Eric Groves is CEO and co-founder of Alignable, the largest online network of small business owners with over 3.5 million members across 30,000 communities in North America. Alignable’s vision is to build the global network marketplace where every small business owner is able to connect, build trusted relationships, and gain access to the trusted referrals critical for business success.

Prior to Alignable, Eric spent 10 years as a founding executive of Constant Contact leading their go to market efforts, and growing the business from start-up to a public company with 400,000 customers and $200MM in revenue.

Groves authored The Constant Contact Guide to Email Marketing and is recognized as an expert on Engagement Marketing, Email Marketing, and local business. He has appeared on MSNBC’s Your Business and contributes to Small Business Trends, Fast Company and Yahoo Small Business.