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Katherine Regnier Speaks at TechTO 2018

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Coconut CEO Katherine Regnier returns to TechTO to speak at the Best of TechTO event in February 2018. The Best of TechTO featured Katherine along with 3 other TechTO alumni speakers, all of whom have experienced tremendous growth and success in the booming Toronto Tech sector in 2017. Featuring a keynote introduction from Toronto Mayor John Tory, the event marked a major moment for Coconut after a year of rapid development and growth. In her presentation, Katherine shared the lessons she learned throughout her seed round all the way to her Series A. Watch Now Source: TechTO About Katherine Regnier: Katherine Regnier is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Coconut Software. In 2011, she quit her job at 3-months pregnant to solely focus on Coconut. After 5 years of bootstrapping the company to over a million in sales everything changed in late 2016. Katherine attended a month long mentorship program in Silicon Valley led by Neal Dempsey. Once completed she decided to seek venture capital. Fast-forward to 2017, Katherine has successfully raised $4.9M and has grown her team to over a staff of 50. In addition to running her business, she is passionate about giving back to Canada and wants to help pave the way for future centerpreneurs. Katherine is a founding board member of Co.Labs, Saskatchewan’s first technology incubator, regularly speaks at events, and is an advocate for women in tech. She believes in continuous learning and surrounding yourself with bright mentors and who have been there and done that. About TechTO: TechToronto is a mission driven organization, working to grow and diversify Canada’s technology ecosystems. Through best-in-class events, insightful research and meaningful advocacy, TechToronto is helping to support the growth and development of the Canadian tech community. TechToronto is a non-partisan advocate on behalf of the tech community, a tireless champion of local centerpreneurs and their companies. About Coconut Software: Coconut Software, a Saskatoon-based tech company, is an industry leading software company that provides sophisticated yet simple appointment and lobby management solutions. Geared towards managing walk-ins, on-site & pre-booked appointments, all while providing real-time insights to optimize results, Coconut provides enterprise level solutions that redefine how customers interact with organizations while maintaining the highest levels of security and compliance. Born out of a need for real-time, easy-to-adopt scheduling and customer management, Coconut is the preferred solution for modern banks and credit unions across North America. Since its founding in 2011, the company has quickly become the leader in appointment scheduling and lobby management platforms for modernizing the customer experience, while saving companies time and money. Looking to boost revenue and deliver a premium experience to your clients? Schedule a consultation with Coconut Software to learn more about how our appointment scheduling solutions can get you there.

Flip the Switch

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Stephanie talks with investor Neal Dempsey and tech CEO Katherine Regnier about igniting Saskatchewan’s tech landscape. Watch Now About Neal Dempsey Neal serves as the Managing General Partner of Bay Partners, which is one of the earliest Silicon Valley Venture Capital firms. The Bay Partners Way is to focus on the finish line. With Neal at the helm, Bay has helped over 100 companies go from start-up to successful liquidity, resulting in over $2.5 billion in exit returns. He began his investing career by taking a chance on a young founder who had a compelling story and a commitment to see it through. Even though the company was outside of the technology industry, Neal was so impressed with the passion and determination of the founder, that he became a personal investor. That company was Starbucks. While he is a Silicon Valley legend for investing in some of the most well-known tech companies of all time, Neal now focuses on seed and angel investing as well as mentoring founders and students. Neal’s ability to drive successful outcomes landed him on the Forbes Midas List, which lists the top 100 venture capitalists in the world. About Katherine Regnier Katherine Regnier is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Coconut Software. In 2011, she quit her job at 3-months pregnant to solely focus on Coconut. After 5 years of bootstrapping the company to over a million in sales everything changed in late 2016. Katherine attended a month long mentorship program in Silicon Valley led by Neal Dempsey. Once completed she decided to seek venture capital. Fast-forward to 2017, Katherine has successfully raised $4.9M and has grown her team to over a staff of 50. In addition to running her business, she is passionate about giving back to Canada and wants to help pave the way for future centerpreneurs. Katherine is a founding board member of Co.Labs, Saskatchewan’s first technology incubator, regularly speaks at events, and is an advocate for women in tech. She believes in continuous learning and surrounding yourself with bright mentors and who have been there and done that. About Coconut Software Coconut Software, a Saskatoon-based tech company, is an industry leading software company that provides sophisticated yet simple appointment and lobby management solutions. Geared towards managing walk-ins, on-site & pre-booked appointments, all while providing real-time insights to optimize results, Coconut provides enterprise level solutions that redefine how customers interact with organizations while maintaining the highest levels of security and compliance. Born out of a need for real-time, easy-to-adopt scheduling and customer management, Coconut is the preferred solution for modern banks and credit unions across North America. Since its founding in 2011, the company has quickly become the leader in appointment scheduling and lobby management platforms for modernizing the customer experience, while saving companies time and money. Source: CTV Saskatoon Looking to boost revenue and deliver a premium experience to your clients? Schedule a consultation with Coconut Software to learn more about how our appointment scheduling solutions can get you there.

