. Brett is a seasoned executive widely recognized throughout the online industry for turning groundbreaking ideas into leading businesses.
Brett has extensive experience in the online marketing arena, especially as it pertains to the eCommerce industry. He founded Coremetrics in February 1999 after spending 10 years developing Internet-based software. Brett helped grow Coremetrics into the leading marketing analytics solution for the eCommerce industry, servicing more than 1,000 clients today. Forrester Research eventually rated Coremetrics #1 in the industry. Prior to Coremetrics, Brett was the founder and CEO of Hurt Technology Consulting and BodyMatrix, an online retailer of sports nutrition products, which he sold. Before that, he was a consultant at Deloitte Consulting and Andersen Consulting (now Accenture). Brett has more than 15 years of Internet programming experience and has developed multiple software applications, including Internet marketing analysis solutions, eCommerce platforms, Web-based classroom management applications, virtual communities, multiplayer online games, and Bulletin Board System (BBS) software. He started programming when he was seven years old, launched a BBS on a 110-baud modem when he was ten, and created one of the first Internet-based multiplayer games in 1990. Brett holds an MBA in High-Tech Entrepreneurship from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a BBA in Management Information Systems from the University of Texas at Austin.
Brett was named Entrepreneur of the Year for Austin in 2009. He is currently serving his third term on the Board of Directors of Shop.org, the leading non-profit industry association for retailers online. He also serves as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the Wharton School and served as a Board of Advisors member to the non-profit Web Analytics Association. Brett actively advises several early-stage technology companies. He is an inventor and a regular speaker at various industry events and universities.
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