Childhelp Launches New Interactive Platform for Childhelp Speak Up Be Safe

Nonprofit partners with 6Connex to create virtual campus for child abuse and bullying prevention education program

PHOENIX (August 14, 2014) – Childhelp®, the nation’s oldest and largest non-governmental nonprofit advocating for abused and neglected children, has partnered with 6Connex to create a new virtual campus for its comprehensive child abuse and bullying prevention education program, Childhelp Speak Up Be Safe®.

To make this program more accessible to educators, Childhelp is launching a new virtual campus that will offer everything from the curriculum, to facilitator training, continuing education opportunities and guest speaker lectures. This new platform will launch August 14th and will be available for all current Childhelp Speak Up Be Safe facilitators. Those interested in learning more about the program and potentially purchasing for a class or school system, will also be able to tour the campus and learn more about the program.

This cutting-edge project is being fueled by the 6Connex Virtual Destination Platform. The Virtual Destination Platform enables organizations and individuals to connect, learn and engage anytime and anywhere within an interactive online virtual environment that can be utilized for training, onboarding, internal meetings and more.

The original Childhelp Speak Up Be Safe program was built in partnership with a team of researchers at Arizona State University, who developed a comprehensive, research based, culturally and developmentally appropriate child abuse prevention program for grades one through six. In early 2014, Origami Owl®, the national social selling company specializing in customized jewelry, donated funds for the expansion of the Childhelp Speak Up Be Safe curriculum to include pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. The extended program is in development in conjunction with Northcentral University and will be available in early 2015.

Thanks to Origami Owl’s generous donation, Childhelp Speak Up Be Safe is currently being offered at no charge to over 100,000 students nationwide in an effort to implement a large-scale adoption of the program nationwide. Currently, the program is taught in 29 states, impacting over 600,000 children nationwide. Schools interested in learning more about the curriculum can visit www.speakupbesafe.org.

 

 

About 6Connex, Inc.:

6Connex has been a leader in the virtual environment space since 2009, powering Virtual Destinations for career fairs, corporate universities, product launches, onboarding, user conferences and other applications – all while enabling connections that drive measurable ROI against defined business objectives. 6Connex’ 100-percent SaaS virtual destination platform is easy to use and deploy for companies large and small. More than 100 organizations, including GE, Oracle, Perkin Elmer, Ericsson, UCSF, Sears, CDC, Childhelp, and Northcentral University, rely on 6Connex. The company is based in Pleasanton, CA, with offices in London and Shanghai. For more information, visit www.6connex.com.  

About Childhelp:

Since 1959, Childhelp® has brought the light of hope and healing into the lives of countless children as a leading national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping at-risk children. Childhelp’s programs and services include residential treatment services, children’s advocacy centers, therapeutic foster care, group homes and child abuse prevention, education and training. Childhelp created the Childhelp National Day of Hope®, held each April during National Child Abuse Prevention Month that mobilizes Americans to join the fight against child abuse. For more information, log on to www.childhelp.org or facebook.com/childhelp.

Pleasanton, CA—July 7, 2014—6Connex, Inc., the leader in virtual destination solutions, today announced “the way to do virtual,” powered by the new release of the company’s software platform.  Virtual Destinations Version 7.1 brings intuitive and social virtual programs to every device, enabling even greater connection with customers, employees, partners and more.

The key elements of Version 7 include:

  • Anywhere access to virtual events and programs leveraging HTML5 for seamless multiscreen delivery and a rich mobile experience to iPads, iPhones and Android devices
  • Social engagement that starts at registration and extends through live and on-demand programs with numerous chat and share options
  • Enterprise strength scale and security, including powerful entitlement capabilities to deliver the right experience to the right visitor
  • The industry’s best UI, with high-impact designs that can easily and cost-effectively be customized to support a specific brand or use case
  • An executive reporting dashboard making key metrics easier to access and ROI easier to calculate
  • License-based pricing packages and comprehensive project management services to encourage consistent live activity and overall customer success
  • A webinar-agnostic approach and simple integrations that empower each client to use the webinar or webcast platform that best meets their specific needs

“The launch of Version 7.1 marks a major milestone for 6Connex and truly demonstrates our commitment to innovation,” said CEO Michael Nelson. “We are now providing our clients with simply the best way to execute virtual programs of any kind, with an incredible user experience delivered to any device.”

According to 6Connex CTO Leon Papkoff, “In addition to our progressive use of HTML5, we’ve architected a real-time server to deliver fast and seamless access for online events and programs.  Version 7.1 represents an enormous effort from our product engineering team.”

