About
Sales leader and entrepreneur who founded Acquirent and LeadJen; serves as Growth Partner at Distributed Ventures helping portfolio companies with go-to-market strategy and commercial teams.
Experience
- JP Flanagan EntepriseConsultantcurrent2025 — presentEvanston, IL
- Distributed VenturesGrowth Partnercurrent2022 — present
- AcquirentChairman2006 — 2025
- First Bank and Trust of EvanstonBoard Member2005 — 2018
Education
- Northwestern UniversityPolitical Science1982 — 1986
- Loyola Academy1978 — 1982
Skills & more
Account Management13New Business Development47Sales Management21Marketing Communications16Leadership90Strategic Planning44Lead Generation9Management37Employee Benefits3Project Management20B2B5Sales Operations47
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Business DevelopmentMicrosoft ExcelHealthcareSalesMicrosoft OfficeSocial MediaContract NegotiationMarketing StrategyNegotiationStrategyTeam BuildingMarketingFrom Joe's professional profile.
Colleagues at Distributed Ventures
Adam Blumencranz
Partner at Distributed Ventures
Alex
Investor at Thomson Reuters Ventures
Antonio Calderon
Principal at Distributed Ventures
Bob DiMeo
Advisor — Chairman & Co-founder of Fiducient Advisors at Distributed Ventures
Carolina Rojas
Senior Associate at Distributed Ventures
Doug Hammond
Advisor — CEO at NFP, an Aon company at Distributed Ventures
Hylton Irons
Associate at Distributed Ventures
Janet Xu
Senior Principal at Distributed Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Joe Flanagan work?
- Joe Flanagan is Growth Partner at Distributed Ventures.
Same school
Also attended Northwestern University337
Hannah KrootMarketing Lead at Intel CapitalMikowai AshwillInvestor at Spark CapitalNaomi Pilosof IonitaBoard Partner at Menlo VenturesEric OngInvestor at LightbankBill PescatelloInvestor at LightbankScott JacobsonManaging Director at Madrona Venture Group
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Also attended Loyola Academy9
Pat CeroneManaging Director at Service Provider CapitalKenneth KluckmanVice President at FrontenacKevin WillerVenture Partner at Chicago VenturesMike DowdleFounding Partner at Circadian VenturesTommy BeltonVice President at M33 GrowthBraden MullenInvestment Analyst at Proofpoint Capital
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