Introduce Yourself!

[JorieMunroe]

Marketing is about making connections — with your audience and with each other.

With that in mind, say hi and tell us a little bit about yourself.  Here's some questions you can use for inspiration:

• What's your current role?
• What industry do you currently work in?
• How long have you been with your current company?
• What do you consider your marketing superpowers?
• What are you currently reading or learning about?

[CRicard]

Hi, my name is Chris Ricard, I teach Marketing at Douglas College in New Westminster, BC (a suburb of Vancouver).  I've been teaching there for 5yrs, my background entrepreneurship; I've started and run a number of businesses, the last one before starting to teach was an Escape Room in Gastown called SmartyPantz.  I've used lots of digital marketing/selling tools but am eager to lear more about the Hubspot ecosystem and bring these ideas, tools and inspiration to the classroom as I feel CRM is a core competency in business and marketing.  I'm currently working on the Marketing Hub course and I feel my marketing superpower is story telling.  As much as the tools and tactics are important, if you don't have a compelling story to tell, no one will be interested.  

[Champion]

Welcome @CRicard. Happy to have you here!

[Jyapriadi]

Hi, 

I'm James, I'm currently working at preezie, we bridge the online shopping experience gap between instore and online. So we build the tools for eCommerce stores to make it happen!

I'm currently a marketing assistant for preezie 🙂

preezie industry would be in online retail tech.

I've been around with preezie for more than a year now, starting as an intern.

My marketing superpowers to date would be quick execution to marketing ideas and putting innovative ideas to the table.

Im currently learning about applicable inbound strategies to saas businesses.

I believe there is no such thing as spam, only aggressive recall marketing strategy. 🙂

[Champion]

Welcome, welcome @Jyapriadi. Having the ability to put things in action quickly is an important skill. Looking forward to your feedback/suggestions in future posts!

[YouCanCallMeAl]

My name is Al and I am a Digital Media Marketing Coordinator. I work in the Insurance industry and I've been working within it for over two years. I enjoy creative writing, design, and podcast production. I've been enjoying listening to business podcasts and listening to fantasy/sci-fi audiobooks-- a great balance of the two!

Nice to meet you all, and look forward to learning and growing in all things Hubspot!

[JorieMunroe]

Hey @YouCanCallMeAl 👋👋👋 Excited to have you with us!

What are your favorite business podcasts?? I've been on the hunt for some good ones! 

[ZacSmit]

Hi Team!! My name is Zac! 

• Current Role: I am the Office Manager and an EA to the CEO at a high-tech start-up, where I will be helping the marketing team with demand generation. 
• I have been with my current company for about 14 months
• Superpowers: Outreach marketing, or storytelling (I am brand new to this, so still learning)
• Currently learning about demand generation, nurture campaigns, and keeping data clean. 
  
  

[Champion]

Welcome @ZacSmit! Excited to have you hear and help you through your journey.  

[AlisonAlexander]

Hi I'm Allison and I set up a digital data and design agency which focuses on Customer understanding and insight, to create greater emotional connections, through the enablement of tech and data. So we have become Hubspot partners and we work with Retail, Tech, Financial Services & Lifestyle Brands. Branue our business has been going for almost 4 years, after I started out consulting. I branched out the business about 16 months ago and we are off to a flying start. We have an amazing blend of content marketers, automation whizzes and data analysts to scientists so we continuously love to try new things for our clients.  I am reading about exponential organisations, algorithms to machine learning and my view on ethics in an immersive society.

[Champion]

Great to meet you @AlisonAlexander. I especially appreciate this line from your intro—"Customer understanding and insight, to create greater emotional connections, through the enablement of tech and data." Intention like this is what creates (and grows) an engaged audience. 

Looking forward to connecting with you in the future!

[BrookeDevine]

Hi Everyone!

My name is Brooke and I am the Marketing Coordinator at Driven Data. I just started with the company this week and am new to HubSpot but am loving it so far! I enjoy creating content that people can relate to and if I can tie humor into to an ad as well, then thats an added bonus! I look forward to learning more and growing with this group!

[Champion]

Hello @BrookeDevine! Tieing humor into content definitely helps make it more human. No one likes to read content that feels like a robot created it. 

Looking forward to some jokes from you in the future. 

[AlaynaMoxness]

Hi! 

My name is Alayna and I'm based in Canada working as the Marketing Manager for an Australian SaaS company.  I have worked in the SaaS industry for the last two and a half years, but only recently joined Locafy last week. My role is to build the marketing from almost the ground up focusing on inbound lead generation and content creation. That leads to my marketing superpower. I'm a content creator at heart with a passion for writing and creating content that entertains and informs. I have dipped my toes into graphic design, video creation, podcast development, and photography all in an effort to support the written content being produced. 

I have completed the Inbound Marketing course and am moving through the HubSpot Marketing Software course. My goal is to go through all of the certifications in the first quarter of my role. I have a limited experience using HubSpot so I'm here for all the tips and tricks! 

Looking forward to connecting! 

Alayna

[Champion]

Welcome @AlaynaMoxness. Sounds like you just started a new role? If that's the case, then congrats!

[JBeausoleil]

Hi everyone! I'm the new Digital Innovation Director at an advertising agency based in the Caribbean. My digital superpower is solving complicated business, brand and marketing problems with technology. At the moment I'm learning about sales funnels and marketing automation. 

[Champion]

Nice to meet you, @JBeausoleil. Looking forward to chatting with you in future discussions!

[IAhmet]

Hi.

My Name is Ibrahim Ahmet and i am 43 years young. I am the marketing director for Central Europe at a japanes printer manfacturer. I am workng here since 2011 and still enjoying it. I am really looking forward to learn new things with hubspot and drive automation. 

[jennysowyrda]

Welcome @IAhmet! Glad to have you here! 😄 

[Champion]

Welcome welcome @RVansickle! 👋

[RVansickle]

Hi, 

My name is Rachel Vansickle and my current role as a Community Engagement Specialist for federally recognized tribal members; 

I work within a sovereign nation for a Tribal Government; 

I have been a member of this tribe since the early 1990s and I have been an employee since September of 2020;

I'd like to think that my marketing superpowers are helping others get their needs met and that means not always applying typical solutions. With organization and research, I would like to think that I can assist in most customer inquiries. I like to see others succeed and feel supported. 

I am currently reading a best seller by Tana French that has recently become a show on the STARZ movie channel, it is called "In the Woods". Along with work and full home life, I am a full-time paralegal student. 

[tborges]

Hello everyone, 

• My name is Tima and am a Communications Coordinator for Edge Factor. We provide an e-learning platform for educators and work force development tools for communities.  I just started in January, so I am new to the company and to HubSpot.  As far as superpowers go, I'd have to say, writing and ability to upskill quickly. Currently I am working on upskilling on HubSpot Marketing and taking certification courses.