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Welcome to Connexa Partners, where we serve CEOs of growth-stage companies and professional service organizations. Led by industry veteran Carl Grant III. We provide comprehensive solutions to optimize marketing and business development, deliver executive search services, offer business development training and coaching, and facilitate valuable connections to drive growth and enhance performance. Based in Austin, Texas, Connexa Partners has been in business for 2.5 years. Drawing on high-level experience with PricewaterhouseCoopers and Cooley, we help your organization structure and optimize its marketing and business development department and train its team. Our current and past clients include Morrison Foerster, Houlihan Lokey, Shulman Rogers, Barsols Triumph Law, Alcorn Immigration Law, Cobalt Robotics, Facility Innovations Group, BSU, Inc., BTP Automation, Ann Carl Grant III brings over 25 years of market-facing business development leadership experience from a leading accounting and law firm. As global head of business development at Cooley, Carl led a 17-person team that contributed significantly to Cooley's growth from $310M to $2B in revenue during his 20-year tenure. At PricewaterhouseCoopers, he was responsible for a total market share increase of 33 percent in two years for the market he was responsible. When he led the Capital Attraction Program for the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority, he doubled the number of venture funds in that market in two years. Carl is a founding board member of the Austin Venture Association and maintains a professional network of over sixteen thousand CXOs, board members, and investors. He is also an advisor, mentor, and board member for multiple companies.