Karin Swanson

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Head of Sales Development and SMB @ Shopify
California, United States
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San Francisco Bay Area, United States, United States
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About Karin Swanson

Technology professional with robust SaaS experience in partnerships, business development, sales, operations, and management. Professional background also includes film, travel writing, and journalism, complemented by a personal passion for screenwriting, photography, and entrepreneurship.

Karin Swanson's Current Company Details
Shopify

Shopify

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Head of Sales Development and SMB
California, United States
Karin Swanson Work Experience Details
  • Shopify
    Head Of Sales Development And Smb
    Shopify
    California, United States
  • Julius Influencer Marketing
    President
    Julius Influencer Marketing Jan 2023 - Aug 2024
    New York, Ny, Us
    Led a competitive marketing SaaS business (acquired by Triller Inc. in 2022, NASDAQ: ILLR) as the top executive, responsible for business strategy, oversight, and operations, including oversight of decision making across P&L, payroll and staffing, company growth, product roadmap and more.Notable Highlights:• Produced highest EBITDA to-date, contributing to Triller's $4B public listing valuation • Developed advantageous cross-functional product, sales, and marketing partnerships and strategy collaborations across Triller’s portfolio of brands, including generative AI product, Amplify.ai
  • Julius Influencer Marketing
    Vice President Of Sales & Business Development
    Julius Influencer Marketing May 2020 - Aug 2024
    New York, Ny, Us
    Managed the sales team, leading as player-coach for new enterprise SaaS business, successfully scaling the revenue output to an acquisition by creator economy powerhouse Triller, Inc. in November 2022.Streamlined operational and strategic efficiencies across sales, marketing, and customer success in order to optimize revenue generating opportunities.Served on the executive team, contributing to product roadmap and key strategic business decisions to develop and increase revenue streams.Collaborated cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, Customer Success, Account Management, Marketing, Finance, and Legal to develop and evolve work streams and efficiently execute revenue process end-to-end.Managed the marketing team and function during director's paternity leave. Prioritized Google AdWords, content, and email marketing initiatives. Notable Highlights:• Achieved 100% of revenue targets in first two years managing the team, overcoming obstacles to drive revenue growth and team development during remote pandemic years• Oversaw the integration of the sales and account management teams from Julius and HYPR (acquired by Julius in March 2020), including systems, processes, goalposts, commission structures, pitches, KPIs, CRMs, and more
  • Julius Influencer Marketing
    Head Of Strategic Partnerships
    Julius Influencer Marketing Dec 2018 - May 2020
    New York, Ny, Us
    Managed 100% of strategic partnership responsibilities across all new business development partners. Identified, vetted, executed, closed, and on-boarded key business development and partnership opportunities with social media platforms, complementary SaaS tools, and enterprise brand, agency, and media partners. Continued to concurrently serve as Director of Sales, demoing, pitching, closing, and on-boarding new SaaS customers nationally and globally.Notable Highlights:• Managed API access with social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.), overseeing Julius product team progress, and successfully launching our first API partnership with Pinterest• Served on Leadership Team, contributing to product roadmap to increase revenue streams through strategic product offerings• Built advantageous alliances with Managed Service providers, expanding opportunities for revenue, product and industry impact
  • Julius Influencer Marketing
    Director Of Business Development
    Julius Influencer Marketing Aug 2017 - Dec 2018
    New York, Ny, Us
    As Director of Business Development at Julius, handled full-cycle sales process for our enterprise SaaS subscribers. Collaborated cross-functionally with Marketing, Customer Success, Account Management, Product, Engineering, and C-Suite to improve retention rate and product competitiveness in a fast-growing industry.Represented Julius at industry events, trade shows and marketing opportunities.Notable Highlights:• Averaged 146% of quarterly new business goal attainment• Closed largest company deal to-date • Managed full-cycle sales process for enterprise accounts: prospecting, demoing SaaS, negotiating, closing, and renewing• Helped establish the Julius SaaS offering as a top 10 influencer marketing solution in an ever-changing industry and marketplace
  • Julius Influencer Marketing
    Business Development Manager - Enterprise Sales (Formerly Thuzio)
