Dan Slagen

CEO

Boston, Massachusetts, United States19 yrs 1 mo experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Forbes Top 50 Entrepreneurial CMO recognition.
  • Led marketing for a leading AI Orchestration Platform.
  • Author of a best-selling book on Start-Up CEOs.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a MarTech expert with a strong focus on AI-driven marketing strategies.

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About

Selected by Forbes as a Top 50 Entrepreneurial CMO and TIME's 100 most influential companies, Dan Slagen is currently SVP at Zapier where he leads marketing for the world's most connected AI Orchestration Platform. Dan has experience scaling disruptive marketing functions and has been featured in The New York Times, NBC Nightly News, NPR, CNBC, BBC, WSJ, Bloomberg, TEDx, and more. Dan is a frequent speaker, advisor, author of the "best selling" book Understanding Start-Up CEOs, and an instructor on AI transformation at Scott Galloway's Section School. Dan’s passion comes from leading with creativity, drive, and innovation.

Experience

19 yrs 1 mo
Total Experience
2 yrs
Average Tenure
7 mos
Current Experience

Zapier

SVP, Marketing

Oct 2025Present · 7 mos · Boston, MA · Remote

Section

Instructor, AI Transformation

Oct 2023Present · 2 yrs 7 mos

  • Instructor on AI and go-to-market at Scott Galloway's Section School

Ideapress publishing

Author, Understanding Start-Up CEOs

May 2020May 2020 · 0 mo

  • Because everyone should think like a CEO

Tomorrow.io

CMO

Jan 2020Sep 2025 · 5 yrs 8 mos · Boston, Massachusetts, United States

  • The World’s Leading Weather Intelligence and Resilience Platform™
  • Forbes Top 50 CMO, TIME 100 Most Influential, Fast Company Most Innovative.

Thrivehive

CMO & CCO

Sep 2018Jan 2020 · 1 yr 4 mos

  • NYSE: GCI - Grew and led team through $1.3B acquisition of Gannett | USA TODAY

Alignable

CMO

Jan 2016Oct 2018 · 2 yrs 9 mos

  • Grew network to millions of SMB users and built growth, marketing, sales, CS, BD teams

Self

Advisor

Jan 2015Present · 11 yrs 4 mos

  • Fortunate to have worked with organizations of all kinds, including: DoorDash, Gannett, GitKraken, HP, MIT, Nike, University of Pennsylvania, VentureBeat, Wistia. Visit danslagen.com

Speechbooth

Founder

Jul 2014Jan 2016 · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Founded video-tech company (acquired in 2016)

Nanigans

SVP, Marketing

Mar 2013Jul 2014 · 1 yr 4 mos

  • Built brand, demand, product marketing, and increased marketing revenue 4x

Hubspot

Head of Global Advertising & Marketing Relations

Jul 2011Mar 2013 · 1 yr 8 mos · Greater Boston Area

  • NYSE: HUBS - Generated 30,000 leads per month via growth channels

D50 media

Senior Marketing Manager

Aug 2009Jul 2011 · 1 yr 11 mos

  • Agency founding team, managing $20M+ budget with 10x revenue growth

Amp agency

Marketing Manager

Feb 2008Aug 2009 · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Led performance marketing & analytics for 15+ accounts (example: Blue Cross Blue Shield)

Wayfair

Marketing Analyst

Mar 2007Feb 2008 · 11 mos

  • NYSE: W - Drove revenue through SEO and analytics

Education

Endicott College

Bachelor's degree — Marketing

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