Matt Dixon

Co-Founder

Washington, District of Columbia, United States27 yrs experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Co-author of multiple bestselling business books.
  • Expert in business development and customer experience.
  • Recognized thought leader in sales effectiveness.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in Professional Services and Business Development with a focus on customer experience.

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Skills

Core Skills

Business DevelopmentTrainingWritingProduct DevelopmentResearch

Other Skills

Account ManagementAnalysisAnalyticsB2BBusiness PlanningBusiness StrategyBusiness-to-Business (B2B)CRMCompetitive AnalysisContract NegotiationCross-functional Team LeadershipCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Executive ManagementLeadershipManagement

About

Co-author of The Challenger Sale, The Challenger Customer, The Effortless Experience, The JOLT Effect, and The Activator Advantage; frequent contributor to Harvard Business Review; experienced advisor to senior executives on business development, service and customer experience. Co-Founder of DCM Insights.

Experience

Dcm insights

Founding Partner

Jan 2022Present · 4 yrs 2 mos · Washington DC-Baltimore Area

  • DCM Insights provides research-backed business development training programs for partners and associates in professional services firms.
  • Our program, The Activator Development System, is based on the market's only quantitative study of what top rainmakers do differently in today's dramatically changing client-buying environment. This research was featured in a 2023 Harvard Business Review article ("What Today's Rainmakers Do Differently") which also appeared in Harvard Business Review's "10 Must-Reads of 2025." In May 2025, DCMi published the book, The Activator Advantage: What Today's Rainmakers Do Differently, with Harvard Business Review Press.
  • In August 2025, DCMi was named #112 in the Inc. 5000 list of America's fastest-growing private companies.
Business DevelopmentTrainingResearchPublic Speaking

Tethr

2 roles

Chief Product, Research & Innovation Officer

Promoted

May 2018Dec 2021 · 3 yrs 7 mos

  • Tethr’s vision is a world where every company listens, and every customer is heard. Tethr is a cloud-based conversation intelligence platform that combines powerful AI, machine learning and decades of customer experience research to surface contextual insights from phone calls and other customer interactions. Customers are using Tethr to quickly, easily and accurately turn large amounts of unstructured voice of customer conversation data into insights that fuel smarter decisions and improved business performance, enabling them to become Listening Enterprises.
  • As Chief Research & Innovation Officer, I am responsible for Tethr's data science-based research agenda, content creation, public thought leadership and representing the company with customers, prospects, investors and partners. I am also responsible for spearheading new research-based product innovations that support Tethr's continued differentiation in the market.
Product DevelopmentResearchPublic Thought Leadership

Advisory Board Member

May 2017May 2018 · 1 yr

Medlion management, inc.

Advisory Board Member

May 2017Dec 2018 · 1 yr 7 mos · Washington DC-Baltimore Area

  • MedLion is a first-of-its-kind subscription-based primary care provider that helps companies reduce their healthcare costs while at the same time enabling their employees to accomplish more at work and in their lives. As an advisory board member, I work with MedLion's founders and executive management team on the firm’s strategy and go-to-market approach.

Korn ferry hay group

Senior Partner & Global Head of Sales Force Effectiveness Solutions

May 2017May 2018 · 1 yr · Washington DC-Baltimore Area

  • I was responsible for working with the firm's leadership and partner team to further develop and grow Korn Ferry Hay Group's global sales effectiveness solutions business.

Ceb

6 roles

Group Leader, Financial Services and Customer Contact Practices & Head of New Product Development

Nov 2015May 2017 · 1 yr 6 mos

  • In addition to my responsibilities leading the Financial Services and Customer Contact practices at CEB, I added the role of Head of New Product Development for the Best Practices & Decision Support Division of CEB. In this role, I worked with our New Products team as well as our firm's executive leadership team to build and execute new business platforms and products to extend the CEB model into new corporate functions, industries and markets.

Group Leader, Financial Services and Customer Contact Practices

Apr 2014Oct 2016 · 2 yrs 6 mos

  • I had management responsibility for CEB's Financial Services Practice, whose more than ten research programs serve a variety of executives and teams across both front office and back office functions in financial services institutions--including those in retail banking, business banking, wealth management, capital markets, insurance and operations. In addition, I oversaw CEB's Customer Contact Practice, which serves leaders in the customer service and customer experience functions from a wide range of industries in both the B2C and B2B spaces.

Executive Director, Sales & Service Practice

Feb 2007Apr 2014 · 7 yrs 2 mos

  • From February 2007 until April 2014, I had management responsibility for the Sales & Service Practice of CEB. In this capacity, I lead our Sales Leadership Council, Sales Leadership Council for Mid-Sized Companies and the Customer Contact Leadership Council, which together serve more than 1,000 customer service and sales organizations globally. This role included setting and executing strategy for the Sales & Service Practice, working with our research teams on original quantitative and qualitative research studies of customer service and sales and presenting our research to senior executives and management teams around the world.

Practice Manager, Customer Contact Leadership Council

Jan 2006Mar 2007 · 1 yr 2 mos

  • During this period, I was responsible for the day-to-day management, operations and leadership of one of CEB's research programs, the Customer Contact Leadership Council, which serves heads of customer service and contact centers at corporate and government organizations around the world. In this capacity, I directed the Council's research team to execute against an annual agenda and product plan that he created in partnership with senior firm leadership and partners in the commercial organization. I also served as one of the primary research presenters at Council events around the world and was the primary product specialist supporting commercial conversations with Council members and prospective members.

Senior Director, New Product Development

Promoted

Jun 2001Jan 2006 · 4 yrs 7 mos

  • I served as Senior Director of New Product Development for CEB from January 2004 to December 2005 and, prior to this, as Director (from January 2002 to December 2003) and Associate Director (from May 2001 to January 2002). In this capacity, I was responsible for working with the CEO and Executive Committee of CEB to set and execute against the company’s annual domestic and international new product exploration and launch plan.
  • During my 4.5 years in New Product Development at CEB, I personally managed or lead the NPD organization in bringing more than 18 new product offerings to market, resulting in substantial topline growth and new market expansion for the firm.

Research Consultant, CIO Executive Board

Mar 1999Jun 2001 · 2 yrs 3 mos

  • I began my career with CEB as a member of the CIO Executive Board, CEB's research program for Chief Information Officers. As a member of this team, I was a contributor and manager on numerous studies designed to help CIOs tackle their most pressing business challenges.

Education

University of Pittsburgh

Ph.D.

Jan 1994Jan 1999

Mount St. Mary's University

B.A. — International Studies

Jan 1990Jan 1994

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