Len Markidan

Chief Operating Officer

Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States23 yrs 9 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Led marketing operations from $0 to $500K MRR at GrooveHQ.
Consulted for over 50 companies on marketing challenges.
Empowering entrepreneurs to monetize their creativity at Podia.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS marketing leader with extensive experience in strategic growth and consulting.

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CopywritingMarketing StrategyOnline MarketingCreative WritingWeb AnalyticsAdvertisingConversion OptimizationA/B testing

About

I'm the COO at Podia, where we're empowering creative entrepreneurs to turn their passion into income by selling online courses, memberships, webinars, and digital downloads. I've run marketing teams and consulted for more than 50 companies solving complex marketing challenges.

Experience

23 yrs 9 mos

Total Experience

16 yrs 5 mos

Average Tenure

23 yrs 9 mos

Current Experience

Podia

2 roles

Chief Operating Officer

Promoted

Jan 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 3 mos

Chief Marketing Officer

Jan 2018 – Jan 2023 · 5 yrs

Podia lets you build a free, no-code website, host a community (free or paid), and sell digital products. With Podia, you get the tools you need to start and grow an online business-for free. Podia is an all-in-one platform so you don't need to figure out how to connect a ton of different tools. Make a beautiful online course, host paid webinars or consultations, sell ebooks or other files, set up email marketing, process payments, sign up your own affiliates, and show the world your work.
Creator or marketer looking to join a fast-growing creator-focused company? Let's chat :)

Groovehq

OG

Nov 2012 – Nov 2017 · 5 yrs

From day one to year five, I led a marketing operation that grew the company from $0 to more than $500K in MRR. The foundation of our success was content marketing, including the "Journey to $100K" startup blog.

Markidan strategies

Strategy Consultant

Jan 2011 – Dec 2017 · 6 yrs 11 mos · Baltimore, MD

Helped more than 50 clients break through marketing challenges and hit their goals through strategy consulting and team training.
Clients include:
Prudential
Mutual of Omaha
Jet.com
Healthline
Chegg
Pricelock
Netlify
Overstat (IBM)
Booz Allen Hamilton

Netflix

Account Manager

Apr 2009 – Present · 17 yrs · Home

Responsible for managing (and paying for) account shared by 5 globally distributed family members.
Exceeded market benchmarks by typing password using Roku remote with 48% accuracy or greater.
Multi-year recipient of suggestions for movies I’ve already watched.

Amazon

Prime Member

Feb 2008 – Present · 18 yrs 2 mos · Home

Increased order volume by 823% over 7 years
Researched diverse product catalog, spanning departments from Simplehuman bag liners to cat food.
Regularly reported on product quality using review portal.

Facebook

Advertising Target

Jul 2004 – Present · 21 yrs 9 mos · Home

Recruited as early user for my experience with having an @edu email address.
Received a “Facebook Beanie” award for performance in 2006 March Madness bracket.
Consistently retargeted by F500 brands such as Samsung, Proctor & Gamble, and Verizon.

Apple

Uncertified Genius

Nov 2003 – Present · 22 yrs 5 mos · Home

Led remote tech support for older family members throughout the country.
Maintained Siri comprehension rate of over 55% for three consecutive years.
Once put off a software update for over 8 months.

Google

Data Source

Jul 2002 – Present · 23 yrs 9 mos · Home

Responsible for managing submissions of monetizable personal data across a diverse suite of products including Search, Gmail, Maps, and more.
Troubleshoot Calendar sync issues.
Received #1 ranking in Search for my own name.