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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
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
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
Lisa Garvy
Advisor — Prev. Senior Vice President at Teladoc at Distributed Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Joe Flanagan?
- 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.
- Where does Joe Flanagan work?
- Joe Flanagan is Growth Partner at Distributed Ventures.
- Where did Joe Flanagan go to school?
- Joe Flanagan studied at Northwestern University (Political Science); Loyola Academy.
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Also attended Loyola Academy23
Pat CeroneManaging Director at Service Provider CapitalKenneth KluckmanVice President at FrontenacRyan P. ClarkAnalyst at Svoboda Capital PartnersKevin WillerVenture Partner at Chicago VenturesMike DowdleFounding Partner at Circadian VenturesJames FoxDirector at Midwest Mezzanine Funds
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