As a two-time Irish Chess Champion, I excel when there is a big problem to solve or an audacious goal to attain. I build the teams, culture, and processes for success. I have led marketing, sales, and product teams from 0 to product market fit, then scaling to $500m+. Additionally, I’ve secured national partnerships & advertising contracts with companies like Amazon, Verizon, USAA, Pepsi and government agencies.As the Chief Marketing Officer at Sandboxx, I've led the development of our B2C platform from zero to 8-figure revenues, with our web & mobile apps used by 70% of those joining the U.S. Armed Forces to train, stay connected, and purchase goods they need to be successful. Our growth has been fueled by building world-class performance marketing, content, product and data teams. One of my core values as a leader is to inspire my team to become passionate missionaries, not mere mercenaries. By instilling a sense of purpose and mission into our company culture, I empower top performers to take on challenges and achieve great results for our customers without needing constant approval. I firmly believe in giving team members autonomy and empowering them to do the best work of their careers.My career began in the weeds on product teams, working as a software engineer. I worked with government departments to turnaround stalled IT projects before moving to startups. Since then, I’ve been working, advising, and investing in startups and scale-ups.I have been recognized by industry leaders such as Salesforce (CMO Club Rising Star) and Marketing Growth Leaders (CMO Beacon Award). My thought leadership has been featured in Forbes, AdWeek, CMO Council, Washington Post, and various top podcasts. I currently reside in Washington D.C. with my wife and son.5 areas of focus when building high-performing teams:• Revenue growth: We grew from $0 to 8-figure revenue and negotiated strategic partnerships and enterprise customers to connect 70% of those joining the U.S. Armed Forces.• Go-to-market plans: I determined product-market fit and developed launch strategies for 3 additional FinTech, e-Commerce and mobile app products.• Brand awareness and customer engagement: We launched Sandboxx News and our YouTubechannel to improve inbound marketing with engaging content, growing website impressions to 5m per month.• Strategic planning: I steered the company through growth acceleration planning to crystallizepriorities and established OKRs.• Culture: I initiated career mapping and development plans, internal engagement programs and the Failure Award.