Carter Hostelley

Carter Hostelley has a strong background in B2B social marketing and business development. Carter is the founder and CEO of Leadtail.com, a social marketing agency that provides services to mid-sized companies and startups. Carter is responsible for creating and implementing social media strategies and developing social insights reports.

Carter also worked as a Vice President at Zuberance, Inc., where they developed advocacy and social media strategies for Global 2000 companies. Carter supported the executive team in generating new business, managing client relationships, and implementing strategic initiatives. Carter also served as the VP of Sales & Business Development for an early stage, venture-backed company, where they successfully built a sales team and executed go-to-market strategies.

Prior to their roles in social marketing, Carter held leadership positions at Topica Inc. as CEO and CFO, and at SmartAge as SVP International and VP Finance. Carter also served as the Director of Finance at ZD Expos.

Overall, Carter Hostelley has a diverse range of experience in the fields of social marketing, business development, and finance.

Carter Hostelley completed their Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Finance at the University of Hawaii at Manoa from 1982 to 1987. Later, they pursued a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance at Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management, graduating from 1988 to 1991. During their time at Cornell, they also completed an additional MBA in International Business at KU Leuven from 1989 to 1990.