    Julius Influencer Marketing Oct 2015 - Jul 2017
    New York, Ny, Us
    Julius (formerly Thuzio 360), a SaaS offering, is the most comprehensive influencer marketing platform, built to save marketers time and money in each phase of the influencer marketing process - discovery, research, procurement, campaign management and reporting. Julius helps both Fortune 500 companies and start-ups alike streamline their influencer marketing strategy and create influencer marketing experts in no time.
  • Thuzio
    Account Executive, Thuzio 360 (Now Julius)
    Thuzio Jan 2015 - Oct 2015
    New York, Ny, Us
    As the world’s most comprehensive software and service solution, Thuzio 360, the precursor to Julius, provided a complete view of the commercial profiles for over 50K celebrity and influencer talent across all verticals. As a powerful search technology, our innovative SaaS enabled agencies and brands to identify and procure celebrity or influencer talent based on very specific campaign criteria. The Thuzio 360 platform connected brands with the most authentic influencer across 50+ verticals to reach their targeted demographic, using: -Qualitative personal tags (strengths, interests, causes, etc.)-20+ search filters -Detailed pricing benchmarks for RFPs, client requests, etc.-Brand affiliations/endorsement details-Social media reach, engagement and audience demographics-Talent representation for direct outreach to influencers for procurement purposes
  • Thuzio
    Sales Consultant
    Thuzio Oct 2014 - Jan 2015
    New York, Ny, Us
    Thuzio is a marketplace for talent providing businesses and professionals with an all access pass to celebrity and sports talent through database, booking and event services.
  • Relevent Sports
    Inside Sales Representative
    Relevent Sports May 2014 - Jan 2015
    New York, New York, Us
    Prospected, initiated, and closed sales for the Guinness International Champions Cup (ICC) and various international soccer friendlies. Built relationships with key decision makers in Fortune 500 companies and youth sports organizations. Catalogued and resolved customer service inquiries & assisted other departments, including marketing, operations, event management, and accounting on an ad hoc basis.Notable Highlights: • Top 3 sales person for new and total revenue generated on a team of 12.
  • The Huffington Post
    Impact And Good News Editorial Fellow
    The Huffington Post Jan 2014 - Mar 2014
    New York City, Ny, Us
    The Huffington Post's Fellow program provides aspiring journalist with hands-on experience in a competitive newsroom, writing, editing, and contributing to content across a number of content verticals.Notable Highlights:• Wrote, curated, sourced and edited content on a variety of wide-ranging social causes and inspiring news stories for the Impact and Good News verticals• Assisted with operation of Twitter and Facebook accounts for HuffPost Impact, HuffPost Good News• Supported College vertical by assisting with the Editor-at-Large program• Provided editorial support, blogger onboarding for HuffPost blog team
  • The Huffington Post
    Ignite Good Fellow
    The Huffington Post Oct 2013 - Jan 2014
    New York City, Ny, Us
    Notable Highlights:• Partnered with the non-profit Ignite Good to provide networking and media opportunities to its members• Served as an ambassador between the Huffington Post Media Group and Ignite Good• Supported millennial-run organizations on a variety of service causes• Operated and managed social media marketing for Ignite Good: Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram
  • Indian Paintbrush Productions
    Development Intern
    Indian Paintbrush Productions Oct 2012 - Dec 2012
  • The Daily Bruin
    Marketing And Advertising Intern
    The Daily Bruin Oct 2009 - Jan 2010

Karin Swanson Skills

Social Media Marketing Sales Influencer Marketing Facebook Marketing Creative Writing Sports Marketing Photography Powerpoint Spanish Speaking Blogging Editing Microsoft Office Advertising Photoshop International Relations Screenwriting Microsoft Word Copywriting Event Planning Research Microsoft Excel Business Development Digital Marketing Twitter Salesforce.com Crm News Writing Nonprofits Marketing Strategy

Karin Swanson Education Details

  • Ucla
    Ucla
    Television And Digital Media Studies Minor
  • Universitat Pompeu Fabra
    Universitat Pompeu Fabra
  • Marin Academy
    Marin Academy

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What company does Karin Swanson work for?

Karin Swanson works for Shopify

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Karin Swanson's current role is Head of Sales Development and SMB.

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Karin Swanson attended Ucla, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Marin Academy.

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Karin Swanson has skills like Social Media Marketing, Sales, Influencer Marketing, Facebook, Marketing, Creative Writing, Sports Marketing, Photography, Powerpoint, Spanish Speaking, Blogging, Editing.

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