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Growth Advisors International Network – GAIN, the collective of global advisory leaders in the travel, hospitality and restaurant technology industry, has signed a strategic commercial alliance partnership with Lisbon-based Bond Agency to advise on and deliver to GAIN’s growing industry client base, specialized and efficient European commercial market entry and intelligent growth-related services in the region.

A key component of this commercial agreement is its seamless reciprocal nature and the impact that GAIN will also deliver to Bond Agency’s European-based, regional travel and hospitality technology vendor and industry client base, related to delivering effective, scalable and sustainable go to market, growth advisory and related services for the Americas and Asia Pacific.

Specialized in partnership development, branding & design studio services, and growth for brands in travel and hospitality technology, the dynamic and highly experienced team at Bond Agency will bring invaluable knowledge, skills, and cultural experience to GAIN in Europe through the many synergies and shared vision for the future of hospitality technology.

We are thrilled to become GAIN’s preferred partner in Europe and to enter their global advisor network. Our strategic alliance marks a major milestone in our journey towards providing exceptional growth services to the travel tech industry globally. There is no doubt this partnership will leverage our strengths to create commercial value for hospitality startups and scaleups. At the same time, myself and the team at Bond are confident that this alliance will help us reach new heights in the industry. Eva Fayemi, CEO at Bond Agency

Additionally, GAIN is pleased and honored to announce that the principals of Bond Agency, Eva Fayemi, Ruben Westmeijer, and Romain Baron, will also be joining the overall global network of GAIN Advisors.

We are very excited to be working closely with the team at Bond Agency who have since the start of the pandemic built an incredible business and amazing European client portfolio and, most importantly, have delivered immense value to the travel and hospitality tech industry. There are so many opportunities for impactful alignment between our organizations, and we see major mutual growth opportunities as preferred strategic partners, in Europe, the Americas and Asia Pacific. Managing Partner of GAIN, Michael Cohen

About Bond Agency

Founded in 2020 in London, Bond is the leading partnerships & marketing growth agency in Hospitality Tech. The team composed of partnership experts, growth professionals and creative minds help to unlock rapid growth and empower global industry leaders in hospitality tech. Their work today includes helping brands navigate business and integration partnerships, Brand & Design services and Digital Marketing automation. Their focus is on supporting the growth of innovative hospitality tech products, either new to the market or with a proven track record of success. Their list of clients include Cloudbeds, Storekit, Blent, Porter for Hotels, Duve, RoomPriceGenie, Upstay and more. As a member of a global community of start-ups and scale-ups, Bond Agency has a unique perspective on the challenges and opportunities facing tech brands today. They use this insight to create customized growth strategies that drive results and deliver measurable ROI. Learn more about Bond Agency on www.bond-agency.io and follow our LinkedIn page. For inquiries please contact hello@bond-agency.io.

About GAIN

Growth Advisors International Network – GAIN is a global collective of seasoned C-level commercial, tech, operations, and marketing executives, delivering an advisory platform focused on tactical and actionable solutions to drive growth, industry impact and intelligent commercial expansion for the travel, foodservice and hospitality industry. From technology and product development reviews, commercial strategy and brand positioning to sales leadership and international go-to market advisory, GAIN provides a range of managed C-level advisory services and expertise to tech vendors, investor funds and hospitality entities, and help startups and scaleups in attaining commercial momentum and the capital for their seed to series rounds and exits.

To learn more about GAIN, its associates and managed services offering, please visit gainadvisors.com or follow the LinkedIn page. For press inquiries please contact Anne Bleeker at anne.bleeker@gainadvisors.com.

Growth Advisors International Network – GAIN partners with Enterprise Ireland to expand US demand for Irish travel and hospitality technology and innovation

Enterprise Ireland is the Irish government agency responsible for the development and growth of Irish companies globally in order to grow exports and jobs. Enterprise Ireland works with entrepreneurs and businesses to help them to start-up, develop innovative products and services, and scale internationally.

Leading the program on behalf of GAIN is Managing Partner Michael Cohen. Commenting on the partnership he said: “We are delighted to be working with Enterprise Ireland on this very exciting assignment under the leadership of Rory Power, SVP – New York, and we look forward to delivering meaningful connections and amplifying their clients’ brand equity within the hotel and hospitality buyer ecosystem in the US to accelerate the growth and facilitate the market entry of key Irish tech companies into North America.”

