Hello everyone and welcome to the G2 Icon Community! We are so glad you're here.
We’re thrilled to bring together G2's top contributors from around the world into this exclusive space just for you. This community is all about connecting with industry peers, sharing valuable insights, and exchanging best practices around the tools that make your work more efficient.
Whether you’re here to discover new software, gain expert advice on the latest industry trends, or tips to optimize your current tech stack, you’re in the right place. This community is yours to shape, and we can’t wait to see the knowledge and connections you’ll build with fellow professionals across industries.
My name is Brett Nehls and I am a Community Manager here at G2. I live in the Houston, Texas area and a fun fact about me is that I have been to a game at all 30 Major League Baseball stadium throughout North America.
Let's hear from you! Feel free to follow the format of name, title, company, location and a fun fact, or spin it up with your own flavor :)
##### Post Metadata - Posted at: over 1 year ago - Author title: Community Manager | Event Marketer | Metrics Guru - Net upvotes: 18 ## Comments ### Comment 1 <p>Hi Brett and all G2 Icons,</p><p>My name is Sheeba Thomas. I am a Digital Marketer, located in India. I am thrilled to restart here with the Icon Community activities and interaction. </p><p>A fun fact about me is that I am a fashion freak. I own lot of clothes that are high fashion but I rarely wear. Apart from this I love learning and exploring activities that offer new experiences.</p> ##### Comment Metadata - Posted at: over 1 year ago - Author title: Digital Marketing Expert - Net upvotes: 6 #### Reply 1 <p>Hi Sheeba, it's great to see you here!</p><p>I know this is probably an impossible question, but if you could only pick one brand of clothes that you could wear every day for the rest of your life, what would it be? </p> ##### Reply Metadata - Posted at: over 1 year ago - Author title: Community Manager | Event Marketer | Metrics Guru ### Comment 2 <p>Hello everyone! I'm fashionably late but glad to be here with all of you. I'm MaryAnn Kerubo currently based in Charlotte, NC and I work for an ad-tech startup where I primarily run the onboarding & tech support but wear many hats. I'm super passionate about tech (especially AI), personal development and connecting with people.</p><p>A couple fun facts about me are that my hometown is in the region in Kenya where the best marathon runners are from and I can almost always tell the difference between a planet & star just by looking at the sky!</p> ##### Comment Metadata - Posted at: over 1 year ago - Author title: Head of Onboarding at Preflect - Net upvotes: 4 #### Reply 1 <p>Thanks, Brett! The altitude helps and the lifestyle plays a big part being from a more rural region of the country.</p><p>I don't run as consistently as I should but I love it :)</p> ##### Reply Metadata - Posted at: over 1 year ago - Author title: Head of Onboarding at Preflect #### Reply 2 <p>Welcome MaryAnn!</p><p>That is such a cool fun fact! I've heard that the reason for Kenya being the home of so many great runners is because of the altitude being ideal for training. Do you think that's accurate, or is there more to it?</p><p>Have you dabbled in some distance running yourself? </p><p><br></p> ##### Reply Metadata - Posted at: over 1 year ago - Author title: Community Manager | Event Marketer | Metrics Guru ### Comment 3 <p>Hello everyone! I'm Germán Castaño, a Systems Architect from Colombia in a big company, but I am also a consultant with startups and small businesses, helping them navigate the world of software and technology. I'm passionate about exploring new software solutions and assessing their suitability for my clients' present and future requirements. I'm thrilled to be returning to the G2 Icon program!</p> ##### Comment Metadata - Posted at: over 1 year ago - Author title: Más de 25 años de experiencia en procesos de negocio y tecnología - Net upvotes: 4 #### Reply 1 <p>Hello German,</p><p>As someone who enjoys nothing more in life than trying new types of food from around the world, I have rarely had the opportunity to visit a Colombian restaurant. What is your favorite Colombian dish that I have to try next time I have the chance?</p> ##### Reply Metadata - Posted at: over 1 year ago - Author title: Community Manager | Event Marketer | Metrics Guru ### Comment 4 <p>Hi all 👋</p><p>I’m Kelly and I run a small marketing agency focussed on helping small and medium businesses reach their ideal customers/clients and generate sustainable growth.</p><p>I’m based in Australia and a fun fact about me is that I looooove dragons 😀 </p> ##### Comment Metadata - Posted at: over 1 year ago - Author title: Full-funnel marketing specialist - Net upvotes: 4 #### Reply 1 <p>Loooooooove Dragons too! (and parrots and German Shepherds..) ;)</p> ##### Reply Metadata - Posted at: over 1 year ago - Author title: Digital Media & Information Technology | FB Power Admin #### Reply 2 <p>Hello again Kelly!</p><p>I was going to say that you might end up winning the most unique fun fact competition, but I see we have a fellow dragon appreciator in Gloria!