Bootstrapped to Silicon Valley

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Katherine explains how her view of Silicon Valley changed overnight as a growing bootstrapped business. Watch Now At its most recent meetup, TechToronto invited Katherine Regnier, the CEO of Coconut Calendar, an online appointment scheduling platform, to talk about how a little guidance from Silicon Valley helped her scale her startup. Regnier started her talk by celebrating the fact that they just earned a six-figure deal with US-based Jackson Hewitt, and planned to bring their solution to 6,200 locations. But Regnier’s talk was about how getting to this point wasn’t easy. Regnier, who started the company in 2007 in Saskatoon, said that when she heard from TELUS — Coconut Calendar’s first-ever client — she decided to take a vacation from her full-time job to fly to Toronto for a meeting. Three months after landing the gig and building the software, she quit her job to grow her business — only to find out that Telus was considering other options for appointment scheduling services. “I just quit my job. I was three months pregnant, and Romeo [her CTO] just quit his job. So how was I going to go in and say we just lost our only customer and we have to slink back to the place we worked at?” said Regnier. “I was crying like a schoolgirl.” Luckily, Telus decided to give Regnier the job to integrate Coconut Calendar’s platform, and has since been its client. Still, Regnier added that running her company by bootstrapping came with roadblocks, and after being in business for a few years, she wanted to explore the tech landscape outside of Saskatoon. “We’re not as different as we think, and [the] people that we see as legends have gone through a lot of the same things we’re going through right now and that made me feel like I can do this.” Regnier decided to go to Web Summit in Dublin — even though she said she didn’t know why — through which she was asked to come up to Silicon Valley and meet with Neal Dempsey, a general partner at Bay Partners and founder of Neal’s Running Start. “We were just meeting with rockstars. When I got there, I thought, can I do this? Am I good enough?” said Regnier. “Somebody said…we all have failures. We’re not as different as we think and these people that we see as legends have gone through a lot of the same things we’re going through right now, and that made me feel like I can do this.” According to Regnier, visiting Silicon Valley helped her see both the Valley and her company in a new light; instead of running Coconut Calendar bootstrapped, she took Dempsey’s tips to start raising capital, hiring more employees, and extending the startup’s reach, which has allowed her to “move faster and harder.” Source: Betakit Looking to boost revenue and deliver a premium experience to your clients? Schedule a consultation with Coconut Software to learn more about how our appointment scheduling solutions can get you there.

Neal’s Running Start

Neal serves as the Managing General Partner of Bay Partners, which is one of the earliest Silicon Valley Venture Capital firms. The Bay Partners Way is to focus on the finish line. He began his investing career by taking a chance on a young founder who had a compelling story and a commitment to see it through. Even though the company was outside of the technology industry, Neal was so impressed with the passion and determination of the founder, that he became a personal investor. That company was Starbucks. While he is a Silicon Valley legend for investing in some of the most well-known tech companies of all time, Neal now focuses on seed and angel investing as well as mentoring founders and students. Neal’s love of mentoring young centerpreneurs led him to establish the Neal’s Running Start program, which brings centerpreneurs from around the world to Silicon Valley for an intensive mentorship program headed by himself and his cadre of accomplished friends. And Katherine Regnier, CEO and Founder of Coconut Calendar was selected for this elite and highly sought after opportunity. The only woman admitted to the mentorship — and the only person from North America — she has big goals for the trip. “First and foremost, I’m grateful for Neal’s generosity in offering this truly unique opportunity. During this fast paced ride, I hope to learn as much as I can from the best in the business. Taking an idea and turning it into something grand is my passion, and with this opportunity I will be able to launch my business into new heights.” – Katherine Regnier, CEO & Founder of Coconut Software   Episode 1 – Neal welcomes four centerpreneurs from outside the United States to their new home in San Francisco. Watch Now Episode 2 – Katherine tries to close her first US customer.  Watch Now Episode 3 – It’s the final week in Silicon Valley  Watch Now Source: Neal’s Running Start Looking to boost revenue and deliver a premium experience to your clients? Schedule a consultation with Coconut Software to learn more about how our appointment scheduling solutions can get you there.

London Drugs Implements Coconut Software Solutions

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London Drugs has selected Coconut Software, an industry leading tech company, to deliver real time appointment scheduling for customers in order to easily connect with a London Drugs Expert in store. With the implementation of Coconut Software’s solutions, London Drugs will be able to manage appointments and leverage Coconut’s real time insights to build a relationship, not just a transaction. At London Drugs, they understand the value of time and the importance of offering a tailored customer experience. “Coconut is a simple to use, retail focused system that made it easy to fulfilll our needs for an easy way for customers to book time with our staff,” said London Drugs AGM of IT, Greg Martin. “It helped us be quick to market to meet a customer need quickly and without having to custom build a solution.” The partnership began in 2016, with a focus on mobile phone activation and computer product advice. With the success of these services, London Drugs has expanded to include camera, photo lab, and audio video system tutorials, photography tips, and beauty consultations, which are now available in select stores across Western Canada. The public can easily book a one-on-one sessions online. “Companies want to better understand their customers before they get to the till,” added Coconut Software CEO & Founder Katherine Regnier. “Our solution allows for meaningful and timely interaction between the company and a potential customer.” About Coconut Software Coconut Software, a Saskatoon-based tech company, is an industry leading software company that provides sophisticated yet simple appointment and lobby management solutions. Geared towards managing walk-ins, on-site & pre-booked appointments, all while providing real-time insights to optimize results, Coconut provides enterprise level solutions that redefine how customers interact with organizations while maintaining the highest levels of security and compliance. Born out of a need for real-time, easy-to-adopt scheduling and customer management, Coconut is the preferred solution for modern banks and credit unions across North America. Since its founding in 2011, the company has quickly become the leader in appointment scheduling and lobby management platforms for modernizing the customer experience, while saving companies time and money. What’s Next? Looking to boost revenue and deliver a premium experience to your clients? Schedule a consultation with Coconut Software to learn more about how our appointment scheduling solutions can get you there. Product Info Appointment Scheduling Data Sheet

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