TechXel Stamford Venture Expert 3 of 12: ZOOM, Brenda Lewis, Marketing

TechXel Stamford Venture Expert Series (3 of 12): ZOOM

Brenda Lewis, Founder & Principal, Transactions Marketing, Inc.

Positioning and Strategic Marketing

Thursday January 29, 2026 5:30 to 6:45 PM

Fifty+ percent of new ventures fail because they make mistakes in defining their market. Brenda Lewis has 43 years of experience in positioning and strategic marketing for tech ventures as principal of Transactions Marketing, Inc.(TMI) (). TMI manages the launch and funding of enterprise mission critical software, systems and services and has launched 24 ventures in healthcare, IT, cybersecurity, telecommunications, information, fintech and location services markets with a 75% success rate in a market where 9 of 10 ventures fail . Prior to starting TMI, Brenda spent 15 years at Exxon International, Marine Management Systems, Inc. and Pechiney Ugine Kuhlman in systems and industrial marketing. She graduated cum laude in Economics from Smith College and holds an MBA from the University of Connecticut. She attended Harvard Business School's Program for Management Development and earned a Certificate in Telecommunications Management from NYU.

On a pro bono basis, Brenda was a charter organizer of the Kauffman Foundation’s One Million Cups/Stamford. She was a judge for the annual Draper Competition for Collegiate Women Entrepreneurs at Smith College and has served as a judge at TechStars Startup Weekend, the CT New Venture Challenge and StartUP Fairfield. She served on the Steering Committee for Innovate Stamford, which won a $2 MM CT NEXT Innovation District grant and was a finalist in the Connecticut Technology Council's 2018 Women of Innovation awards. She is an offshore racing sailor, a member of the Storm Trysail Club, a PILOT at Mystic Seaport .

5:30-5:45 pm introduce yourself and your venture 5:30 to 6:45 PM Brenda’s remarks, Q&A.

This is a ZOOM event . Registration closes January 29 at noon.

Those registered will be sent ZOOM invitations by 1 PM

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