Brendan Connaughton

Brendan Connaughton has a diverse work experience in marketing and sales. Brendan started their career as a Social Media Marketing Intern at Hello Social Australia in 2016. Brendan then worked as a Digital Marketing Intern at Showpo for a few months. In 2016, they also held positions as a Senior U:PASS Leader and a Senior U@Uni Equity Senior Ambassador at the University of Technology Sydney.

In 2017, Brendan joined Webprofits as an Acquisition Marketing Associate and later became an Acquisition Marketing Consultant. Brendan then became the Growth Lead & Senior Acquisition Marketing Consultant before transitioning to roles at Airwallex and Pavilion in 2019 and 2021 respectively.

At Airwallex, Brendan served as the Growth Marketing Lead, overseeing global growth marketing strategies and leading the team responsible for a 20x increase in customer growth. Brendan was also part of the early team that found product-market fit for the company's global business account proposition.

In 2021, Brendan joined Pavilion as a Member, where they became part of a private community of senior marketing and sales professionals at growth-focused companies.

Most recently, Brendan is employed at Qwilr as the Head of Growth Marketing, a position they started in 2023.

Brendan Connaughton attended the University of Technology Sydney, where they pursued a Bachelor's degree in Business, with a focus on Finance and Marketing. It is not specified when they started or completed their degree. Additionally, Brendan has obtained additional certifications including Marketing Strategy from Reforge in January 2022, and Growth Series from Reforge in November 2021.