Matt E.

Advisor | ex-CMO @ Rippling

New York, New York, United States

About

Customer (and revenue) obsessed CMO. I love hockey stick growth curves and solving hard problems with smart people. Current: ex-CMO now advisor @ Rippling ($0 to ~$17B). Prior: VP Marketing & Employee #1 @ Zenefits ($0 to $4B)

Experience

  • Rippling (8 yrs 3 mos)
    • General Manager
      Jan 2025 - Jun 2026 · 1 yr 6 mos

    • Health and well-being
      Dec 2023 - Dec 2024 · 1 yr 1 mo

    • Chief Marketing Officer
      Apr 2018 - Dec 2023 · 5 yrs 9 mos

  • VP Marketing at Zenefits
    Jan 2013 - Jun 2016 · 3 yrs 6 mos

    Employee #1 @ Zenefits. Built and led the marketing team that helped turn Zenefits into one of the fastest growing SaaS company’s ever: $0 -> $4B valuation in 3 years. • Grew Annually Recurring Revenue (ARR) from $0 to $65 million in 3.5 years • Built and led an incredibly talented team of 20 marketers, plus 50 SDRs • Created sophisticated demand get engine that fed >150 sales reps • Created positioning and messaging that helped turn Zenefits into top HR brand • Ran best-in-class marketing stack: Marketo, Salesforce, DOMO, etc.

  • Product Marketing Manager at SigFig
    Feb 2011 - Jan 2013 · 2 yrs

    Joined SigFig as the first product marketing manager. • Managed marketing for strategic partnerships with Yahoo, MSN, and AOL Finance • Owned product copy, messaging, positioning, launches, and PR • Ran marketing website and demand generation

  • Advertising Manager at Definition 6
    Mar 2008 - Feb 2011 · 3 yrs

    Account Manager at D6, a national advertising agency. Responsible for managing digital marketing assets for Fortune 5,000 clients including VeriFone, Wendy's and Carter's. • Generated $1M in billable revenue in 1.5 years • Project managed several $100K+ web site builds • Developed integrated marketing plans that included SEO, SEM, and Email • Client satisfaction and portfolio growth resulted in several promotions