</p><p>What is the origin story of dragon love? How does one stumble into such a thing? :) </p> ##### Reply Metadata - Posted at: over 1 year ago - Author title: Community Manager | Event Marketer | Metrics Guru ### Comment 5 <p>Great to be part of the G2 Icon program once again! It's almost been a year since we first started here, and I'm just as excited to continue.</p><p>Hey there! I'm Ankit. I assist brands with their market research, branding strategies, analysis, and more. In short, I help brands increase visibility and traffic that has been hard to achieve and undiscovered.</p><p>I've been using G2 for so long to research different products and features, and it has helped me in many ways.</p> ##### Comment Metadata - Posted at: over 1 year ago - Author title: Digital Marketing Consultant | Data Analyst and Strategic Planning - Net upvotes: 4 #### Reply 1 <p>Welcome Ankit, and congratulations on now holding the title of being the very first community member to post a message in our new forum :) </p><p>What type of brands do you usually work with? Are they from a particular industry?</p><p><br></p> ##### Reply Metadata - Posted at: over 1 year ago - Author title: Community Manager | Event Marketer | Metrics Guru ### Comment 6 <p>Hi All,</p><p>My name is Matthew Cowell and I'm an Accountant in Ashford, Kent in the United Kingdom. I enjoy listening to music and playing for a local over 50's Walking Football team.</p><p>My sense of humour keeps me going and I enjoy a good Pun!</p> ##### Comment Metadata - Posted at: over 1 year ago - Author title: Accountant - Net upvotes: 3 #### Reply 1 <p>Hey Matthew!</p><p>Walking Football, you say? I had no idea such a thing existed: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1btA2IUSstI" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1btA2IUSstI</a> </p><p>I'd have to imagine that your instincts might kick in sometimes and cause you to take a few running steps at times. Is that considered a penalty?</p><p><br></p> ##### Reply Metadata - Posted at: over 1 year ago - Author title: Community Manager | Event Marketer | Metrics Guru ### Comment 7 <p>Hi Brett and all G2 Icons!</p><p>Great to e-meet you all :) </p><p>My name is Charlotte and I am a senior Client Success Operations Manager with a passion for AI/automation to drive operational excellence!</p><p>Looking forward to learning more from you all</p><p>BW</p><p>Charlotte</p> ##### Comment Metadata - Posted at: over 1 year ago - Author title: Promoting Operational Excellence, Positive Working Cultures, Partnership Development & Strategic Planning for High-Growth Client Contracts - Net upvotes: 3 #### Reply 1 <p>Hi Brett</p><p>That is interesting feedback from the early survey results - hopefully I can provide support to G2 users!</p><p>Mostly reading the latest release notes for popular AI tools then testing to see how those new features can be translated to a work setting :)</p> ##### Reply Metadata - Posted at: over 1 year ago - Author title: Promoting Operational Excellence, Positive Working Cultures, Partnership Development & Strategic Planning for High-Growth Client Contracts #### Reply 2 <p>Hey Charlotte!</p><p>You might be quite popular around here! Early returns on the survey we sent out this week say that AI is, by far, the most common subject that people want to learn more about. </p><p>Is there any particular resource or outlet that helped you learn more about implementing AI at your company?</p> ##### Reply Metadata - Posted at: over 1 year ago - Author title: Community Manager | Event Marketer | Metrics Guru ### Comment 8 <p>Hello Everyone my names Kunal, im from England UK, looking forward to working with everyone.</p> ##### Comment Metadata - Posted at: over 1 year ago - Author title: concierge - Net upvotes: 3 #### Reply 1 <p>Welcome Kunal!</p><p>What type of industry are you in? And of course, we need a fun fact too :) </p> ##### Reply Metadata - Posted at: over 1 year ago - Author title: Community Manager | Event Marketer | Metrics Guru ### Comment 9 <p><strong>Hey Fellow Icons!</strong></p><p>I'm the Jim part of Jim and Rene at Tripawds - the largest support community for amputee pets and their people. As CTO of Agreda Communications and President of the Tripawds Foundation, I manage our network of 2,200+ three legged dog and cat blogs plus numerous free pet amputation resources and assistance programs.</p><p>Other hats I wear include serving as producer, and co-host of The RV Entrepreneur podcast and website administrator for various sites on the RV LIFE network, while serving select clients with premium web development and support services.</p><p><strong>Fun Fact?</strong> Since 2007, my wife and I have traveled full-time in our RV, working from wherever we camp in our mobile HQ. I owe my lifestyle to our first Chief Fun Officer Jerry who lost a leg to cancer in 2007. We tell the whole story in our book, Be More Dog: Learning to Live in the Now.</p> ##### Comment Metadata - Posted at: over 1 year ago - Author title: The Man Behind the Curtain - Net upvotes: 3 #### Reply 1 <p>Wow, Jim... it might only be the first official day of our re-launch, but you might win the title of "Most Interesting Life" amongst Icons. I knew that there would be a diverse range of backgrounds and industries within this group, but <strong>that</strong>, I did not expect!</p><p>I have no shortage of questions, but I'll stick to these: do you have any sort of "home base", or do you truly just go wherever your heart desires, and stay in that place until you're ready to change things up?