News

The CEOs who work with Catlin & Cookman Group are always doing something amazing. Here are some of their recent accomplishments:

• Jules Pieri’s book How We Make Stuff Now: Turn Ideas Into Products That Build Successful Businesses’ is one of Inc.’s picks for the year’s 11 best business books for entrepreneurs.  A wonderful contribution to the entrepreneurial community.
• Buildium was acquired by RealPage for $580M.  Congratulations to both Michael Monteiro Co-Founder and previous Buildium CEO and to Chris Litster, current Buildium CEO.  Michael was a long-term High-Growth CEO Forum member until he handed the reins to Chris who then became a High-Growth CEO Forum member.  Great job building a great company!
• Congratulations to High-Growth CEO Forum Member Mike McKee on ObserveIT’s sale to ProofPoint for $225M!  Read why Mike is so upbeat about the synergy between the two companies!
• John Belizaire and Bouzha Cookman chat about the importance of an annual Corporate Operating System (COS) in John’s excellent CEO Playbook Blog.
• Chris Litster discusses leading with vulnerability as CEO of Buildium
• Meet A Doctor-Turned-Entrepreneur Building The Amazon Of Life Science Products. Doctor-turned-entrepreneur Florian Wegener is building an Amazon-style platform for life science research products through his Boston-based startup, ZAGENO.
• Bevi wins the CleanTech Company of the Year award from the New England Venture Capital Association.
• Klaviyo closes a $150M investment as they look to build a Boston tech powerhouse.
• ObserveIT Announces Strongest Second Quarter Sales in Company History
• Buildium has been named one of Inc. magazine’s Best Workplaces for 2019. This is the fourth workplace culture award awarded to Buildium in 2019
• Congratulations to Jules Pieri, CEO The Grommet, on her new book – ‘How We Make Stuff Now: Turn Ideas Into Products That Build Successful Businesses.’
• Jules Pieri, CEO of The Grommet Talks about Female Entrepreneurship
• Gail Goodman, CEO Constant Contact, @TEDx: how CEOs can scale with their companies.Watch Gail Goodman, CEO Constant Contact, in a TEDx talk describing how CEOs can scale with their companies.  Gail notes that by the time a startup is just four years old 60% of founding CEOs are no longer at the helm.  A first-time CEO herself, Gail has built Constant Contact to a more than $250 million in revenue public company.