The five Enterprise Ireland clients GAIN will be working with are:

• Hotel staff security providers HaloSOS  
• Hotel booking engine and online check-in & check-out solutions provider P3
• Meeting and workspace marketplace MeetingBooker 
• Site acquisition and modern infrastructure specialists Sitenna
• Facilities and maintenance management platform Snapfix

A major part of our mandate is to enable the most effective and efficient strategies to drive market awareness and US regional commercial entry for the emerging and innovative Irish technology companies within our portfolio, said, Rory Power, SVP of New York for Enterprise Ireland. As soon as we met with the leadership team at GAIN, it became clear that an engagement with the firm, focused on driving new and valuable client opportunities for our Irish-based client vendors, would be an important part of our strategic planning and execution moving forward.

A collective of seasoned C-level commercial, tech, investment and marketing executives, GAIN is set to drive growth for organizations in the travel, hospitality, and restaurant technology sector

Phoenix, Arizona – Today marks the official launch of Growth Advisors International Network – GAIN, bringing together some of the world’s most experienced strategic leaders in the travel, hospitality and restaurant technology industry that work closely with organizations around the globe from tech-based startups to large enterprises and venture firms, to drive growth, industry impact and intelligent commercial expansion.

Ideated and founded by hospitality technology veterans Michael C. Cohen, who will serve as Managing Partner, and David Millili who will serve as Chairman of the Board, GAIN bridges an essential gap for technology vendors, hospitality groups and investment funds in experiential capacity at the mid to senior management level, addressing the talent attrition challenge the global travel, hospitality, F&B industry faces.

From technology and product development reviews, commercial strategy and brand positioning to sales leadership, go-to market strategies and funding advisory, GAIN management partners and associates located in an array of global regional markets, provide a range of managed advisory services to vendors, funds and hospitality groups, and help startups and scaleups in attaining commercial momentum and the capital for their seed to series rounds and exits.

• GAIN Advisors are founders, CEOs, CTOs, CMOs and senior executive-level advisors with cross-discipline, deep industry and market experience that can deliver strategic impact and execution through interim C-level, SVP and board member assignments.
• GAIN Funding works with startups and scaleups to develop a plan for growth investment through GAIN’s cloud-based streamlined and innovative funding platform, to match clients with the Angels and VCs in the active GAIN investor network and offers step-by-step guidance throughout the funding process from pitch preparation to deal closing.
• GAIN Commercial delivers international go-to-market strategies, growth-focused sales planning and execution, as well as digital, marketing, and communication services. These strategic services are supported by GAIN Productions, offering turnkey services from ideation to production for thought leadership and expert speaking content, podcast series and digital marketing publications.

We developed the concept and framework for GAIN based on the growing gap David, myself and many other experienced leaders witnessed in the travel, hospitality and restaurant tech industry over the past few years. The initial feedback we’ve received has been overwhelming and even before our official launch today, we successfully placed GAIN Advisors in C-suite interim roles and have started work on numerous advisory projects, demonstrating strong demand for our offering.Co-Founder and Managing Partner of GAIN, Michael C. Cohen

The GAIN client base at launch includes international government agencies such as, Enterprise Ireland and global travel and hospitality technology firms such Messerschmitt Systems among others.

We believe this is an ideal time and opportunity to optimize the global advisory and consulting arena and to provide former senior executives that operate as individual advisors a professional, nimble framework organization that provides a breadth of knowledge, experience and services across the travel, hospitality and restaurant technology industry, as well as other related sectors. Through GAIN, logically bundled senior advisory services are efficiently enabled through a consortium of best-in-breed advisors that meet multiple business requirements with specialist skill sets, so organizations don’t have to look for individual consultants in each discipline for every project.David Millili, Chairman of the Board of GAIN.

At the time of launch, GAIN comprises 15 associates with a combined experience of over 300 years, based across 5 continents and covering all core business disciplines including commercial, operations, HR, tech, digital, marketing and communications.

To learn more about GAIN, its associates and managed services offering, please visit gainadvisors.com or follow the LinkedIn page.