Anissa Neubauer is Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer for 1stDay.ai. Anissa is a visionary executive with a distinguished career defined by driving organizational success through strategic planning, alliance development, and high-performance team leadership. As a dynamic leader in the Cloud, SaaS, AI, Healthcare, and Fintech sectors, Anissa specializes in transforming complex business challenges into opportunities for significant revenue growth and market expansion.
Anissa is spearheading the foundational strategy and operational structure of this new AI-enabled SaaS company. In this role, she is architecting the corporate go-to-market strategy and forging critical strategic alliances across the AI, Healthcare, Fintech, and Cybersecurity landscapes. Her work focuses on the integration of enterprise AI solutions, the development of scalable sales enablement programs, and the deployment of secure frameworks within Salesforce ecosystems.
Prior to her current role, Anissa demonstrated exceptional sales leadership and operational discipline at major technology firms. As a Senior Regional Sales Director at Proofpoint, she led her team to exceed goals by 130% in her first full quarter, increasing the pipeline by 300% and ranking near the top of the East Region. Before Proofpoint, she served as a Regional Sales Director at VMware by Broadcom, where she managed diverse teams of up to 40 professionals in a highly matrixed environment. During her tenure, she achieved remarkable results, including a 200% goal attainment (FY2023) and leading the East Division to an average growth of 258%.
Anissa’s expertise in ecosystem development was solidified during her time as Vice President – Sales and Alliances at Deloitte Consulting. Operating on a global scale, she drove market growth for key partners like VMware, Dell, and Boomi. Her strategic vision led to her recognition as the VMware Partner of the Year (FY21) and Boomi Worldwide Partner of the Year (FY20), alongside a track record of consistently exceeding revenue targets.
Beyond her corporate achievements, Anissa is a dedicated community leader. She is the Co-Founder and President of The Olive Branch Foundation, a non-profit she has led since 2009. Her commitment to social impact was recognized with the Global EPIC2 Award from VMware in 2023 for her work in foster care initiatives, and she was a 2024 Visionary of the Year Candidate for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
Anissa holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Business-to-Business Marketing from the University of Dallas and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Northeastern State University. She is based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Location
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Education
MBA, University of Dallas
Bachelor of Science Business Administration, Northeastern State (Tulsa, OK)
Expertise
Management