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The Platform that Powered $78.1M in Grant Wins By the time you read this case study, its headline will be outdated. GrantExec, the platform thousands of companies rely on to find and secure grants, is generating wins so quickly that in just two weeks since writing the first draft of this article, the total secured grants jumped from $43.5M to $78.1M. The driver behind this impressive growth is Ryan Alcorn, a first-time founder who first conceptualized GrantExec as an undergra

At the start of every engagement, Matt Callaway asks startup founder(s) a simple question: “Where do you think your challenges are?” This question facilitates a deeper dive into the company itself, but is also intended to understand the team’s internal engine and direct the type of guidance SparkWorks is able to deliver. “It’s important for us, as advisors, to ask these questions and focus our brain power on what the founder thinks is essential.” In Ryan’s case, SparkWorks he

Sparkworks Advisor: Patricia Brooks Engagement Type: Execution Now that Ryan had identified his ICP, the next step was to figure out how to reach them. What publications are his ideal customers reading? How does he solidify GrantExec’s credibility as an organization in their eyes? What is the right vehicle to get to where they are? Enter Patricia Brooks, PR and Communications Leader for SparkWorks, earned and strategic media specialist, and founder of MatchMap M