More Places, More Ways: CEO Ryan Simonetti On What's Driving Convene's Growth
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A few days after New York-based Convene announced it had raised a $152M Series D round, co-founder and CEO Ryan Simonetti took a break inside the company's newest location at the Wells Fargo Center in downtown Los Angeles.
The 36-year-old had just finished a series of on-camera and media interviews and there were more to come. Another television crew was setting up and waiting in another room.
“We had a former television producer come in here the other day to teach me how to look good on camera and coached me on how to be presentable,” Simonetti said.
“I hope I didn't look bad,” he said, chuckling, referring to his television appearance on Bloomberg.
Convene, which partners with landlords and provides meeting, event, coworking and flexible workspace, has grown tremendously since Simonetti and co-founder Chris Kelly started the company in 2009 in New York. Simonetti is eager to talk about what is driving that…
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