Gloria Nichols

Chief Marketing Officer | Harvard MBA | Stanford Engineering

San Francisco Bay Area

About

Consult at CMO/Vice President level for technology firms to gain traction/engagement, accelerate revenues, and raise enterprise value by establishing a strong online presence and developing close prospect/customer engagements. Expertise in messaging, content marketing, SEO, traffic generation, PR, websites, social media, surveys, whitepapers, executive thought leadership, editorial campaigns, plus website work to maximize engagement, lead generation and conversions. My client success: 3 companies were acquired by public firms, and 2 were Deloitte Fast 500 growth companies. Previously employed at Cadence as Group Marketing Director; experience at Cadence in driving product direction, messaging, and establishing and managing strategic partnerships. Specialties: Strategic Marketing, Positioning & Messaging, Surveys, Public Relations, Customer Voice, Inbound/content marketing, SEO, Website. Industries: Electronic Design Automation software, Biotechnology, Security, Automotive Tech

Experience

  • President, Owner at LaunchM, Inc.
    May 1996 - Present · 30 yrs 3 mos

    CMO or Corporate Marketing Vice President consulting, providing market development for technology firms. Use messaging & content marketing to communicate compelling value. Expertise in SEO, traffic generation, website structure & PR to establish strong market presence/traction, maximize engagement, lead generation & conversions, accelerate revenues, & raise enterprise value. Current CMO and/or VICE PRESIDENT consulting: -IC Manage [Design & IP Management, Big Data, Cloud tech]. 2007 to present. Deloitte Fast 500 company. -Real Intent [Static Verification / Sign-Off]. November 2018 - present. Recent project consulting: -ChipStack.ai [Agentic AI Verification]. 2025. acquired by Cadence in November 2025. Previous CMO and/or VICE PRESIDENT consulting: -Drako Tech [Automotive Tech]. 2015 to 2019 (Drako Motors); 2025 to 2026 (Drako Tech) -Movellus [All Digital IP, Clock Networks]. 2017-2021 -Metrics Technologies. [Cloud Simulation]. Oct 2017 to Mar 2018. -CellMax Life [Cancer Blood tests] (2016-2017). Launched company, with 50+ articles. Built new e-commerce website, with 100 leads overseas, and strong SEO rankings through content-based digital marketing. -Solido. [Variation-Aware Design & Machine Learning] 2010-2017, through acquisition by Mentor (now Siemens). Deloitte Fast 100 Canada. -Eagle Eye Networks [Cloud video surveillance]. (2013 to 2016). Launched company, set corporate messaging, created strong SEO ranking with conversion to leads through content-based digital marketing. Achieved ~100 articles of editorial coverage per year following formal launch, and top 3 Google rankings for targeted major SEO keywords. Created CEO conference presentations. -NextOp Software [Verification Software] 2010-2012. Acquired by Atrenta (now Synopsys) -ClearShape [Design for Manufacturing Software] 2006-2007, through acquisition by Cadence. Previous project work: -Cadence, SiFive, Mentor/Siemens, Barracuda Networks, Calypto, Synopsys, Atrenta, Apache, etc...

  • Group Marketing Director at Cadence
    1994 - 1996 · 2 yrs