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Denver, Co, Us

Denver, Colorado, Us

Providing strategic marketing leadership (Chief Marketing Officer on tap) and experienced tactical marketing execution (Swiss army knife), including:• Global marketing strategy, brand identity and messaging• Development and execution of go-to-market strategies• Digital, web and social media• PR, thought leadership, and other written communication• Event marketing• Sales enablement• Investor relations

Global, Oo

Elevate is the law company, providing consulting, technology and services to legal departments and law firms. The company's global team of lawyers, engineers, consultants and business experts extend and enable our customers' resources and capabilities.As head of marketing from inception to 2019, responsible for:• Developing global marketing strategy, managing budget and leading tactical execution• Defining brand identity and messaging• Collaborating with business unit heads to develop and execute go-to-market strategies• Managing full stack of web, PR, social, events, inbound, thought leadership, investor relations and sales enablement• Supported over 30 sales executives globally from pitch to RFP in a complex sales environment that includes consulting, SaaS technology and managed services

Fargo, North Dakota, Us

• Co-authored custom pitches and proposals for high-value strategic sales targets, helping to win $20–40 million in new revenue annually• Created investor pitches in collaboration with C-suite, securing multiple investment rounds of $5–50 million each• Managed, authored, and designed assets including web content, infographics, animation, sales collateral, blog posts, white papers, and press releases• Collaborated with sales leadership to research and assign strategic target accounts for 35 sales executives worldwide • Managed, budgeted, and delivered training for all sales reps globally, including product knowledge, industry trends, and strategies for complex selling environments

Fargo, North Dakota, Us

• Account managed several large strategic clients comprising over $15 million in revenue; helped grow annual account revenues by 30–45%.• Led onsite consulting engagements at client operations in New York and London to improve service quality and efficiency• Collaborated with sales to develop impactful strategic plans, pitches and proposals• Led marketing initiatives on an as-needed basis for web, content, PR, sales enablement and investor relations

Fargo, North Dakota, Us

• Worked on location in Mumbai for 18 months, recruiting, training, and managing a new business unit that grew from 5 members to 60 members in less than one year.• Transferred knowledge from client locations in New York and London to new teams in Mumbai, including training and coaching in client service and cross-cultural communication.• Coordinated cross-functional support required to build out new operations, including Training, IT, HR, Legal, and Finance.

New York, New York, Us

• Collaborated with bankers to create and edit sales pitches and presentations.• Frequently handled tight deadlines on high stakes projects worth millions of dollars.• Produced custom maps, logos, and other graphics for use in presentation materials.

B.F.A., Theatre

B.A., Music