Jonathan Metrick

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New York, New York, United States18 yrs 8 mos experience

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Key Highlights

4x CMO with proven revenue growth strategies
Built Go-To-Market practices for multiple companies
Expert in scaling marketing teams and operations

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Marketing Executive specializing in growth strategies for scaleups and venture-backed companies.

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Skills

Core Skills

Revenue & Profit GrowthDigital MarketingMarketingBrand Identity

Other Skills

Brand ManagementSalesStrategic PartnershipsBrand DevelopmentGo-to-Market StrategyMarketing StrategyOnline AdvertisingBusiness StrategyEmail MarketingSocial MediaProduct MarketingEntrepreneurshipCustomer InsightCopywritingDigital Media

About

I build marketing engines that drive faster, more predictable growth. I’m a 4x CMO and VC/PE Operating Partner with 15+ years marketing experience. I create systems that grow revenue and lower CAC, drawing on experience working with 100+ companies. At Sagard ($33B VC & PE fund), I built the Go-To-Market practice and partner closely with CEOs and CMOs to drive profitable revenue. I’ve also served as interim CMO at Wealthsimple, KOHO, and Clark. I help scaleups: • Drive profitable growth (2x LTV, 30% lower CAC) • Build high-performing teams (hired 25+ CMOs) • Operationalize AI (I host AI Show & Tells) • Clarify positioning (I’ve done 8 rebrands) • Select the right partner (I maintain a network of some of the world's top marketing agencies & vendors). I write about marketing best practices, AI adoption, and the evolving role of the CMO. My work has appeared in TechCrunch, MIT Sloan Management Review, Forbes, and The Globe & Mail. I also host in-person CMO Think Tanks in New York, London, Paris, San Francisco, and Toronto. Previously, I was CMO of Policygenius (acquired) and held senior marketing roles working with Tiffany & Co., Live Nation, and P&G. 🎓 Harvard MBA (Top 10%) | Queen’s BComm (Top 10%) Interested in marketing? Follow me on LinkedIn!

Experience

Clark

Interim Chief Commercial Officer

Jul 2024 – Feb 2025 · 7 mos · Berlin, Germany

Secondment to unify marketing, sales & data efforts at Clark - a Sagard portfolio company.

Koho

Interim Chief Marketing Officer

Jan 2023 – Aug 2023 · 7 mos · New York, United States

Secondment to lead marketing & growth at Koho - a Sagard portfolio company.

Wealthsimple

Interim Chief Marketing Officer

Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 · 1 yr · New York, United States

Secondment to lead marketing and growth at Wealthsimple - a Sagard portfolio company.

Revenue & Profit Growth

Sagard

Chief Growth Officer, Partner

Mar 2020 – Present · 6 yrs · New York, United States

Sagard is a $33B AUM asset manager investing in venture capital & private equity.
I've helped scale Sagard from $3B to $33B AUM and built our Go-To-Market (GTM) practice, which helps our portfolio companies profitably grow. We leverage my GTM playbook to improve optimal channel mix, pricing, speed to lead, measurement & attribution, and hiring/org design. I've also taken on interim operating roles within our portfolio as Chief Marketing Officer at Wealthsimple, Koho & Clark

Revenue & Profit GrowthDigital MarketingBrand ManagementSales

Policygenius inc.

Chief Marketing Officer

Aug 2017 – Mar 2020 · 2 yrs 7 mos · New York, United States

Policygenius (acquired) was the leading online insurance marketplace in the US. I built a division of +45 including user acquisition, lifecycle, creative, content marketing and business development. Efforts resulted in 10x revenue to $100M+ ARR

Revenue & Profit GrowthMarketingStrategic PartnershipsBrand Development

Hult international business school

2 roles

Senior Vice President Marketing

Promoted

Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 · 2 yrs · London Area, United Kingdom

Completed turnaround of $350M ARR education startup. Overhauled Hult’s marketing, product portfolio, CRM. Efforts led to +100% leads, +30% enrollment

Brand Identity

Senior Director Marketing

Jan 2011 – Jan 2013 · 2 yrs · London Area, United Kingdom

Designed and led global marketing team responsible for brand strategy & communication in Asia, Middle East, Africa, Europe, North & South America for rapidly growing $200M+ business. Efforts resulted in +60% sales growth and increase in Financial Times rankings from 65th to 57th.

The agility project

Co-Founder

Jan 2013 – Jan 2016 · 3 yrs · New York City Metropolitan Area

Co-Founded a boutique consulting firm with clients including Tiffany & Co, Lacoste and Pfizer.
Developed Tiffany omni-channel strategy enabling customers to seamlessly navigate mobile, desktop & in-store shopping. Developed the global product positioning for the Tiffany CT60 launch in the US, China, and Japan.
Published a report with Morgan Stanley on changing consumer behavior and technology's impact on the retail landscape.

Live nation

Director of Partnerships

Jan 2009 – Jan 2011 · 2 yrs · New York City Metropolitan Area

Designed and implemented cross-platform marketing programs with Fortune 100 clients (Microsoft, Sears) leveraging Live Nation's entertainment and digital media assets.
Created, launched and lead Live Nation Alliances Social Media Team – established vision and financial rationale for investing in social media capabilities, recruited and hired team, negotiated preferred vender agreements, created national and regional program tool kit, designed custom client programs for Fortune 50 clients (Citibank, Sears) totaling +$5M in new business.
Expertise in app creation, community development, social advertising and mobile location based services.

Diesel

Consultant to CEO

Jun 2008 – Aug 2008 · 2 mos · New York, United States

Jointly developed Diesel USA's three-year strategic plan for their Retail, Wholesale and Merchandising divisions.

Procter & gamble

Assistant Manager: Scale Marketing Team; National Sales Team

Jan 2005 – Jan 2007 · 2 yrs · Toronto, Canada

Scale Marketing Team: Created multi-brand national marketing plans for P&G's billion-dollar beauty care brands (Pantene, Olay, Cover Girl, Herbal Essences).
National Sales Team: Award winning efforts to drive sales via retailers and expanding P&G’s business with national brands (Walmart, Shopper Drug Mart) by influencing distribution, pricing, shelving, and in-store merchandising.