Robin Daniels

Chief Business Officer @ Zensai #HumanSuccess & #AI | 3xCMO | 2.5xIPOs 😆 | Ex @Salesforce @WeWork @LinkedIn @Box @Matterport | LinkedIn Top Voice | Creator of Epic Teams | Dad | Runner | Made in Denmark 🇩🇰

Hi, I'm Robin Daniels, The James Bond of B2B, at least according to one legenday VC 😆

I'm an experienced executive focused on growth, marketing, GTM, product innovation, and leadership development to deliver epic results through ground-breaking, fun, and highly differentiated activities, while empowering people and teams to do the best work of their lives. 

I'm Chief Business Officer for Zensai (zensai.com) - where I run Product, Marketing, Partnerships, and GTM.

Throughout my career I've held executive leadership roles in high growth companies of all sizes, including Matterport (IPO) WeWork (near IPO), Salesforce, LinkedIn, Box (IPO), Veritas, and Vera (acquired).

My areas of expertise include growth strategy, product innovation, marketing, product marketing communications and media, GTM strategies, org design, leadership development, innovation management, mergers & acquisitions, top-level leadership, category-creation, brand building, public speaking, and sales transformation.

Here's more about my life story and journey during the last two decades: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/roadmap-life-love-happiness-robin-daniels/

I spent over 20 years in the US and UK, but I'm from Copenhagen, Denmark and an avid runner and movie nerd.

Founding Member & Advisor

byFounders is an early stage venture fund actively investing in tech startups across the Nordics and Baltics. Made up of some of the region's most accomplished entrepreneurs (Zendesk, Unity, Skype, and more), the byFounders Collective invests in and supports the next generation of globally ambitious founders. I help byFounders portfolio companies with deal sourcing, go-to-market strategy, business development, and fundraising advice.

AI usage in our Learn365 platform has gone up 172% year over year to help our customers learn in the flow of work 🚀 

Our customers are seeing more engaged employees with personalized AI-powered learning paths that we made so every person can experience growth, development, and momentum in their lives in a way that's perfect for them.

Super excited to see Fosway Group, David Wilson and Fiona Leteney recognize how much love, innovation, and focus we put into delivering a platform that our customers love 💙 

Thank you for the partnership and the recognition. I know everyone at Zensai appreciates this 🙏 

Onwards and upwards!

Studied and trusted by EMEA’s learning leaders, the 2026 9-Grid™ for Learning Systems is out today. 

The research shows that the market is growing but uncertainty and complexity remain; nevertheless, vendors are continuing to focus on AI-enabled functionality.

Revealing the market and solution trends in the learning systems market, the 2026 9-Grid™ report shows that:

- While AI is the top priority for the coming year – alongside skills, according to Digital Learning Realities 2025 – staples such as compliance and regulatory training are still critically important but have ceded the spotlight to AI due to the market-wide effectiveness of their delivery in modern learning. 
- The proliferation of AI sees face-to-face, cohort-based learning achieve premium status, with the research noting that “…leadership judgement, surgical precision, craftsmanship, [and] complex negotiation” remain capabilities that need observation and social interaction.

Fiona Leteney, Senior Analyst at Fosway Group, commented on the report’s learning experience insight: "It’s official: The LXP as a standalone category of learning system is finally behind us. Organisations still care deeply about the learning experience, but what used to be differentiators like personalised recommendations, intuitive UX, seamless content access, are now baseline expectations. AI is accelerating this shift, and even potentially transforming the traditional ‘Netflix style’ front door of learning into adaptive, conversational experiences where AI coaches and tutors guide learners in real time."

Myself and Fiona Leteney will take questions on the research in a live online ‘Ask the Analyst’ session on 19 March 2026 at 3pm GMT. Register for your free place here.

There are other market analysis models, but there’s only one 9-Grid™. Examine it today to accelerate your buying knowledge.

The links can be found in the comments below.

#Learning #LearningSystems #AI

Thanks for the great conversation about purpose, sleep, exercise, and happiness. I loved it Eric Bomyea - keep doing awesome work.

Podcaster | B2B Brand Director | Yoga Instructor

You don’t need a perfect sleep routine. You need portable anchors.

You already know the sleep science: 

Same bedtime. 
Same wake time. 
Dark room. 
No screens. 
Total consistency.

But your life moves.

Travel. 
Clients. 
Team dinners.
New beds. 
Different time zones.

So when the routine breaks, you feel behind.

In my conversation with Robin Daniels, he shared two anchors he protects wherever he is:

Sleep as a priority — even when it’s imperfect.
Daily physical regulation — move the stress out.