Virtual Destinations Version 7.1, the way to do virtual, is available now.  Learn more or request a demo at www.6connex.com/thewaytodovirtual.

 

About 6Connex, Inc.

6Connex has been a leader in the virtual environment space since 2009, powering Virtual Destinations for career fairs, corporate universities, product launches, onboarding, user conferences and other applications.  All while enabling connections that drive measurable ROI against defined business objectives. 6Connex’ 100-percent SaaS virtual destination platform is easy to use and deploy for companies large and small. More than 100 organizations, including GE, Oracle, Perkin Elmer, Ericsson, UCSF, Sears, CDC, Child Help, and NorthCentral University, rely on 6Connex. The company is based in Pleasanton, CA, with offices in London and Shanghai. For more information, visit www.6connex.com.

Pleasanton, CA—May 22, 2014—6Connex, Inc., the leader in virtual destination solutions, today announced the appointment of Joakim Jonsson as General Manager, EMEA.

Jonsson, who has held numerous roles within the industry, including both European Sales Manager and Regional Sales Director, APAC for ON24 will manage all business within EMEA with a focus on driving growth via new customer acquisition and the expansion of global enterprise accounts.  He will be based in London.

“EMEA represents a major growth opportunity for 6Connex, and Joakim is the right executive to lead the charge,“ said 6Connex CEO Michael Nelson. “With new global customers coming on board every day, we need a strategic and innovative thinker like Joakim to drive growth and ensure customer success at every step.”

“What I value most about Joakim,” said 6Connex CMO Lisa Farrell, “is his ability to guide a customer through all aspects of a virtual program, providing both a big-picture strategy and a nuts-and-bolts action plan. He’s a welcome addition to the leadership team.”

Most recently at ON24, Jonsson led sales efforts for the APAC region, working with global enterprise brands such as Google and Dell. He also was responsible for the launch of ON24’s London office, where he built and led cross-functional teams.  Jonsson also has held positions as Head of Sales and Marketing at Virtue, and Innovation Manager at Cantos.

“I am excited to join the team at 6Connex,” said Jonnson, “in particular because of the company vision to make things simple and transparent, from pricing to the platform itself. Virtual destinations should be easy to buy and to use.

About 6Connex, Inc.

6Connex has been a leader in the virtual environment space since 2009, powering Virtual Destinations for career fairs, corporate universities, product launches, onboarding, user conferences and other applications.  All while enabling connections that drive measurable ROI against defined business objectives. 6Connex’ 100-percent SaaS virtual destination platform is easy to use and deploy for companies large and small. More than 100 organizations, including GE, Oracle, Perkin Elmer, Ericsson, UCSF, Sears, CDC, Child Help, and NorthCentral University, rely on 6Connex. The company is based in Pleasanton, CA, with offices in London and Shanghai. For more information, visit www.6connex.com.

Pleasanton, CA—May 12, 2014—6Connex, Inc., the leader in virtual destination solutions, today announced two new additions to the leadership team, signaling continued momentum and a commitment to technology innovation.

  • Marc Goodell joins 6Connex as Vice President Environments and Architecture.  With 17 years experience at market-leading enterprise software companies, Marc brings a deep knowledge in enterprise architecture and software development.  Marc was most recently Systems Engineer – Environments Management at Workday.

Marc will manage the infrastructure and environments that power the 6Connex Virtual Destination platform, with a focus on ensuring scale to meet the needs of a global client base.

  • Michael Goodell joins 6Connex as Vice President Product Engineering, a role that will leverage his 17 years experience as an integral part of technical teams at some of the world’s largest corporations.  His most recent position was Senior Systems Engineer at Scientific Application International Corporation (SAIC).

Michael will drive product development and engineering to ensure the 6Connex Virtual Destination platform stays at the leading edge while providing clients with the core functionality to support a broad range of business applications.

“As our momentum continues to increase, it’s the right time to expand our leadership team with deep technical expertise,” said 6Connex CEO, Michael Nelson.  “I’ve known both Marc and Michael for many years, and they each bring unique talents to the company, along with the commitment and innovative thinking we need to lead the virtual events and environments market.”

About 6Connex, Inc.

6Connex has been a leader in the virtual environment space since 2009, powering Virtual Destinations for career fairs, corporate universities, product launches, onboarding, user conferences and other applications.  All while enabling connections that drive measurable ROI against defined business objectives. 6Connex’ 100-percent SaaS virtual destination platform is easy to use and deploy for companies large and small. More than 100 organizations, including GE, Oracle, Perkin Elmer, Ericsson, UCSF, Sears, CDC, Child Help, and NorthCentral University, rely on 6Connex. The company is headquartered in Silicon Valley, CA, with offices in London and Shanghai. For more information, visit www.6connex.com.

