Guess Less & Glow More

This conference was designed as a live extension of the Guesswork campaign, translating brand narrative into an experience tailored specifically for accountants. It connected Mailchimp’s evolving role within the ecosystem to real world application, aligning brand, product, and audience relevance in a single, intentional moment.

The experiential concept, Roll Up for Your Closeup, offered a playful but purposeful interpretation of the campaign, turning an abstract message into an interactive experience that was approachable, memorable, and grounded in professional context.

Strategic Intent

The conference was built to bridge a company wide campaign with Mailchimp’s expanding ecosystem role. I co-led the strategy to ensure the experience reinforced Mailchimp’s position as a strategic partner for accountants supporting growing businesses, not simply as a marketing tool.

By translating the Guess Less & Glow More narrative into a physical activation, the experience created clarity around product value, reduced perceived complexity, and strengthened confidence through education and interaction. Experiential served as the connective layer that aligned campaign messaging with practical application.

Customer-Centered Design

The experience was designed with strong empathy for accountants, an audience that values clarity, credibility, and usefulness. Programming and interaction respected their time and professional needs, focusing on tangible takeaways rather than spectacle.

The Roll Up for Your Closeup activation encouraged participation while maintaining trust, creating an environment where attendees could engage comfortably and leave with a clearer understanding of how Mailchimp fit into their workflows and client relationships.

Region:

North America, EMEA

Year:

2022, 2023

Marketing Lead, Strategy & Execution

As Marketing Lead for Strategy and Execution, I owned the global strategy and delivery of third party conferences, hospitality programs, and experiential activations, transforming industry events into scalable GTM engines focused on lead quality and pipeline growth.

I led the global experiential GTM strategy, aligning audience targeting, messaging, localization, and success metrics across regions, and partnered cross-functionally to prioritize sales meetings, post-event conversion, and pipeline creation. I led global internal teams and agency partners, scaled a modular booth system for costefficient global execution, and was accountable for outcomes including lead quality, pipeline influence, and ROI.