Our story

Levitate founder Jesse Lipson has always loved creating magic. As a kid, he learned magic tricks. As an adult, the magic comes in the form of innovative software. Having previously founded ShareFile, a secure file-sharing software for small businesses (later acquired by Citrix), Jesse made the observation that the people and companies he gave repeat business to were the ones who did a good job of keeping in touch and staying top of mind personally and authentically; but most small businesses didn’t have the time. He looked at the available marketing and CRM software out there, but it was all made for large product-oriented businesses; not the nuanced needs of service-focused small businesses that rely on relationships to grow.

In 2017, Jesse and his team designed an email marketing tool that focused on genuine and personal outreach, at scale. Over time, the product expanded into offering texting, social media, AI content creation, surveys, websites, review management and handwritten cards. In just 6 years, Levitate has developed into a Happiness Platform with over 180 employees, helping nearly 6,000 customers keep in touch more personally and authentically with their clients and high-value contacts across all communication channels… from email to snail mail to text messages.

Our Mission

To make the world a happier place by building more authentic relationships

Our Core Values

Make Data-Driven Decisions

What can we say? We’re number nerds. Everything we do is based on data so we can ensure we’re making the best decisions for our customers and team.

Show Customer Empathy

Our customers are invaluable to us, so we do what it takes for them to feel the Lev love.

1.01365

Magic doesn’t happen overnight, so we aim to get 1% better each day. And due to the power of compounding (told you we were number nerds) that 1% a day turns into an immense amount of growth by the end of a year. 1.01365 > 1.00365.

Focus on Solutions, Not Problems

Problems are a part of life (unfortunately). But instead of dwelling on them, we treat each one as a challenge, working together to find a creative solution.

Make Data-Driven Decisions

What can we say? We’re number nerds. Everything we do is based on data so we can ensure we’re making the best decisions for our customers and team.

Show Customer Empathy

Our customers are invaluable to us, so we do what it takes for them to feel the Lev love.

1.01365

Magic doesn’t happen overnight, so we aim to get 1% better each day. And due to the power of compounding (told you we were number nerds) that 1% a day turns into an immense amount of growth by the end of a year. 1.01365 > 1.00365.

Focus on Solutions, Not Problems

Problems are a part of life (unfortunately). But instead of dwelling on them, we treat each one as a challenge, working together to find a creative solution.

Make Data-Driven Decisions

What can we say? We’re number nerds. Everything we do is based on data so we can ensure we’re making the best decisions for our customers and team.

Show Customer Empathy

Our customers are invaluable to us, so we do what it takes for them to feel the Lev love.

1.01365

Magic doesn’t happen overnight, so we aim to get 1% better each day. And due to the power of compounding (told you we were number nerds) that 1% a day turns into an immense amount of growth by the end of a year. 1.01365 > 1.00365.

Focus on Solutions, Not Problems

Problems are a part of life (unfortunately). But instead of dwelling on them, we treat each one as a challenge, working together to find a creative solution.

Create Magic

Whether it’s an exciting new feature that works like magic or surprising a client with a handwritten note, we strive to create a little ✨magic✨ with everything we do.

Leadership

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Jesse Lipson
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Founder and CEO

10/5/2017
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Grant Kitching
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Chief Revenue Officer

4/9/2018
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Pete Harvey
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CFO/COO

11/11/2019
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Nancy Slane
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Vice President of Product Experience

11/27/2017
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Sarah Kordulewski-Chavez
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Vice President of Sales

4/9/2018
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Robert Mills
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Vice President of Engineering

12/18/2017
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Crystal Ricevuto
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Vice President of Marketing

2/10/2020
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Leia Stallings
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Vice President, Customer Success

10/7/2019
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Matt Gardiner
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Vice President of Sales

11/1/2021
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Sara Jane May
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Vice President, Customer Success

3/11/2019
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Nate Spilker
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Chief Analytics Officer

12/1/2020
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Caroline Holleman
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Senior Director of Content Marketing

11/9/2020
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Hayley Morton
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Director of Learning and Development

10/25/2021
A group shot of our investors with founder Jesse Lipson

We’re so thankful for the over 75 investors that contributed to our Series C funding in 2023 including Bull City Venture Partners, Tippet Partners, Protagonist, and Duke Capital Partners!

Board

Jesse Lipson
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Real Magic

Andrew Sheehan
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Tippet Venture Partners

Jason Caplain
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Bull City Venture Partners

Mike Cristinziano
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