DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ScaleWith, Inc., a market-making SaaS technology company that transforms social impact from a cost center into a revenue generator by embedding social impact funding into B2B and B2G transactions, today announced it has appointed Edward L. Dandridge President, effective immediately.
In this role, Ed will work alongside Founder & CEO Paul Polizzotto, managing all aspects of ScaleWith’s day-to-day business strategy and operations to ensure engineering, technology, product, business development, sales, go-to-market, and customer success achieve the company’s growth plan and financial goals. Ed will be based in New York, and will oversee ScaleWith’s operations and teams across the U.S. and U.K.
Spun out of CBS following CBS’ merger with Viacom, ScaleWith incorporates social impact funding (e.g., support for programs and companies addressing climate/sustainability, diversity, equity & inclusion, veterans/first responders, STEAM workforce development) into B2B and B2G transactions as a differentiator for sales organizations and as a value-add for procurement teams. Earlier this week, ScaleWith launched its SellWith products on Salesforce AppExchange, enabling Sales Cloud customers to increase their revenue by improving new business win rates and preserving pricing while achieving social impact commitments at no additional cost to the deal.
With 30+ years’ experience in senior leadership roles across four Fortune 500 companies, Ed has served on executive management teams of leading global companies working closely with CEOs and boards of directors. Previously, Ed was a recognized marketing and business leader, with a track record of joining large enterprises at critical points of transition to help reshape their market positioning and reputation among key stakeholders. His career has spanned government and public affairs, advertising, strategy consulting and media, as well as marketing and communications, across industries with C-level roles at AIG, Boeing, Marsh & McLennan, and Nielsen. Ed serves on the President’s Advisory Committee of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, and is the Chair of the Board of Directors, Susan G. Komen®. He was previously the President & Chief Executive Officer of the National Association of Investment Companies, an industry trade group representing diverse middle market private equity and venture firms.
Comments on the News
- Said Paul Polizzotto, Founder & CEO, ScaleWith: “Ed’s accomplished background in law, deep expertise in corporate affairs, extensive management experience leading global organizations, and demonstrated track record of converting vision into business results ideally qualifies him to serve as our President as we position ScaleWith for significant growth.”
- Ed Dandridge said: “I am excited to work alongside Paul and the talented ScaleWith team to deliver our SaaS products that transform social impact funding from a cost center into a revenue generator to drive sales and increase revenue at no additional cost to our customers around the world.”
ScaleWith’s suite of SaaS products includes:
SellWith
- SellWith Pro: Turnkey social impact for small and fast-growing businesses;
- SellWith Select: Access to ScaleWith’s proprietary network of social impact partners; and
- SellWith Enterprise: Access to ScaleWith’s proprietary network of social impact partners and award-winning engagement content library.
BuyWith
- Businesses and public sector entities can leverage their purchasing power in transactions by embedding social impact funding into their bid criteria.
Customers using SellWith select social impact funding recipients from ScaleWith’s network of 140+ Social Impact Partners delivering 500+ programs worldwide. ScaleWith’s proprietary methodology utilizes AI, investor disclosures and ESG commitments to provide insights into buyers’ social impact priorities and identify matching impact partners and programs. ScaleWith also closely tracks and quantifies social impact funding results through reports tied to KPIs.
ScaleWith’s proprietary content library of more than 1,000 videos, social media posts, press releases and b-roll footage enable customers to share KPIs and the impact of their funding with stakeholders, including employees, investors, customers, and partners.
About ScaleWith
ScaleWith is a SaaS technology company that empowers customers to increase revenue and drive growth by embedding social impact into B2B and B2G transactions. ScaleWith’s suite of solutions enables businesses, organizations, and public sector entities to embed funding for social impact enterprises and programs (ESG, DE&I, first responders & veterans and STEAM workforce development) into existing sales and procurement transactions. Users can redirect underperforming and unused customer acquisition budgets toward social impact incentives to help meet their social impact commitments and corporate and regulatory obligations while simultaneously delivering unique value to their business partners by providing access to ScaleWith’s proprietary network of global social impact partners. ScaleWith and its predecessor companies have directed more than $100M to social impact initiatives and improved the lives of more than 60M people.
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