Two commitments that can travel with you. That reframed how I think about living dynamically, not perfectly. 

If your day goes sideways tomorrow, what would you still protect?

https://lnkd.in/gjpvNeF9

Open video: Stop Chasing Perfect. Lead a Dynamic Life (Without Burning Out) | Robin Daniels on youtube.com

Stop Chasing Perfect. Lead a Dynamic Life (Without Burning Out) | Robin Daniels

Shawn Nason

Chief Executive Officer

We envision a world in which healthcare has no barriers.
We deliver equal access to care by connecting healthcare professionals and patients in local communities.

Sometimes positivity is less noise.
Not more quotes, more quiet.

That is been true for me lately.

Boundaries create peace.

A stat I keep coming back to.
Anxiety disorders touch about 1 in 5 adults yearly.

Provocative question, what are we numbing with scrolling?

Do you need a detox from dopamine and drama?
Yes, and boredom can be healing again.

→ One hour a day, no scrolling
→ Replace it with music or movement
→ Show a little kindness

If you want to try this week, DM me.

Love & Gratitude, Shawn

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Men do not get taught to wait.
We get taught to muscle through.

When anxiety hits, I do not negotiate with it.
I name it, and I make the next right move.

Stat: About 14.3% of U.S. men had an anxiety disorder
in the past year, this is common, not rare.

→ Say: “This is fear, not truth.”
→ Do 10 slow breaths, longer exhale
→ Tell one person: “I’m not okay today.”

Reflective question: Why does naming it help so fast?
Answer: because my brain stops treating it like danger.

What if silence is the real risk?

Save this for your next waiting day.

DM me if you want my 3-minute reset.

Love & Gratitude, Shawn

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Last week was one of the hardest weeks of my life.
And I’m still in it.

I’m walking a journey I never wanted, never asked for,
and never thought I’d have to understand.

It has taken a huge toll on me, Carla, and the kids.
Just when you think you’ve climbed one mountain,
another one shows up.

The last two days, I’ve been in NYC supporting
mental health for all.

Thank you, Kyle Matthys, and the TRIIBE team for inviting me.

And to Lauren A. Y. and Geoffrey B. Sargeant, CFP®,
thank you for showing up for me.

Friday night, I also got to spend a little time with my
brother from another mother, michael j. kainatsky.
I needed that more than I can explain.

I’m back at the airport this morning, heading to
Washington, D.C.
I’ll share more about that this week.

And today starts Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.

Here’s the truth,
if you’re 45 or older, or you have a family history,
please get screened.

Why am I saying this so loudly?
Because early detection saves lives,
and I would never forgive myself if I stayed quiet.

If you have questions, or you’re scared,
DM me and I’ll talk it through with you.

Love & Gratitude, Shawn

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Two things can be true at the same time.

I can be deeply grateful,
and I can be completely undone.

Today, I stood with Fight Colorectal Cancer
and joined the Call on Congress.

I walked those halls with a mission,
but I also walked them with a lump in my throat.

Because this is not a talking point for me.
It’s my life.

I want to start with gratitude.

Thank you to every Senator and Representative
staff member who met with us today. And to Greg Landsman
you are the best!

Thank you for your time,
for your listening,
and for taking colorectal cancer seriously.

Thank you to your staff as well,
the people behind the scenes who carry
so much of the work and the follow-through.

And thank you to Fight Colorectal Cancer.

Thank you for organizing,
for advocating,
for telling the truth with compassion,
and for giving patients like me a voice
when we’re tired, scared, and still showing up.

I need to share something personal.

I found out 96 hours ago that I have
cancer for the third time.
We don't know all the details,
but we will fight again!

That sentence still doesn’t feel real.

But it’s real enough to change everything,
and real enough to make today feel sacred.

I didn’t come to Washington as a statistic.
I came as a person.

A dad.
A husband.
A leader.
A patient.
A fighter who is learning,
again,
what it means to be brave.

I’m asking Congress to do more,
because patients are doing everything we can.

We’re showing up to appointments.
We’re enduring treatments.
We’re navigating fear in quiet moments.
We’re trying to keep our families steady
while our bodies feel uncertain.

We need the system to meet us with the same urgency.

If you prayed for me today,
thank you.

If you didn’t,
I’m asking you to.

Prayers for strength.
Prayers for clarity.
Prayers for healing.

And if prayer isn’t your language,
I’ll take love.

Send it.
Speak it.
Share it.
Hold my family in your heart.

