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Rellevate Names Kim McCreven As Its Chief Revenue Officer
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Rellevate Names Kim McCreven As Its Chief Revenue Officer

Rellevate Names Kim McCreven As Its Chief Revenue Officer Seasoned Payments Executive joins RellevatePrior to joining the Rellevate team, Kim was most recently the General Manager, Sales and OperationsNorth America for Planet Payment. She developed a holistic strategy and direction for North America, including regional product requirements and go-to-market execution that focused on sales to acquire new lodging, full-service dining, QSR, and unattended parking customers in the US, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.Kim previously held a leadership position at US Bank / Elavon as SVP, Integrated Payments Partner Management, as well as spending over 20 years with First Data Corp (now FiServ) in various business units, focusing on Sales and Relationship Management, Product Management and Business Development.

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Hartford Foundation and Initiative for a Competitive Inner City to provide tuition-free executive education, training, and mentorship to  Greater Hartford’s small businesses owners
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Hartford Foundation and Initiative for a Competitive Inner City to provide tuition-free executive education, training, and mentorship to Greater Hartford’s small businesses owners

The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving and Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) are inviting small business owners in Hartford and surrounding communities to apply to the Inner City Capital Connections (ICCC) program – a tuition-free, 40-hour “mini-MBA” program that combines executive education, webinars, and coaching delivered by top-ranking university professors and local experts. ICCC is designed to help small businesses located in under-resourced communities, particularly those disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, to develop strategies that build their capacity for sustainable growth and present opportunities to connect with capital sources to create jobs locally.

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