Dasha Shakov — CEO
I use LinkedIn as a work diary: notes from the messy middle of building marketing at a startup. Right now I lead marketing at Proton.ai, a Series A startup in Boston. I started as the first product marketer and, somewhere along the way, became a manager of a growing team. Before Proton, I was the first PMM at Rewind and helped take the company from Seed through Series B ($80M raised). Even earlier, I bootstrapped two ecommerce businesses in university that grew into 7-figure revenue. What I share here are real notes from the field on: → Scaling yourself from IC to manager → Running scrappy marketing when resources are thin → How AI is actually changing sales and marketing (beyond the hype) If you’re figuring out some of the same things, follow along.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and E-commerce marketing leader with a strong focus on product strategy and team management.
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Experience: 11 yrs 5 mos
Skills
- Marketing
- Leadership
- Product Marketing
- Sales Strategy
- Customer Insights
- E-commerce
- Strategic Planning
- Market Research
- Communications
- Content Management
Career Highlights
- Led marketing team growth from 1 to 8 members.
- Successfully repositioned products to target lucrative segments.
- Co-founded two e-commerce businesses generating 7-figure revenue.
Work Experience
Proton.ai
Head of Marketing (3 yrs 3 mos)
Senior Product Marketing Manager (4 mos)
Rewind
Senior Product Marketing Manager (3 mos)
Product Marketing Manager (2 yrs 10 mos)
Leo Burnett
Strategic Planning Intern (3 mos)
Parcelly
Co-Founder (3 yrs 8 mos)
Inuit Circumpolar Council (Canada)
Communications Officer (2 yrs)
Education
Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) Magna Cum Laude at University of Ottawa