Marina Kats

GTM @Anthropic | Ex-Shopify

United States

About

I build go-to-market playbooks for emerging products in ambiguous environments. Over 9 years in enterprise sales, I've done this three times: β†’ Shopify Financial Products: Founding AE (no playbook, just figure it out) β†’ BrainStation NYC: Built the market from scratch (zero brand recognition β†’ 123% quota) β†’ Shopify WDGLL 'What Does Great Look Like' Framework: Scaled globally across the sales org I don't just hit quota - I build the systems that help teams scale. π—ͺ𝗛𝗔𝗧 π—œ'𝗠 π—•π—¨π—œπ—Ÿπ——π—œπ—‘π—š 𝗑𝗒π—ͺ: AI-augmented sales tools and playbooks that show what the future of enterprise selling looks like. I believe robots won't replace salespeople - they'll make great ones unstoppable. 𝗧π—₯π—”π—–π—ž π—₯π—˜π—–π—’π—₯𝗗: β†’ 2x President's Club (Top 1%) β†’ 202% FY24, 132% FY25 attainment β†’ $21.1M closed at Shopify β†’ Closed household names: Spanx, GymShark, Arhaus, Steve Madden π—ͺ𝗛𝗔𝗧 π— π—”π—žπ—˜π—¦ π— π—˜ π——π—œπ—™π—™π—˜π—₯π—˜π—‘π—§: I thrive in the grey zone - when there's no playbook, no benchmarks, no best practices. That's when I do my best work. I move fast, build as I go, and document everything so others can replicate it. I speak English, Russian, and Hebrew fluently. Let's connect: [email protected]

Experience

  • GTM at Anthropic
    Apr 2026 - Present Β· 3 mos

  • Senior Account Executive - Strategic Accounts at Shopify
    Oct 2023 - Apr 2026 Β· 2 yrs 7 mos

    β€’ FY’25 attainment 132%; FY 24’ attainment: 202% - Tracked against consumption quota of net-new $4M/Quarter β€’ $21M net-new business closed (FY’25); closed net new logos and grew spend in household names like like Spanx, Arhaus, Steve Madden, and GymShark β€’ Managed relationships with top-tier brands to transition and scale their operations on Shopify platform. β€’ Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless replatforming and continued growth. β€’ Implemented strategic solutions to optimize operations and drive revenue growth for clients. β€’ FY24 Presidents Club Winner

  • Shopify (2 yrs 10 mos)
    • Senior Account Executive - Enterprise
      Mar 2021 - Jun 2023 Β· 2 yrs 4 mos

      - Targeting outbound net-new customers to the Shopify platform (segment: $40-$150M+ GMV accounts) - Recognized for my strategic outbound approach, effective cross-functional collaboration, and operational mindset - Directed cross-sell support team to upsell into new accounts on Payments, Installments, Capital and POS Products - Asked by leadership to help formalize cross-sell relationship frameworks; β€œWDGLL Framework”. Helped scale this framework to Global teams - Consistently exceeded all targets set by leadership across all product categories - Won β€˜Peer Voted MVP’ and β€˜Sales MVP’

    • Account Executive
      Sep 2020 - Feb 2021 Β· 6 mos

      Hired as one of the founding Account Executives to build out the go-to-market motion for our Capital & Payments Products

  • Senior Account Executive at Vena Solutions
    Dec 2019 - Sep 2020 Β· 10 mos

    - Develop pipeline of prospective customers for Vena’s FP&A solutions Achievements: - One of the top reps in organization for H1 β€˜20, with 150% overall attainment - Exceeded ramping quota by more than 100% in first 3 months of role - Proud Cultural Amplifier; sharing best-practices, and elevating team discussion around experimenting with new ways to succeed - Analytically minded; using data from our team dashboards to inform discussions with management on coaching opportunities -Head-Organizer of Network4Women, a nonprofit organization that is funded by Vena to promote the need for women+ voices in the Toronto Technology space --> Work with co-chairs to bring new ideas for internal and external events

  • BrainStation (2 yrs)
    • Senior Account Executive
      Mar 2019 - Nov 2019 Β· 9 mos

      Manage Sales & Operation team for key US city expansions - Responsible for the growth of the US Market through sales and marketing tactics while overseeing a team of individuals on the U.S. team, covering New York, Boston and Chicago - Achieved 114% attainment overall against registration quota - Drove cost of acquisition down by 22% YoY in domestic market - Main internal partner for enterprise sales reps targeting large enterprises seeking digital skills training for their employees Inform CEO on US Market strategic growth plans - Monitoring competition by gathering current marketplace information on pricing, products, delivery schedules etc. Coach team performance - Lead a weekly skill-dev session - Lead 1:1 personal development sessions with each team member - Recognized as a β€œculture carrier” by leadership

    • Account Executive
      Dec 2017 - Mar 2019 Β· 1 yr 4 mos

      Promoted to lead growth team in first international market, NYC - NYC is of strategic importance to BrainStation’s long-term success - Promoted based on leadership and competency in brand-building and community-building - Exceeded quarterly registrant goal by 123% in a nascent market with little-to-no brand recognition - Built out team to design Market Launch strategy - Interfaced daily with CEO - Built student acquisition strategy for market launch - Involved in hiring for local campus