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Bob Dunn liked thisI'm so proud to welcome the Braille Works team to Allyant. This acquisition is about much more than bringing two organizations together. It's about combining decades of expertise, shared values, and a common belief that everyone deserves equal access to information. Thank you to everyone at Braille Works and Allyant who made this milestone possible. I'm excited for what we'll accomplish together.Bob Dunn liked thisExciting news today! We're thrilled to announce Allyant has acquired Braille Works, a trusted provider of accessible alternative format communications for more than 30 years. From our CEO Ariel Kunar, " We're honored to build on that legacy while expanding our ability to help organizations deliver accessible communications with greater expertise, capacity, and confidence.” This acquisition strengthens our ability to help more organizations deliver accessible communications in the formats people need—when they need them. Learn more about today’s announcement: https://lnkd.in/gwdj-W_5.
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Bob Dunn liked thisBob Dunn liked thisThompson Street Capital Partners has announced the acquisition of Braille Works by Allyant, a TSCP portfolio company. Florida-based Braille Works is a provider of accessible alternative format communications, including braille, large print, audio and accessible PDF documents. 🔗 Please click here to view the press release: https://lnkd.in/g9w6yG5i
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Bob Dunn liked thisBob Dunn liked thisThank you to @The Best Lawyers in America for this honor. I am proud to be recognized for my work alongside my incredible @Polsinelli colleagues.
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Bob Dunn liked thisBob Dunn liked thisI have some exciting news to share: Poppy MacDonald has joined NationSwell as President! Our mission is to provide senior impact leaders with the essential support they need to accelerate their impact and to lead at their best. Thanks to the members we serve and the team that makes it happen, it's an exciting time of impact and growth at NS. This is a key leadership role for our community and organization. I was looking for someone who could help us build and grow -- while centering our mission, our deep care for our members and their experience, and human-centered leadership for the NS team. I am convinced we hit the jackpot with Poppy, and I'm thrilled to partner with her to take NationSwell to new heights. I've known Poppy for years. I've long admired her track record of leading mission-driven organizations -- and have equally admired how she moves through the world as a service-minded, thoughtful and generous human. As President and COO of POLITICO, President and Publisher of National Journal and, most recently, President of USAFacts, the nonpartisan civic initiative founded by Steve Ballmer, Poppy brings amazing experience that will translate into value for our members and support for our team. A big thank you to the NationSwell Board, especially Kevin Turpin (for expert match-making) - as well as David Bradley, Steve Ballmer, Jim Clifton, Terri Ludwig, Nat Zilkha, Jamie Hechinger, Katie Carey Nivard; Titilayo Golden, Lauren Bernstein, Amy Lee and other NationSwell teammates for engaging in our hiring process and extending a warm welcome to Poppy. To our members, I can't wait for you to meet Poppy. I know she can't wait to meet you and to roll up her sleeves with you!
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Bob Dunn liked thisExcited to join the REGENXBIO Board!Bob Dunn liked thisToday, we announced the appointment of Greg Ciongoli to our Board of Directors. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eA2bMky9
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Bob Dunn liked thisBob Dunn liked thisFour decades ago, PKWARE helped change the way the world moved data. What began with Phil Katz and the ZIP file format evolved alongside the enterprise data landscape itself. As data grew more complex, more distributed, and more regulated, our mission evolved too—from compression to discovery, classification, encryption, and protection. Today, PKWARE continues to help organizations secure sensitive data wherever it lives and wherever it moves. As we celebrate 40 years, we're grateful to the people who made this journey possible: our employees, customers, and partners. And we're just getting started. Here's to four decades of innovation—and the future of securing what matters. See how PKWARE can help simplify security and compliance: https://lnkd.in/e26wkYwB #PKWARE40 #DataSecurity #Cybersecurity #DataProtection #PKWARE Spencer Kupferman Tonya Cannady Michael Honeycutt Kathy Myhand Ghanaya Singh Risha Raina Matthew Zomboracz, MBA, CPA
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Bob Dunn liked thisBob Dunn liked thisThompson Street Capital Partners has announced the acquisition of AuditMate by ATIS, a TSCP portfolio company. AuditMate is a leading elevator asset management technology platform, based in New York. 🔗 Please click here to view the press release: https://lnkd.in/g8-bWAGg
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Bob Dunn liked thisBob Dunn liked thisI'm beyond proud and excited to (finally!) announce my newest adventure as the founder and CEO of Good Clean Dog. I can't wait to share more about this company, our amazing team and what we're building. But today, I feel like reflecting a little on how we got here. Several years ago, I found myself with the incredible opportunity to TAKE TIME OFF. Such a gift, right? It was so painful. I've strived hard my entire adult life: initially out of necessity, sometimes out of insecurity and, later (thankfully), out of sheer joy. I found it incredibly difficult to take off the apparel of high achievement and stand in the naked vulnerability of no vocation for a while. I was stir crazy, untethered, uninspired — and probably super annoying to the friends, family, and mentors holding my hand through it. But I was determined to sit with the discomfort until I figured out what I really wanted to do next. It took three years. Three years of false starts, terrible ideas, rejected LOIs and a pretty bruised ego. Three years of people asking, "What are you up to now, Jennifer?" without a great answer. I almost compromised several times. I almost gave up several times. And then one day, I took my dogs to the groomer. I parked across the street, walked them through traffic and waited outside the tiny storefront while another customer checked in. And waited. And waited. Then the sky opened up. Suddenly, I was standing against the side of a building with two soaking wet, dirty dogs, debating whether to make a run for my clean car. And that's when opportunity met experience. I loved our groomer. I trusted her completely with my dogs. But as an entrepreneur, I knew there had to be a better way for pet parents to access this essential service. I started doing my homework — beginning with the very groomer who had been taking care of my dogs. Spoiler alert: Amanda Anselman liked the ideas enough to join me. Another 3 years of research, development, acquisitions, mistakes and team building later, Good Clean Dog was born. I'm working harder - and having more fun - than ever in my career. Every day there is a reminder that this is EXACTLY what I hoped I would eventually find. The lesson is a cliché, but clichés usually become clichés because they're true: this wouldn't have happened if I hadn't been willing to be uncomfortable for a while. I learned something from every bad idea, every rejected LOI and every disappointment. I wanted the answer to come much faster than it did. I'm glad now that it didn't. There are far too many people to thank here, so I'm going to attempt that in the comments. But Craig Albrecht deserves a headliner call-out for believing in me - sometimes more than I believed in myself. If you're in St. Louis, come visit us at Good Clean Dog in Brentwood — dog or no dog. I'd love to show you what we've built. And we're just getting started! Good Clean Dog — Chesterfield and Good Clean Dog — Des Peres are already in the works. 🐶
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Bob Dunn liked thisBob Dunn liked thisI am excited to announce that I have joined the Board of Directors of Legence Corp (Nasdaq: LGN). Legence is a leading provider of engineering, consulting, installation, and maintenance services for mission-critical systems in buildings. I look forward to working with our talented group of directors and world class management team!
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