Earn Your Leisure

In this riveting clip of EYL, our hosts Rashad Bilal and Troy Millings sit down for an illuminating conversation with Dean Forbes, a trailblazer in the SaaS (Software as a Service) industry. Dean shares his journey of becoming a seasoned CEO, recounting the highs and lows of leading and turning around companies in various sectors and geographies.Dean begins by emphasizing the importance of proving his competencies were not merely circumstantial. Transitioning from his success at Primavera, he took on the challenge of reviving KDS, a Paris-based SaaS company that was struggling at the time. KDS had 95% of its clientele in France, and Dean saw an opportunity for geographic expansion. He leveraged his sales expertise cultivated at Motorola and Oracle to steer KDS into new markets such as the UK, Germany, and the US. The result was astounding, leading to a pivotal partnership with American Express.Dean narrates the gripping tale of how KDS's successful partnership with American Express evolved into a bidding