Meet the Panelists
David Leinweber
CEO | Ascent Cloud
David Leinweber serves as CEO of Ascent Cloud, an industry-leading provider of sales enablement and performance management SaaS solutions. He brings over a decade of experience in enterprise software with a proven track record of driving long-term growth. Throughout his career, David has helped to drive innovation and growth at several software companies, working in product, marketing, and leadership roles.
Prior to Ascent Cloud, David served as CEO of LevelEleven, a leading Performance Management SaaS solution that empowers leaders to motivate, engage, and coach their teams more effectively. Before that, he held key positions at New World Systems and Accenture. David holds an MBA from the University of Michigan as well as a bachelor’s degree in economics and history from Vanderbilt University.
Nicole Anasenes
CFO | Member of Board, Audit Committee | ANSYS
Nicole has spent her 20+ year career in tech building and transforming businesses. She most recently served as the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Squarespace, a fast-growing software platform that empowers millions of people to share their stories and create an impactful, stylish online presence. During her tenure, she drove operational and organizational transformation to support Squarespace’s explosive growth.
Her current board roles include ANSYS, a simulation software company who is a leader in helping all companies accelerate R&D innovation, and AnitaB.org, a world-class non-profit, focused on driving intersectional gender equity in tech.
Michelle Benfer
VP, Sales | Hubspot
Michelle has sold and led sales teams at some of the biggest names in media and technology including Conde Nast, Meredith Corp, AOL (now Oath) & LogMeIn Inc. She is passionate about fostering diverse and inclusive sales teams and a culture of high-performance. Michelle lives outside of Boston with her two daughters and her beloved pup, Rosie.
Amy Volas
Founder & CEO | Avenue Talent Partners
With more than $100MM in revenue sold and named one of Sales Hacker’s Most Dynamic Women In Sales, Amy Volas is a sales fanatic turned entrepreneur. She was bitten by the startup bug many moons ago and couldn’t imagine spending her time anywhere else. She created Avenue Talent Partners to help with the tremendous task of growing startups through some of their most valuable assets – sales leaders and enterprise salespeople.