As we continue building on our vision to become the world’s preeminent B2B growth services agency, I’m excited to share another important step forward for Walker Sands.
After welcoming George Gallate to our Board of Directors in December, we’re adding three more exceptional leaders to our board: Jim Weiss, Jen Whelan and Nii Ahene.
Key Takeaways
- Walker Sands is strengthening its leadership bench for its next phase of growth. The addition of three new board members reflects a deliberate focus on scaling with intention and expanding our integrated model.
- The board brings deep expertise in data-driven growth and influence. New directors add experience across performance marketing, analytics and influencer strategy — key areas of continued investment.
- The expanded board reinforces our position as a B2B growth partner. A blend of operator and investor perspective will help guide innovation and drive meaningful impact for clients.
Scaling Our Board to Power the Next Chapter of B2B Growth
This moment is about more than adding names to a roster. It’s about strengthening our business with the right perspectives as we expand our integrated model and double down on the capabilities that matter most to modern B2B marketers: performance-driven growth programs, data and analytics and emerging influence strategies.
Each of these leaders brings a distinct vantage point shaped by building, scaling and transforming organizations at the forefront of marketing innovation.
Jim Weiss is the founder and chairman of Real Chemistry, a firm that evolved from a one‑man consultancy into one of the world’s largest strategic communications firms. A marketing technology visionary and digital health pioneer, Jim built Real Chemistry into an impact-driven innovation company that leverages proprietary technologies and data and analytics to solve some of the healthcare industry’s biggest challenges. Jim is the benefactor of the Weiss Center at the Newhouse School at Syracuse University and was recently named to the PR Week Hall of Fame. His experience scaling an agency platform and building differentiated capabilities through proprietary technology and measurement approaches will support Walker Sands as it expands its integrated model.
Jen Whelan is vice president of growth marketing at LiveRamp, bringing more than 25 years of leadership experience at powerful technology brands including Qualcomm, Verizon Media, Microsoft, T-Mobile and Yahoo. She offers an operator’s perspective — someone who has sat in the seat of the modern marketing and growth leader. Jen knows firsthand what marketing teams need from their agency partners and how to architect high-performing, cross-channel programs that drive measurable impact. Her guidance will sharpen how we bring our go-to-market and growth marketing services to life for clients.
Nii Ahene brings expertise to the board as an entrepreneur, investor and creator economy strategist. As the publisher of Net Influencer and former chief strategy officer at Tinuiti, Nii has been at the center of the evolution of creator economy and performance media. B2B brands are increasingly embracing influencer strategies as part of their growth mix, and Nii’s expertise will help us build and scale differentiated capabilities in this space.
Since 2001, Walker Sands has been a growth partner to ambitious brands. As we expand our capabilities and sharpen our expertise, the stakes grow higher — and so does the opportunity. Jim, Jen and Nii bring not only impressive track records, but also the relationships and real-world perspective earned from building at the forefront of our industry.
We’re energized by what’s ahead and grateful to welcome these exceptional leaders to our board as we continue to scale with purpose and deliver meaningful business impact for the brands we serve.
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