Exec Trivia
Howard went to high school with two other execs. Name the high school and the two execs.
Thomas Jefferson HS, Sean, Tom
What day did Yext IPO?
4/13/17
This Yexter performed his hit “Sparkle” with his band Rubyhorse on both Conan and Letterman.
Owen
Which office has the cool old-school SMEG refrigerator?
France
What year was the “WiFi in the Bathroom” plan finally enacted?
Trick question: never
Which exec was on MTV: Parental Control?
Jim Steele
What was the name of Yext’s first ever user conference?
LocationWorld
This Yexter is known as the “Fireball Fairy.”
Kalani Oshiro
Which Yext office overlooks a zoo?
Berlin
What was the largest total deal with one company that Yext signed in FY19? Give company name.
Morgan Stanley ($4.783 million!)
Which exec used to be a pony-tailed bouncer at a University of Michigan dive bar but also cried while watching Crazy Rich Asians?
Marc
This Yexter was on real Jeopardy.
Joe Gaspard
Who spoke at Yext’s NYC HQ (our current space) office-warming party in 2013?
Michael Bloomberg
Name all the execs that used to work at Salesforce.
Steve, Jim, Dave R., Marc, Dave L.
Which exec auditioned for Blind Date (the TV show) but was turned down because he was “too nice?”
Dave L.
Which celebrity did Howard see working out who inspired him to start Yext?
Al Sharpton
This Yexter sends out an email where he pretends to be Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and shares inspirational quotes.
John Moffa
The Indian restaurant below one Yext office once caught fire. Which part of town was that Yext office located in?
Columbus Circle
Name three engineering teams.
T Bone, Slater, Apollo, Sumo, Spruce, PowerPanda, Yente, Hydra, Buffalo, Fusion, Commando, Catan, Thundersnow, Aether, Jarvis, Loggins, Prism, Cabbage, Cerberus
Which exec would like to retire to the Italian countryside and open up a homemade, fire oven-baked “dessert pizza pie place” because s/he loves to make homemade pizza pie dough?
Steve
What was the name of the company focused on the “pay-per-call” model that spun off of Yext in 2012?
Felix
Spell Sia’s (from FP&A) last name.
Kyparissiotis
Name all the Yext offices (co-working spaces included).
NY, Milan, SF, Tyson’s Corner, Chicago, Dallas, London, Berlin, Paris, Tokyo, Geneva, Shanghai (Miami is neither right nor wrong)
TWIST: Share out the most interesting piece of trivia that YOU know about Yext. 30 seconds to brainstorm with your group.
EVERYONE WINS!