David Ackert, MA
President
David Ackert, M.A.,is the President of Ackert Inc. and its subsidiaries. He is a thought leader at the intersection of sales enablement software and business development coaching. Over the past two decades, David has pioneered revenue acceleration programs for hundreds of professional services firms around the globe.
He is the founder of several technology platforms including the PipelinePlus software suite. His programs are winners of “Your Honor Awards” in both the U.S. and Canada, are featured in NLJ’s “Technologies on the Rise,” and rank as the top-rated offerings in their G2Crowd category. David regularly keynotes at partner retreats and speaks at industry conferences. He serves as a guest lecturer at USC’s Marshall School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University, and at the UCLA School of Law.
His work has been published and quoted in several business books and media, including the Los Angeles Times, the National Review, the Daily Journal, the Wall Street Journal, Above the Law, Attorney at Work, The Recorder, and the Los Angeles Business Journal. His Market Leaders Podcast has won several JD Supra’s Reader’s Choice Awards.
David volunteers as a Big Brother with the Big Brothers and Sisters program in Los Angeles. He is also the co-founder of Voices in Harmony, a mentoring organization that has worked with at-risk youth around the globe. He co-produced and appeared in the documentary film, After Kony: Staging Hope, chronicling mentoring programs he helped to design and facilitate for former child soldiers in Northern Uganda. The film was used as part of an awareness-raising campaign that raised millions of dollars for health and education in underserved Ugandan communities. David’s charitable work earned the “Difference Maker” award from one of his alma maters, Ithaca College.
Rebecca Nassi, JD, MA
Vice President
Rebecca Nassi, JD, MA is a Senior Coach on our coaching team and facilitates at both the associate and partner levels. Because her background includes the practice of law, the entrepreneurship of two companies, and a Masters in psychology, she brings a unique perspective to the nuances of legal business development.
Prior to her coaching work, Rebecca practiced law in the private sector, most recently as a Partner at Libertas Law Group. Rebecca speaks and blogs on the topic of business development through a variety of professional forums.
She graduated with honors from CSUN with a BA in English and obtained her J.D. from Loyola Law School. She is a certified Executive Coach and holds her Masters in Psychology from the University of Santa Monica.
Brad Brizendine
CTO
Brad brings his background in business, advertising, marketing, and technology to film, tv, and digital entertainment. He has launched and run companies, created and branded products, and conceived and built creative ventures, all of which helped him develop the ability to find the most effective balance between art and commerce. He enjoys applying lessons learned there to entertainment projects.
Steve Nagle
Director of Business Development
Steve comes to Ackert Inc. as an accomplished director-level sales management and business development professional with extensive experience providing the leadership and direction needed to drive organizational business goals and objectives achievement. He has been continually recognized for his ability to deliver high-impact sales growth while working most of his career in face-paced competitive business environments.
During a career that has spanned over 30 years, Steve has an established reputation in building business relationships and securing accounts with brands such as DELL, Coca-Cola, AT&T, UPS, Home Depot while also working on brand development with Grammy-winning recording artist Usher.
An avid pet lover, Steve spends much of his spare time supporting pet rescue efforts and relaxing on the beautiful Florida beaches in Siesta Key where he calls home. Prior to Ackert Inc, Steve was a partner at Blue Marble Media, SVP of MaxMedia, and VP of Sales at Michaels Wilder. Steve graduated in 1985 from the University of Maryland where he studied Public Relations.
Tara Osborn
Director of Marketing
As the Director of Marketing at ACKERT Inc., Tara leads all Marketing and assures on-point delivery of company brand standards and advertising strategies that lead to new customer acquisition and elevated brand positioning. Before joining ACKERT, Tara was the Director of Marketing at CMIT Solutions – the nation’s leading IT Franchise. During her tenure with CMIT, Tara built repeatable marketing systems and processes for 250+ franchisees while managing a budget in excess of $1.8M. She also dramatically increased leads and won opportunities for franchise development. Based on her accomplishments, Tara was recognized by Franchise Update Media as one of the nation’s top female franchise marketers. She also received numerous recommendations and endorsements for her results-oriented, hands-on style of marketing that generated first-time revenue breakthroughs for CMIT.
Before CMIT, Tara was Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Endurance House International, an Endurance retail concept franchised across the United States and acquired in 2018. Tara envisioned Endurance House as more than just another place to buy shoes or a bike, and based on her marketing innovations, Endurance House became the preeminent destination for endurance enthusiasts of every level, and a warm and welcoming community of people seeking a healthy, active lifestyle. Being part of the winning team at ACKERT is the culmination of years of experience as a professional marketer and entrepreneur.
Mollie Smith
Director of Customer Success
Mollie Smith is the Director of Client Success at Ackert Inc. Having spent over eight years in client-facing tech adoption roles both in the US and overseas, Mollie harnesses her lived experience by using it to transform customer engagement models while re-aligning responsibilities across all post-sales functions.
