Hi, I’m Dave Kaupp

An accomplished executive with over two decades of leadership experience helping VC-and PE-backed startups, early stage, and public companies launch and scale their brand and products, or turnaround their business for profitable growth. As a former agency founder, I bring a dynamic, creative & results-oriented approach to driving growth and business transformation through creative differentiation across extensive periods of growth including; digital & traditional strategy, M&A activity, operational streamlining, and brand evolution. My passion lies in uniting marketing teams and enabling sales while working with leadership teams under a common vision that deliver on strategic goals and profitable business outcomes.

Here’s what sets me apart:

LEADERSHIP STRENGTHS

  • Transformational Visionary: Proven expertise in leading businesses through pivotal transformations, from rebranding and market repositioning to scaling startups and driving global expansions.

  • Creative Strategist with Measurable Results: Unique ability to blend creative marketing strategies with data-driven decision-making, delivering measurable growth and impactful go-to-market initiatives.

  • Collaborative Team Builder: Skilled in building and mentoring high-performing, cross-functional teams that align marketing, sales, and product strategies to achieve shared business goals.

  • Innovator in Marketing Technology: Early adopter and implementer of advanced tech stacks, including marketing automation, CRM, and ABM tools, ensuring accountability and efficiency in all marketing functions.

  • • SaaS / Enterprise Technology
    • Marketplaces & Exchanges
    • eCommerce
    • Professional and Managed Services
    • Consumer Products
    • Supply Chain
    • Retail/Fashion Merchandising
    • Agency/Marketing Services
    • Manufacturing/Sustainable Tech

  • • Strategy
    • Corporate Marketing
    • Brand Creative Strategy & Execution
    • Product Marketing
    • Digital Marketing & Transformation
    • Demand Generation
    • Sales Enablement
    • Operational Efficiency
    • Revenue Acceleration
    • Product and Sales-Led-Growth
    • Competitive Positioning
    • Marketing/Sales Automation/MarTech
    • Content Marketing
    • Resource Optimization
    • Process Architecture

  • Degrees:
    BS, Boston College, Management & Marketing

    Certifications:
    MIT Sloan-Certified Blockchain
    HubSpot Inbound Marketing
    Pragmatic Product Marketing Framework

ASANA, 
Jira
Confluence
HubSpot 
Marketo 
Salesforce
Terminus
LeadForensics
Drift
Figma
Twitter Spaces
Discord

Technology Adoption: (partial list)

Bizzable
CrazyEgg 
Google Analytics
Vidyard
Wistia
Semrush 
Seismic
Alyce 
Outreach
Slack
Zapier
Ringlead 
Clearbit 
Zoom Info
HG Insights 
Survey Monkey
Swifttype
Prismic
WordPress
Shopify
Facebook
LinkedIn
Twitter
Instagram
Discord
Klue
Semrush
Sales Navigator
Tech Target
AHA
Salesforce CPQ
Conga Composer
Adobe Suite

Let’s Work Together