About: Laith Wardi, CEcD
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Laith Wardi, CEcD, is president of ExecutivePulse, Inc. He has worked in and around the economic development profession for over 20 years.

Laith has comprehensive experience in business retention that includes outreach to hundreds of value-added client companies, work as a resource provider, and over a decade of regional program management.

In 1994-95, Laith pioneered the first web based system for business retention. Today, the ExecutivePulse™ Business Intelligence System is the most widely used database for business retention and expansion in North America.

As co-founder and principal of ExecutivePulse Inc., Laith provides skills training, survey development, technology development and management consultation to clients seeking to implement a systematic and sustainable customer outreach program.

He is a regular instructor on business retention for the professional certification program sponsored by the International Economic Development Council (IEDC). Laith also speaks to community, economic and workforce development audiences throughout the United States, Canada, and now Europe on customer retention, one-to-one database marketing and technology assimilation.

Laith is a graduate of Mercyhurst College and received his economic development certification through IEDC in 2002.

Prior to the field of economic development, Laith worked in real estate management, media sales, and as a strategic planning consultant for both public and private-sector clients.