Vetted Marketing Managers in the Los Angeles Metro

JR deSouza

Screened

Executive product and marketing leader specializing in global consumer technology and media

Los Angeles, CA26y exp

“Veteran product executive, founder, and former Olympic/World Champion swimmer with leadership experience spanning TiVo, Disney, DreamWorks Animation, Samsung, and Outex. He was the original product manager for TiVo, helped drive the shift from push to pull content consumption, built a Disney product idea into a $20M line, and now applies AI broadly across product, marketing, sales, and support for his patented physical product business.”

Claudia Zie

Screened

Director-level Creative Director specializing in dubbing and localization

Los Angeles, CA15y exp

“Creative lead and localization/linguistic supervisor working across major entertainment and tech clients (Netflix, Meta, Audible, MrBeast). Known for using audience retention signals to drive rapid edit/script iterations and for high-impact global localization decisions (dubbing, transcreation, subtitles) that support international scale viewership.”

“Growth and product marketing leader with experience building GTM systems from zero in high-ambiguity environments across SaaS, consumer tech, and esports. Has operated as a first PMM, built closed-loop acquisition-to-retention analytics, and delivered measurable outcomes including tripled freemium conversions, higher LTV at stable CAC, and major brand/sponsorship growth across multiple Asian markets.”

Steven Zavala

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Director-level growth marketer specializing in DTC e-commerce and CPG

Los Angeles, CA10y exp

“Lifecycle/CRM marketing leader from the wine and beverage space who has owned high-volume email/SMS programs end-to-end and translated CRM insights into broader revenue strategy. Stands out for combining rigorous process design, cross-channel automation, and personalization testing to drive measurable gains, including a 45% lift in incremental email revenue and $1.6M in incremental on-site upsell/cross-sell revenue.”

“Sports marketing professional with 4 years of CRM and multi-channel campaign experience, currently owning marketing strategy and execution for 17 collegiate sports at Pepperdine. They’ve grown from student attendance-focused campaigns into broader donor, alumni, and community engagement work, using segmentation, ticketing data, and cross-functional coordination to drive attendance, renewals, and revenue.”

Melissa Floyd

Screened

Senior Lifecycle & CRM Marketer specializing in email/SMS automation and retention

Costa Mesa, CA12y exp

“Lifecycle/CRM marketer from 5.11 Tactical who uses CDP-driven segmentation and rigorous testing to unlock incremental revenue and retention. Built post-purchase triggers that generated ~6,000 incremental repeat buyers and ~$1M in incremental revenue in a month, and proved the value of an underserved women’s segment (higher AOV/CTR) to secure increased investment and enable dynamic personalized email content.”