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Big 4 Systems Thinker. Startup Builder. AI Educator.
Maryanne Conlin is a rare combination: a Fortune 100 brand strategist with hands-on technical skills.
"An exceptionally insightful professional with deep knowledge and broad experience, she's quick to spot high-impact opportunities and delivers strategic and actionable solutions."
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Respect Foods gained a huge competitive advantage in the marketplace after employing their services. Often, firms are slow to add expertise that they don't possess to their management teams. But we knew we needed an expert and we were very blessed to get the exact skill set that we needed.
Maryanne is extremely knowledgeable and professional. She did an amazing job! She even took the time to walk our entire company through the research she did, which was incredible. I would highly recommend working with her and will definitely be working with her again.
Maryanne was my key "right hand" during a critical time of growth. I could count on her to provide the broadest strategy or the most mundane detail. No matter which, she performed with the greatest skill and ease. And thanks to her positive attitude, it was always fun!
Hope Neiman
CMO, Tillster
Maryanne Conlin is an award-winning brand strategist, Fractional CMO, and Adjunct Professor at The University of California, Berkeley.
She is a classically trained CPG marketer with an MBA in international marketing from the prestigious Thunderbird School and 15+ years of managing iconic Fortune 100 and global multi-national brands.
She’s worked with top consulting (McKinsey, PwC, Deloitte) and ad agencies (Ogilvy, KMG), built billion-dollar brands, and helped dozens of start-ups go to market.
A dynamic speaker and writer on marketing and AI. She’s been featured in top publications and speaks at leading conferences, including Expo East, E3, and AI Summit.
✨ Strategy, not technology, drives transformational marketing programs.
Maryanne Conlin, Founder, NeuroD Marketing
Maryanne brings a rare mix of classic marketing/PR background and digital/social media experience.
She is creative, results-oriented, and fun to work with.
Dotan Saguy, Los Angeles, CA
Founder Bio
Maryanne has 20 years of brand and marketing strategy experience. As a consultant and Fractional CMO, she has helped numerous start-ups and SME’s build strategic growth plans, execute rebranding and transformation initiatives, develop new products, and acquire funding.
A classically trained CPG marketer, she held roles at Disney, Mission Foods, and Avery and worked with top consulting firms (Deloitte, McKinsey, and PwC). She led digital on the GTM team that 4X sales and established Avocados From Mexico as US share leader, spearheaded high-profile campaigns for The United Nations COP, and The Obama Administration, and drove innovation initiatives for Procter and Gamble and Pepsico.
Maryanne has lectured globally at top schools, including the University of Hong Kong and the University of California, Irvine. She is an Adjunct Professor at The University of California, Berkeley’s Executive Education Program, teaching in the Artificial Intelligence Program.
She has won numerous awards for her work, including the David Ogilvy Award, the Shorty Award, multiple Davey Awards, an International Green Award, and a PRSA PRISM Award finalist. She speaks frequently at conferences and workshops, including Expo East, E3, and the AI Summit.
A prolific writer, her work has appeared in The Washington Post, The Huffington Post, Newsweek, and Media Post. Previously, she was lead writer for Green Options Media’s Ecopreneurist and Inspired Economist publications.
Maryanne earned an MBA from The Thunderbird School of Global Management. A life-long learner, she is certified in a variety of digital, operational, and programming skills.
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