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Hunter Ansley

@hunteransley

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Startup Head of Growth. 15yrs experience going 0-1 building teams, products, demand, and revenue.

United States

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What I'm looking for

Looking for a challenging role that leverages my growth expertise to drive revenue, audience, and demand in a fast-paced startup environment.

Startup Head of Growth. Consistent results and promotions leading GTM, Partnerships, Marketing, and Sales. 15yrs experience going from 0-1 building teams, products, demand, and revenue.

Currently advising Fern, Castmagic, and Gondola on Growth, Revenue, and GTM strategies under my Badger Strategy consultancy.

Throughout my career, I've spoken at Google, worked for a presidential campaign from its national headquarters, and helped raise $49M in venture capital. I rose from Director to CEO of newsletter startup Likemind in 3.5 years, driving ARR from $400K to $21M, while growing our audience to 22M subscriptions and placing in the top 20% of the Inc 5000.

At Wayin, I led Growth as we climbed from five employees to $25M ARR, negotiated the fastest ever certification of a SaaS product into Twitter's Partner Ecosystem, and established offices in North America, EMEA, and LATAM through strategic partnerships, business development, and acquisitions.

And at digital product agency Mondo Robot, I increased revenue by 30% in six months, establishing partnerships with Contentstack, Algolia, and Shopify, while driving demand via a 98% uptick in social media engagement and a 173% boost in conversion rate.

I also won the William Faulkner Award for Short Fiction (not for this, though, this is real).

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Head of Growth

Current

Experience Badger Strategy

Jan 2023 - Present (2 years 4 months)

Leading revenue, growth, partnerships as fractional CGO for startups in Sports Marketing, Artificial Intelligence, Animation, and Content verticals

Growth Revenue Partnerships Go To Market Cross Functional Team Leadership

Head of Growth

Mondo Robot

Apr 2022 - Jan 2023 (9 months)

Increased revenue by 30% in six months through new business growth and partnerships, drove 98% increase in social media engagement and 173% boost in CTR

Revenue Partnerships Social Media Content Marketing Conversion Rate Optimization

Chief Executive Officer

Likemind

Jul 2022 - Jan 2023 (6 months)

Scaled revenue from $400K to $21M in under four years, built remote team to 41 employees, led 77% increase in revenue per session, 72% increase in profit, 171% increase in conversion rate

Revenue Team Leadership Brand Strategy Conversion Rate Optimization Data Driven Decision Making

Chief Operating Officer

Likemind

Jul 2021 - Jul 2022 (1 year)

Scaled revenue from $400K to $21M in under four years, built remote team to 41 employees, led 77% increase in revenue per session, 72% increase in profit, 171% increase in conversion rate

Revenue Team Leadership Brand Strategy Conversion Rate Optimization Data Driven Decision Making

Vice President of Growth and Marketing

Likemind

Aug 2020 - Jul 2021 (11 months)

Scaled revenue from $400K to $21M in under four years, built remote team to 41 employees, led 77% increase in revenue per session, 72% increase in profit, 171% increase in conversion rate

Revenue Team Leadership Brand Strategy Conversion Rate Optimization Data Driven Decision Making

Director of Product Marketing and Brand Strategy

Likemind

Jun 2019 - Aug 2020 (1 year 2 months)

Scaled revenue from $400K to $21M in under four years, built remote team to 41 employees, led 77% increase in revenue per session, 72% increase in profit, 171% increase in conversion rate

Revenue Product Marketing Brand Strategy Conversion Rate Optimization Data Driven Decision Making

Director of Social Media and Integrated Marketing

Learfield

May 2018 - Jun 2019 (1 year 1 month)

Increased sponsored content engagement by 1040% across 135+ social media properties, developed data-driven sales playbooks that boosted sales for Wendy’s, Popsockets, and Sharpie

Social Media Content Marketing Data Driven Decision Making Sales Leadership

Fractional Head of Growth

Socialie

Jan 2018 - May 2018 (4 months)

Closed first enterprise customer and largest revenue deal with Major League Soccer, created marketing and sales playbooks for company

Revenue Partnerships Marketing Strategy Sales Leadership

Head of Growth and Partnerships

Wayin

Jan 2017 - Oct 2017 (9 months)

Negotiated fastest ever certification of a SaaS product into Twitter’s Partner Ecosystem, led GTM strategy and product launches, growing ARR from zero to $25M

Growth Partnerships Go To Market Product Marketing Sales Leadership

Senior Director of Sales

Wayin

May 2016 - Jan 2017 (8 months)

Drove 135% quota achievement for Account Executives on my North America and EMEA teams, secured $49M in Series A-D funding

Sales Leadership Partnerships Data Driven Decision Making

Director of Product Marketing

Wayin

Apr 2014 - May 2016 (2 years 1 month)

Led GTM strategy and product launches, growing ARR from zero to $25M, drove 135% quota achievement for Account Executives on my North America and EMEA teams

Product Marketing Go To Market Sales Leadership Data Driven Decision Making

Director of Product

Wayin

Jan 2012 - Apr 2014 (2 years 3 months)

Led GTM strategy and product launches, growing ARR from zero to $25M, drove 135% quota achievement for Account Executives on my North America and EMEA teams

Product Development Go To Market Sales Leadership Data Driven Decision Making