Campbell, CA—March 10, 2014—6Connex, Inc., the leader in virtual destination solutions, today announced the appointment of Michael Nelson as Chief Executive Officer.  Nelson is the former Vice President of Worldwide Sales at ON24 and considered an industry pioneer and thought leader.  Nelson assumes the role from Kevin Carbone, who remains a board member and active strategic advisor to the company.

As CEO, Nelson will oversee all aspects of the 6Connex operation, with an early emphasis on infusing the growing business with fresh talent to drive new revenue streams, as well as delivering an exciting new go-to-market strategy for the company.

“With our recent accomplishments, the timing was right to add innovative, experienced leadership to drive our next phase of growth,” said 6Connex CTO Leon Papkoff. “I‘m thrilled to have Michael lead that as CEO of 6Connex. He’s a visionary industry pioneer and strategic leader, and we’re lucky to have him.”

“We’ve followed Michael’s career for some time,” said 6Connex Board Member Kevin Carbone. ‘His ideas and leadership have always stood out to us as exceptional. He’s got an innovative, winning strategy for 6Connex that we can’t wait to introduce to the market.“

During his tenure at ON24, Nelson was key in defining the virtual event space and driving exponential business over a span of 11 years.  He held a variety of sales, marketing and business development roles.

“With today’s fast-moving, global economy, companies are asking for more efficient, more engaging, cost-effective methods to communicate with and train their employees, prospects, partners and customers,” Nelson said. ‘I’m here because 6Connex is poised to realize the true potential of virtual destinations for all organizations and transform the way the world communicates.”

About 6Connex, Inc.

6Connex has been a leader in the virtual environment space since 2009, powering Virtual Destinations for career fairs, corporate universities, product launches, onboarding, user conferences and other applications.  All while enabling connections that drive measurable ROI against defined business objectives. 6Connex’ 100-percent SaaS virtual destination platform is easy to use and deploy for companies large and small. More than 100 organizations, including GE, Oracle, Perkin Elmer, Ericsson, UCSF, Sears, CDC, Child Help, and NorthCentral University, rely on 6Connex. The company is headquartered in Silicon Valley, CA, with offices in London and Shanghai. For more information, visit www.6connex.com.

Campbell, CA—February 18, 2014—6Connex, Inc., the leader in virtual destination solutions, today announced the appointment of Lisa Farrell as Chief Marketing Officer, a new position for the company.

Ms. Farrell, most recently Vice President of West Enterprise Accounts at INXPO, takes charge of the ‘external voice’ of 6Connex, with primary responsibility to deliver strong, direct new messaging to the market.

“At 6Connex, we’re bringing a new perspective to virtual destinations, and Lisa’s background epitomizes that,” said 6Connex CTO Leon Papkoff. “She’s been one of the top virtual environment salespeople in the world, and she knows how to translate that knowledge to help our audience understand exactly what it takes to win.”

Added 6Connex Board Member Kevin Carbone: “There are lots of exciting, new things to discuss at 6Connex. We needed someone with Lisa’s track record, confidence and creativity to help us identify new markets and get those messages across to them in the most innovative ways possible.”

“I want to create marketing programs that originate from the voice of the customer,” Ms. Farrell said. “We all believe our clients deserve a fresh, new approach to virtual destinations, and 6Connex has some very strong ideas about how to provide one. I’m going to be out there sharing my expertise with clients—and the industry as a whole—to redefine what’s possible.”

Prior to her role at INXPO, Ms. Farrell served as Senior Director of Strategic Sales at ON24 and spent 10 years in the publishing industry, creating custom content programs, executing research initiatives and breaking sales records. She holds a degree in Speech Communications from San Jose State University.

 

About 6Connex, Inc.

6Connex has been a leader in the virtual environment space since 2009, powering Virtual Destinations for career fairs, corporate universities, product launches, onboarding, user conferences and other applications.  All while enabling connections that drive measurable ROI against defined business objectives. 6Connex’ 100-percent SaaS virtual destination platform is easy to use and deploy for companies large and small. More than 100 organizations, including GE, Oracle, Perkin Elmer, Ericsson, UCSF, Sears, CDC, Child Help, and NorthCentral University, rely on 6Connex. The company is headquartered in Silicon Valley, CA, with offices in London and Shanghai. For more information, visit www.6connex.com.