Get UP Business Development Services, Inc., is a Bay Area consultancy that helps executive teams increase revenue through insightful marketing strategy, rigorous research, kinetic marketing execution, and collaborative problem solving.

 

Our key competencies include data and analytics, enterprise software, Agile development, network infrastructure (hardware and software), SaaS, and professional services. We offer focused, expert services targeted to three critical phases of an organization’s development: incubation, transformation, and explosive growth. We also lead executive workshops, facilitate marketing focus groups, and conduct strategy sessions for lines of business to streamline product flow.

 
 

Our clients experience significant measurable results.

30%

fasteR
time to
market

2X

revenue growth
QoQ for
6 qtrs
after NPI

25%

sales bump
in 1st qtr
after tool
Adoption

1- 6 days

to gain
useable
insights
from >150
participants

 
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Lucia Hicks-Williams

President

 

With more than thirty years of experience in the business of technology, Lucia Hicks-Williams is the founder and president of Get UP Business Development Services in Oakland, California. Throughout her career, Ms. Hicks-Williams has demonstrated expertise in marketing software, hardware, and communications offerings as real products and services for real customers.

Lucia has served in executive positions at product developers including Splunk, Symphony Talent, and ServiceSource. She leads diverse functions including products, user experience, quality engineering, professional and data services, marketing, and product management. 

An experienced consultant, Ms. Hicks-Williams also served as partner and chief operating officer at San Francisco Consulting Group (SFCG). Her hallmark is collaborating with clients to drive successful product development, marketing, and delivery initiatives.

Prior to SFCG, Lucia held executive positions with General Magic, Inc.; Sybase, Inc.; Sun Microsystems; and 3Com Corporation. Her commitment to social growth is evident in her nonprofit work with the Haight-Ashbury Medical Clinic, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Youth Speaks, and Intersection for the Arts.

Today, Ms. Hicks-Williams focuses on increasing social capital, company revenues, and valuation of business units with clients across the globe.

 

We believe that the social impact of technology is a critically important topic as we continue to embrace new developments. That’s why we seek to give back to our communities and promote balance. Throughout her career, Lucia has supported the following nonprofit organizations, bringing her business acumen and proven financial rigor to maintain their financial health.
 

Intersection for the Arts

Operations executive for alternative arts organization at the cusp of 50-year milestone. Executed large-scale programs funded by $750,000 in ArtPlace grants for public art.
 

Haight-Ashbury Free Medical Clinic

Operations & administrative executive for historic free clinic as it transformed to a sliding-scale payment model.
 

InterVarsity Christian Fellowship

On-campus ministry at University of California, Berkeley, as it abolished affirmative action in admissions, consequently affecting on-campus race relations.
 

Allen Temple Baptist Church

Trustee Chair & fiscal lead for iconic Oakland church, providing financial guidance, controls, and regulatory compliance during period of great change.
 

Youth Speaks

Ad-hoc leadership advisor for policies and procedures & producer of an annual “friendraiser” to help youth find their voices, write their vision for the future, speak out, and be heard.