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Recent tariff policies are expected to drive up the cost of goods in 2025 by 5% to 20% compared to 2024, according to a recent CNBC survey. With customers tightening their budgets and overseas trade becoming more complex, it’s never been more critical to reevaluate your business’s sourcing strategy.
Attend the live session, Tariffs & Trade Disruption: Build a Smarter Sourcing Strategy with AI, to find out how procurement and finance teams can leverage sourcing AI to identify suppliers with favorable trade terms and avoid supply chain disruptions at your business.
What you’ll learn:
✅ Key signals to watch in policy changes – and how to automate your response
✅ Why diversifying your company’s vendor network is your key to success
✅ How Order.co’s AI can help you mitigate tariff impacts on your supply chain
Join us live on Thursday, June 26th at 12PM ET / 9AM PT and discover how your business can source smarter and stay ahead of pricing fluctuations.
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Thursday, April 24 | 12:00PM-12:30PM EST — AI & RFPs: Write, Source, and Secure Better Contracts—Faster
Mandy Cole | Partner | Stage 2 Capital
Mandy has built and scaled some of the fastest-growing B2B marketplace and SaaS companies, driving massive revenue growth and mentoring hundreds of sales professionals along the way. She played a key role in scaling LivingSocial ($5M to $750M), MyNewPlace ($0 to $20M), Main Street Hub ($2M to $10M), and Zenefits (growing the SDR team from 20 to 200!).
After founding Rise Accelerator to help Series A companies build and scale their go-to-market (GTM) strategies, Mandy joined Stage 2 as an investor and GTM partner. There, she helps companies navigate growth, evaluating hundreds of AI tools and software solutions to find which ones actually drive desired results.
Kevin focuses on sourcing and evaluating investment opportunities across emerging technologies. Before joining Stage 2, he worked on the investment team at Volition Capital, concentrating on growth-stage tech companies.
With a front-row view into how companies adopt and scale new tools, Kevin brings a sharp perspective on how to assess AI solutions—what to look for, what to question, and how to pick tools that drive lasting impact.
Kevin Swain | Associate | Stage 2 Capital
Matt’s spent over a decade applying AI in finance, backed by a Master’s in Artificial Intelligence and hands-on work developing procurement and finance AI applications. He focuses on the real-world impact of AI—helping teams understand how technology can solve everyday challenges.
As Chief Business Officer and co-founder of Order.co (and a former Chief Analytics Officer), Matt has dedicated his career to helping businesses put AI to work—across all models and applications.
Matt Garippa | Chief Business Officer | Order.co