Dale Bertrand

Dale Bertrand has a diverse work experience spanning various industries and roles. Dale is the Founder and President of Fire&Spark, a company that specializes in SEO, content marketing, and analytics for ecommerce and B2B brands. In this role, Dale helps brands compete for search traffic and achieve continuous growth in organic sales. Dale has worked with notable clients such as Citizen Watch, Nestle, Raymond Weil, and Bulova.

Dale has also served as a Startup Mentor at 500 Startups, a global venture capital seed fund and startup accelerator. Dale provided guidance and support to technology startups and helped manage the fund's investments, which total over $200 million.

As a Startup Mentor at Hustle Fund, Dale continued their work in mentoring and advising startups. Dale shared their expertise and helped entrepreneurs navigate the challenges of building successful businesses.

Dale served as an Entrepreneur In Residence at Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs, where they provided valuable insights and guidance to entrepreneurs in the Harvard alumni network.

In their previous roles, Dale has held positions such as Marketing Consultant at GrabCAD.com, where they were responsible for growing the user base through search engine marketing and user-generated content strategies. Dale also served as an Equity Advisor at Trade Hounds and has founded companies like Greenway Media Publishing, focusing on online publishing in the education space, and Vaulted Health, where they served as Co-Founder and CTO, helping connect nurses with fulfilling employment opportunities.

Dale has a background in marketing, having served as the Director of Marketing at Pixability, Inc. Dale was also a Co-Founder and CTO of LeadGather.com, a platform connecting wedding vendors with potential customers.

Dale Bertrand earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Brown University in 1999. Following this, they pursued further education at Brown University and obtained a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering in 2002.