Katherine (Kat) Desy

Director of Growth Marketing at Black Kite

Katherine (Kat) Desy has a diverse work experience spanning different industries and roles. Katherine (Kat) is currently a Director of Growth Marketing at Black Kite, starting in February 2023. Prior to this role, they held the position of Director of Product Marketing at the same company from August 2022 to February 2023. Katherine (Kat) also worked as a Senior Channel Marketing Manager from April 2022 to August 2022 and as a Channel Marketing Manager from June 2021 to April 2022.

Before joining Black Kite, Katherine worked at 360insights.com as a Client Success Manager from October 2020 to June 2021. Prior to that, they worked at CR Worldwide (part of 360insights.com) as a Senior Client Services Manager from July 2019 to October 2020 and as a Digital Client Services Manager from August 2017 to July 2019.

Katherine also has experience as a Founder and Chief Executive Officer at RMD Biotech, LLC, where they worked on a start-up medical device company from April 2015 to April 2018.

Earlier in their career, they worked at Advantage Solutions: Sales, Marketing, Technology as a Client Services Manager from April 2016 to August 2017. Katherine (Kat) also worked as a Leadership Development Associate at In-Store Opportunities (ISO) from July 2015 to April 2016.

Additionally, Katherine has experience working as a Substitute Paraprofessional at Tolland Public Schools from December 2013 to June 2015, a Strategic Marketing Intern at Esri from May 2014 to August 2014, a Visitor's Services Specialist at Connecticut Science Center from May 2013 to January 2014, and as an Insomnia Cookies Marketing Representative (Team Lead) at Insomnia Cookies from July 2013 to December 2013.

Katherine (Kat) also has experience as a Recruiter Intern/Junior Recruiter at Tidal Technologies from June 2013 to August 2013.

Overall, Katherine (Kat) Desy has a wide range of experience in marketing, client services, management, and entrepreneurship.

Katherine (Kat) Desy's education history includes a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Marketing and Entrepreneurship from Syracuse University, which they obtained from 2011 to 2015. During their time at Syracuse University, they also pursued a minor in Psychology. Prior to that, they obtained their high school diploma from South Windsor High School from 2007 to 2011.

In addition to their educational qualifications, Katherine has also obtained various certifications. These include certifications such as "Project Management Foundations," "Project Management Foundations: Risk," "Project Management Foundations: Teams," and "Project Management Foundations: Communication" from LinkedIn, all of which they obtained in 2019. Katherine (Kat) also completed a certification course in "Project Management Simplified" from LinkedIn in 2019. Furthermore, they have certifications in "Social Media Marketing" from HubSpot Academy, which they obtained in 2021, and "Email Marketing Certification" and "Inbound Certification" from HubSpot, which they obtained in 2017 and 2016 respectively.

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Timeline

  • Director of Growth Marketing

    February, 2023 - present

  • Director of Product Marketing

    August, 2022

  • Senior Channel Marketing Manager

    April, 2022

  • Channel Marketing Manager

    June, 2021

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