</p> ##### Reply Metadata - Posted at: over 1 year ago - Author title: Community Manager | Event Marketer | Metrics Guru ### Comment 10 <p>Hi, everyone. Ron here from San Diego, CA and a Web / SEO professional. Glad to reconnect on this forum! </p> ##### Comment Metadata - Posted at: over 1 year ago - Author title: Executive Leader | Enterprise Digital Marketer | Web, SEO, PPC | Adjunct Instructor at UCSD Extension - Net upvotes: 3 #### Reply 1 <p>Hey Ron!</p><p>As someone who lives in San Diego, and formerly attended UCSB, are you even impressed by tropical vacations since you have the market cornered on time spent in perfect weather? :) </p> ##### Reply Metadata - Posted at: over 1 year ago - Author title: Community Manager | Event Marketer | Metrics Guru ### Comment 11 <p>Hello everyone!</p><p>I am Luca and I come from Italy! I mainly work on Growth Hacking in multiple forms.. I define myself as a hybrid figure.</p><p>It is an honor for me to be here with you.</p><p>🚀</p> ##### Comment Metadata - Posted at: over 1 year ago - Author title: CTO - Growth Marketer full stack #MarTech | ⚡️ SaaS Advisor - Net upvotes: 2 #### Reply 1 <p>Welcome Luca! </p><p>I'm thrilled we were able to tackle your email issues (if anyone else is having those, please don't hesitate to reach out!)</p><p>I did mention that the price for that assistance was that you had to mail me some pizza and pasta, right?</p> ##### Reply Metadata - Posted at: over 1 year ago - Author title: Community Manager | Event Marketer | Metrics Guru ### Comment 12 <p>Hello everyone,</p><p>I'm Vinaya. I work remotely out of India.</p><p>I am an Engineering Lead at Kloudle that makes securing cloud assets super simple.</p><p>I'm excited to be part of the G2 Icon program!</p> ##### Comment Metadata - Posted at: over 1 year ago - Author title: Engineering Team Lead - Net upvotes: 2 #### Reply 1 <p>Hey Vinaya, welcome! I'm jealous that I did not create a cloud company named Kloudle. Sometimes company names are a little frivolous, but that's such a perfect one!</p> ##### Reply Metadata - Posted at: over 1 year ago - Author title: Community Manager | Event Marketer | Metrics Guru ### Comment 13 <p><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">Hello. I'm a little late to the party here. I'm Ben Starkey, Commercial Director & Video Editor at Big Corner Creative in Wichita, Kansas. A fun fact about me is that my first job when I moved to Los Angeles for a time was as a post-production assistant on the Eddie Murphy comedy Norbit.</span></p> ##### Comment Metadata - Posted at: over 1 year ago - Author title: Video Content Creator @ Big Corner Creative - Net upvotes: 2 #### Reply 1 <p>Welcome Ben! </p><p>That is an awesome fun fact – I remember seeing Norbit at the time. I don't remember anything about it, but I do remember enjoying it, and thinking, "man... the post production assistance was really top notch in this one."</p> ##### Reply Metadata - Posted at: over 1 year ago - Author title: Community Manager | Event Marketer | Metrics Guru ### Comment 14 <p>Hello, everyone. I'm Lucas Hilty, and I'm an instructor and project manager at Faith Builders in Pennsylvania. I consider myself somewhat past the peak of shiny object syndrome; I still love software solutions that make our work more humane and our interactions more effective, but I'm less energetic about trying new things just because they are new. </p> ##### Comment Metadata - Posted at: over 1 year ago - Author title: Project Manager at Faith Builders Educational Programs - Net upvotes: 2 #### Reply 1 <p>Welcome, Lucas!</p><p>I definitely relate to you on that. I am intrigued by what's new, but I'm also a creature of habit and like what I like. A small, recent example of change: the latest iOS update of the photos app. It was perfect before, why did they make it less intuitive? But, I do love that they now transcribe their podcasts and allow you to go directly to the part of the conversation that you want. I guess that's the give and take of progress.</p><p>Do you have an example of a recent change or something new that you were actually really happy with?</p> ##### Reply Metadata - Posted at: over 1 year ago - Author title: Community Manager | Event Marketer | Metrics Guru ### Comment 15 <p>Hi folks,</p><p>I'm Deyan Georgiev, an SEO professional. I've managed quite a few tech-related websites and teams in my career, which naturally, introduced me to many different software. </p> ##### Comment Metadata - Posted at: over 1 year ago - Author title: Owner of TORO RANK - Net upvotes: 2 #### Reply 1 <p>Welcome Deyan!</p><p>I see that you reviewed SEMrush... is there any chance that you happened to be a part of their community for the power users of that platform? </p> ##### Reply Metadata - Posted at: over 1 year ago - Author title: Community Manager | Event Marketer | Metrics Guru ## Related discussions - [How well does Trello scale into a larger team?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/1-how-well-does-trello-scale-into-a-larger-team) - Posted at: almost 13 years ago - Comments: 6 - [Can we please add a new section](https://www.g2.com/discussions/2-can-we-please-add-a-new-section) - Posted at: almost 13 years ago - Comments: 0 - [Quantifiable benefits from implementing your CRM](https://www.g2.com/discussions/quantifiable-benefits-from-implementing-your-crm) - Posted at: almost 13 years ago - Comments: 4