I’m grateful for today,
even with tears in my eyes.

Grateful for the people who walked beside me.
Grateful for the staffers who leaned in.
Grateful for the lawmakers who listened.
Grateful for the chance to turn pain into purpose.

Please keep fighting with us.

Please keep showing up.

And please keep me in your prayers,
with love,
and with gratitude.

Love & Gratitude, Shawn

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Every March, the cancer community shows up for CRC Awareness.

The last three years, it meant something different for me.
Today, it feels personal in a new way.

I’ve battled colorectal cancer twice.
And this year, I’ve watched people I love die from it.

So I made a decision, I’m doing something about it.

Yesterday I landed in Washington, D.C. for Call on Congress with Fight Colorectal Cancer. Thank you Matthew DeAngelis for standing
with me last night! You know how much I needed it!

Here are a few stats you should know.

→ Colorectal cancer is the #1 cancer killer for people under 50.
→ It’s still one of the top five cancer killers in the U.S.
→ Yet it has no dedicated federal funding source.
→ About 1 in 3 adults don’t get screened at 45.

What does that mean?
It means we need legislation that matches the reality.

Last night I sat on the National Mall with a couple hundred others,
looking at the flags, reading the numbers, feeling it all at once.

Am I posting more because I’m trying to scare people?
No, I’m posting more because silence costs lives.

I’m one of them.
I’m one of the people who needs more research, more funding,
and more help to stay here.

Over the next month, you’ll see me share more about this disease.

If you’re in my SWARM, thank you.
If you’ve been meaning to get screened, please do it.

DM me if you want to talk, or if you need help finding a next step.

Love & Gratitude, Shawn

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Waiting makes the mind write stories.
Most of them are brutal.

When I am stuck in the “what if,”
I bring my body into the room.

Stat: CDC reports 12.1% of U.S. adults have regular
feelings of worry, nervousness, or anxiety.

Declarative statement: I do not have to fix this today.

→ Cold water on face for 20 seconds
→ Walk outside, no phone, 8 minutes
→ Write one line: “What is true right now?”

What if my thoughts keep looping?
Then I lower the loop, I do not chase peace.

Who benefits when men pretend?

CTA: Try one of these today, then share it with a friend.

DM me if you want a one-page “waiting protocol.”

Love & Gratitude, Shawn

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Mental health is not a side quest.
It is the infrastructure of every life.

I want to spotlight Kyle Matthys:
Kyle is building TRIIBE with a clear heartbeat,
stigma gets erased, and support is within reach.

This is what community care looks like in motion.

What if the next breakthrough in mental health
is not a new app, but a better room?

Answer: It is, and Kyle is building that room.

If you are in New York City:

Next-Gen Changemaker Summit
Saturday, Feb 28, 10:00 AM to 6:30 PM
Copacabana, 625 W 51st St, NYC

If you cannot attend, do one small thing:
follow Kyle, and share what he is building.

Here is the link to the event: https://luma.com/7zynhb71 

Love & Gratitude, Shawn

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Your focus is not broken.
Your nervous system might be overloaded.

I know that fog, I have lived it.

Rest is a strategy.

One simple stat to consider.
About 1 in 3 adults sleep less than 7 hours.

Provocative question, how did exhaustion become a badge?

Are you actually tired, not unmotivated?
Yes, and your body is telling the truth.

→ Protect your first 30 minutes
→ Take one phone-free walk

If you want my reset routine, DM me.

Love & Gratitude, Shawn

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This is my third time waiting on answers.
Cancer does not rush.

I can handle hard news.
It is the uncertainty that tries to take my breath.

NCI notes anxiety can affect cancer patients,
and distress is common during testing and results.

I keep it simple while I wait.
I protect my mind, and I stay close to my people.

→ Ask: “What do I know for sure today?”
→ Keep my calendar small, protect sleep
→ Let someone sit with me, not fix me

How do I stay steady right now?
I stay honest, and I stay connected.

What if toughness is letting love in?

If you are waiting on results, text one safe person.

DM me if you are in the waiting room season too.

Love & Gratitude, Shawn

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Money is loud.
Meaning is quieter, and harder to ignore.

I have watched both up close.

Gratitude does not erase grief.

One stat that matters for relationships.
Strong social ties are linked to longer life.

What if success costs your soul?

Do you want joy without pretending life is easy?
Yes, and gratitude can be honest, not performative.

→ Name one person you appreciate
→ Tell them today, not later
→ Ask them to pay it forward

If you are rebuilding from the inside, DM me.

Love & Gratitude, Shawn

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