Supporting Kiwi Founders Going Global

Growing in California | Neil Swindale & Greg Elisara, Founders @ ZippyAssist


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Join us live to hear the story of growing VendCentral and ZippyAssist through California by kiwi founders Neil Swindale and Greg Elisara.    Neil hails from New Zealand and he spent 12 years playing professional basketball before coming to the United States, where he has been “at home” for over 25 years. 14 years ago Niel founded VendCentral in California, which is a leader in digital marketing solutions for breakroom operators, growing to hundreds of loyal clients.    Fast forward to 2021, Neil and long time friend from high school Greg Elisara co-founded 6LINC with their flagship product, ZippyAssist. They saw a growing gap in the market between user expectations and experience in self-service environments (e.g. Office break rooms), and have designed simple but powerful service and support products that organisations can use to help build consumer trust and confidence.      Neil: A 20+ year veteran of the Vending and Refreshment Services industry with deep knowledge and relationships throughout. Neil held regional sales roles in Pepsi Frito Lay and Nestle Waters before founding Vendcentral—the premier marketing services agency to the industry with annual recurring revenues over $1 million.     Greg:  Greg founded 6L Inc alongside Neil after 7 years in Fintech and successful roles in advertising and eCommerce prior to that. He joined his last company as employee #12 before going on to hold several senior roles in product design, marketing, brand and communications, culminating in a successful IPO on the Australian stock exchange (ASX) in 2020.   Tune in to hear about the story so far growing ZippyAssist, raising capital, the ups & downs and experience being in California.

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