Todd Staples

Todd Staples has a long and varied career in the life sciences, healthcare, and marketing industries. Todd began their career in 2000 as a Visual Effects Director and Producer at Graphic Nature Limited, where they met with clients to creatively design the vision and budget for each animated shot. In 2004, they founded Stealth Auto, LLC, a successful e-commerce company that develops and sells unique aftermarket BMW accessories. In 2011, they were hired as the Director of Sales and Marketing at Strategic Marketing Pros, where they focused on clarification and tracking of key metrics, website optimization and automation of marketing efforts. In 2012, they were hired as the Email Marketing Manager at Dlyte, where they managed all technical aspects of email marketing to launch the start-up from 0 to 20,000 clients in under 6 months. In 2015, they were hired as the Regional Vice President of Business Strategy at Stream Companies, where they independently developed successful plans and strategies to produce growth for top clients. Todd was then promoted to Director of Analytics and Conversion, where they established and trained the conversion optimization team on research processes and data-driven strategy. In 2016, they founded Luminary Business and began hosting events and podcasts. In 2017, they were hired as the Senior Marketing Strategist and Director of Ecommerce and Conversion at Muhlenhaupt + Company, where they helped companies with multi-million dollar turnover achieve revenue growth and increased profitability. In 2019, they were hired as the Brand and Media Evangelist at Scrimmage, where they collaborated with the CEO, internal teams, and industry leaders in mobile learning to plan and execute innovative new media projects. Most recently, in 2020, they were hired as the Director of Healthcare Innovation and Commercial Innovation Manager at ACTO, where they are leading a team of brilliant innovators to set the gold standard for education in life sciences and healthcare.

Todd Staples obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Mechanical Engineering, Film and English from UC Santa Barbara between 1994 and 1999. Prior to that, they attended Redwood High School from 1990 to 1994. Todd also holds two certifications: The Secret to Better Decisions: Stop Hoarding Chips from LinkedIn obtained in September 2022, and Optimizely Platform Certified from Optimizely obtained in June 2014.