Chicago GTM Strategy Summit

Mar 19, 11:00 PM – Mar 20, 2:00 AM (UTC)

Chicago

1857 W 16th St, 1857 West 16th Street, Chicago, 60608

Hear from an expert panel on 4 unique go-to-market motions. Get their advice, insights, and lessons learned! Being hosted at the exclusive Hoste Cocktails

In-person event
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About this event

You can have a great product, but without great distribution you'll be stuck wondering 'what if?'.

And you can have a great distribution strategy, but if it's not the right strategy for your product, your industry, and your market, you'll be asking what could have been.

Startup Grind Chicago's event series returns in March for a special Chicago GTM Strategy Summit! Hear from go-to-market experts on 4 different GTM strategies:

  • Shelly Patel, Head of Cities at Base (Supply-Led Growth) – As a former Uber & Groupon leader, Shelly has spent 15+ years scaling marketplace businesses at high-growth startups. She specializes in navigating the complexities of supply-driven models and accelerating growth through operational excellence.
  • Laura Cyrek Gignac, Head of Membership at Hampton (Community-Led Growth) – Laura has built and scaled high-growth membership and community-driven businesses at WeWork, Chief, and now Hampton. From driving $1M+ in ARR via retention strategies to launching new revenue streams, she knows how to turn engaged communities into thriving businesses.
  • Tony Lenhart, Partner & VP of Advisory Services at Sales Empowerment Group (Sales-Led Growth) – Tony has helped 80+ companies build and optimize sales teams as a fractional VP of Sales. With deep expertise across VC-backed and privately-owned businesses, he knows what it takes to turn sales teams into revenue engines.
  • Sid Khaitan, Sr. Product Marketing Manager at Beekeeper (Product-Led Growth) – Sid has led PLG, pricing strategy, and repositioning for companies like Chili Piper, Continuum Clinical, GoHealth, and Eversana. He’s passionate about ensuring great products don’t get lost in bad messaging and turning strategy into execution.

Come ready with your questions - we'll leave plenty of time for audience interaction!

Check out what happened

Panelists

  • Shelly Patel

    Early-stage Operator & Advisor

  • Laura Cyrek Gignac

    Hampton

    Director of Membership

  • Sid Khaitan

    Beekeeper

    Sr. Product Marketing Manager

  • Tony Lenhart

    Sales Empowerment Group (SEG)

    Partner & VP of Advisory Services

Moderator

  • Rajiv Nathan

    Startup Grind Chicago / Startup Hypeman

    Chapter Director / Founder

When

When

March 19 – 20, 2025
11:00 PM – 2:00 AM (UTC)

Agenda

11:00 PMDoors & Mingling
11:45 PMEvent Welcome & Panel Discussion
1:00 AMHang out & Meet the speakers!

Organizers

  • Rajiv Nathan

    Startup Grind & Startup Hypeman

    Director

  • Sid Khaitan

    Community Lead

  • Julia Bauer

    Event Coordinator

Global sponsor

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Google Cloud

Bronze

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Digital Fiction Inc.

Partner

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Startup Hypeman

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