Wikipedia

Patrick Baynes

Patrick Baynes (born October 11, 1984) is an American entrepreneur. He worked at LinkedIn and is known for being the co-founder of PeopleLinx, and the founder of UpdatesCentral.[1][4][5]

Patrick Baynes
Born
Patrick Ryan Baynes

(1984-10-11) October 11, 1984 (age 39)
Wausau, Wisconsin, United States
EducationCreighton University
Alma materAlfred University[1]
Bond University[1]
Employer(s)PeopleLinx (Co-founder, Head of Partnerships)[2]
Known forLinkedIn, PeopleLinx[1]
ParentFather: Colonel (Ret.d) US Army
Relatives1x brother (Army Ranger)
AwardsJonathan Allen Award for Leadership, Alfred University (Scholarship - May 2003)
40 Under 40, Philadelphia Business Journal (March 2014)[3]
WebsitePeopleLinx

Biography edit

Baynes was born in Wausau, Wisconsin. Due to this father's job in the US Army, he kept moving to places including Chicago and Atlanta, Georgia.[6][7] After graduating from Alfred University with a BSBA in Marketing, he studied at Bond University on Australia's Gold Coast.[1][7]

Baynes is a speaker on Internet business strategy,[8] go-to-market strategy and strategic consulting,[1][6] as well as personal strategies for individuals to raise their profile and develop business using social networking.[9][10][11]

Career edit

Early career edit

Baynes joined LinkedIn in 2007.[6][2][7][1]

PeopleLinx edit

While working at LinkedIn together, Baynes and Nathan Egan pitched to LinkedIn's board the idea of offering professional services.[12] After the proposal was turned down, Baynes and Egan co-founded Philadelphia-based PeopleLinx in 2009.[2][4] With the aim to help large corporate organizations and their employees get the most out of social networks, during the first two years of operations the company offered LinkedIn-focused consulting and training programs,[12] but the primarily Fortune 500 corporate customers wanted something with scale that would offer continued engagement beyond the training, together with associated metrics of success.[12] The result was the SaaS-based PeopleLinx, the world's first engagement, social selling, and analytics software for social media.[citation needed]

As Head of Partnerships, Baynes was responsible for all client-facing services, partnerships and social sales strategy.[2][9] Having founded and developed the company through financial bootstrapping,[13] in May 2012 state-funded economic-development organization the Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania approved a $150,000 investment in the firm.[14] In March 2013, PeopleLinx raised $3.2 million in a series A funding round from both angel investors and investment firms, including Bala Cynwyd-based Osage Venture Partners; New York-based Greycroft Partners; and Center City-based Mission Operators Group.[15][16][17]

Game Time Updates edit

In 2015, Baynes left PeopleLinx and co-founded Game Time Updates with Michael Coupe and developer Will Dyson.[18][19][20] Game Time Updates is a social media automated marketing software and tool for the restaurant, bar and beverage industry.[21] It helps businesses monetize social following, provide quality content for social media management, along with reporting and brand partnership opportunities with college and professional sports teams.[22]

UpdatesCentral edit

Baynes founded UpdatesCentral in June 2009. The company provided customer engagement and lead generation services for social media.[23] Baynes serves as the CEO of UpdatesCentral.[24][25] In 2011, Will Dyson joined as CTO and in 2014, Michael Coupe joined as co-founder and COO.[26] The company was officially launched in January 2015, and had 500 small business clients and published 2,000 to 3,000 social media posts a day by 2017.[27]

Awards edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Patrick Baynes". Business Week. Retrieved June 1, 2014.[dead link]
  2. ^ a b c d "About Us". PeopleLinx. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  3. ^ a b Craig Ey (May 1, 2014). "Patrick Baynes - 40 under 40". Philadelphia Business Journal. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  4. ^ a b Lauren Hertzler (March 17, 2014). "PeopleLinx co-founder shares startup secrets". Philadelphia Business Journal. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  5. ^ "About Us". UpdatesCentral. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  6. ^ a b c "Patrick Baynes (PeopleLinx) at Startup Grind Philadelphia". Startup Grind. March 24, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  7. ^ a b c "Patrick Baynes". LinkedIn. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  8. ^ "Wharton Consumer Analytics Initiative" (PDF). Wharton Consumer Analytics Initiative. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  9. ^ a b "Patrick Baynes". The Social Shake-Up. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  10. ^ "LinkedIn Tips to Effectively Market Your Legal Practice Online". Delaware Valley Law Firm Marketing Group. September 25, 2012. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  11. ^ "Patrick Baynes on Blending Science and Art to Stay True to Yourself". Walnut St. Media. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  12. ^ a b c "Social Startups: PeopleLinx Improves Employees' Social Business". Social Media Today. January 30, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  13. ^ James Beach (July 1, 2013). "LinkedIn for Fortune 500 Patrick Baynes". Liberty Express Radio. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  14. ^ Peter Key (May 8, 2012). "Ben Franklin Tech Partners invests in 6 companies". Philadelphia Business Journal. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  15. ^ Juliana Reyes (March 20, 2013). "PeopleLinx raises $3.2M Series A". Technical.ly. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  16. ^ "The story behind our $3.2M seriesA funding". PeopleLinx. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  17. ^ Peter Key (March 25, 2013). "Embracing inner software company led to funding". Philadelphia Business Journal. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  18. ^ "Face of PeopleLinx leaves company, has big plans for next endeavor". Philadelphia Business Journal. Jul 21, 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  19. ^ "Here's Patrick Baynes' next startup". Technical.ly. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  20. ^ "Ready to get in the driver's seat". Philadelphia Business Journal. Jul 25, 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  21. ^ "PeopleLinx raises $3.5M on top of its Series A". Ben Franklin Technology PArtners. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  22. ^ "Reach 3-5X more customers using GameTimeUpdates". Game Time Updates. Retrieved 17 Jan 2016.
  23. ^ "UpdatesCentral". UpdatesCentral. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  24. ^ "How this Center City startup can ease a small business burden". Philadelphia Business Journal. Aug 3, 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  25. ^ "How entrepreneurs can set and keep strategic goals in 2018". 1776. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  26. ^ "About Us". UpdatesCentral. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  27. ^ "How this Center City startup can ease a small business burden". Philadelphia Business Journal. Aug 3, 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  28. ^ Daryl C. Plummer & Michele Cantara (May 9, 2014). "Cool Vendors 2014: The Digital Age Forces Everyone to Confront 'Big Change'". Gartner. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
  29. ^ "UpdatesCentral". Marcum. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  30. ^ "2016 Marcum Innovator of the Year Awards Announced -- 13 Companies Honored in Five Industry Categories; CSL Behring Wins Innovator Breakthrough Award". Marcum. 27 October 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  31. ^ "Philadelphia SmartCEO Announces the 2016 Marcum Innovator of the Year Awards Finalists". Absorption Systems. Retrieved 22 March 2018.

External links edit

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Baynes&oldid=1204153852"