Chief Marketing Officer
Prairie Peak Commerce · Chicago, IL
2021 · Present
• Repositioned B2C marketplace brand across 4 customer segments, lifting aided awareness 28% and organic traffic 64% in 18 months.
• Built integrated demand engine across paid social, search, affiliates, CRM, and partnerships, growing qualified demand 3.1x and revenue 42% YoY.
• Led 32-person brand, growth, creative, lifecycle, product marketing, and marketing operations organization with 96% retention.
• Owned $18M annual budget; reallocated 22% toward incrementality-tested channels, improving blended ROAS 37%.
• Launched experimentation and analytics operating model with 150+ quarterly tests, lifting conversion 19% and repeat purchase 14%.
• Partnered with product and merchandising to launch 11 retail-tech capabilities, contributing $26M in annualized GMV.
VP Marketing
Lakeview SaaS Group · Chicago, IL
2017 · 2021
• Scaled marketing from 6 to 24 employees across demand gen, product marketing, content, and customer advocacy while tripling sourced pipeline.
• Rebuilt positioning and ICP segmentation for a vertical SaaS portfolio, increasing win rate 21% and average contract value 34%.
• Introduced lifecycle programs across onboarding, expansion, and churn prevention, lifting net revenue retention from 104% to 118%.
• Directed $7.5M budget and global integrated campaigns that generated $48M in influenced pipeline across North America and Europe.
• Partnered with sales leadership on account-based marketing for 200 strategic accounts, shortening sales cycle 18%.
• Established weekly funnel analytics and attribution governance, reducing cost per opportunity 29%.
Marketing Director
Midwest Consumer Brands · Milwaukee, WI
2013 · 2017
• Led brand and integrated marketing for a $220M consumer portfolio spanning retail, ecommerce, and wholesale channels.
• Delivered 26% three-year revenue growth through shopper insights, category strategy, seasonal campaigns, and retailer media.
• Built first owned CRM and loyalty program to 480,000 members, increasing repeat purchase 17% and email revenue 2.4x.
• Managed $4.2M budget and agency roster of five partners, improving campaign on-time delivery from 71% to 96%.
• Launched packaging and ecommerce refresh across 14 product lines, lifting shelf conversion 12% and online conversion 18%.
• Developed two associate marketers into managers and instituted quarterly brand health and customer research reviews.