Celeste Paylor

Celeste Paylor is a data-driven marketing communications professional with over 10 years of B2B marketing experience in the technology and manufacturing sectors, including roles at John Deere, Texas Instruments, and Amazon Web Services. From 2014 to 2015, Celeste served as a Territory Manager at The Kraft Heinz Company, driving market share in the Southeast region. Currently, Celeste works as a Marketing Manager at Gartner and previously held the position of Marketing and Events Manager at SEED Collective. Celeste is also pursuing a Master’s degree in Integrated Marketing Communications at Northwestern University and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. A passionate advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion, Celeste is also an HBCU champion and nonprofit leader.