Dave Krijger

Dave Krijger has extensive experience in marketing and leadership roles. Dave currently serves as the Vice President and GM of Small and Midsize Businesses (SMB) at Mood Media. In this role, they are responsible for driving profitable business growth and overseeing a $50M+ line of business serving 100K+ SMBs.

Prior to their current position, Dave was the Chief Marketing Officer at EXPLO, a global non-profit learning organization. Dave led various functions such as market research, communications, demand generation, analytics, and sales.

Dave also worked as the Vice President of Integrated Marketing at Kaplan Higher Education, where they were responsible for driving business growth across national online and ground campus markets. Dave played a key role in implementing a revised segmentation strategy and improving graduation rates.

Before that, Dave worked as a strategic advisor to Boston-based brand KaBloom, providing e-commerce strategy and implementation services. Dave also served as a consultant/advisor at Zaius, an early-stage customer data platform, where they collaborated with product, engineering, sales, and marketing teams.

Additionally, Dave has held leadership positions at Grand Circle Corporation, Gemvara, and Vistaprint. At Grand Circle, they served as the Vice President of E-commerce, leading generate demand and user engagement through digital transformation. At Gemvara, they worked as the Senior Director of Marketing and was instrumental in the company's acquisition by the Richline Group. At Vistaprint, Dave held various marketing roles, including Director of Marketing for North America and Director of European Retention Marketing.

Throughout their career, Dave has demonstrated strong strategic and leadership skills, driving business growth and delivering results across multiple industries.

Dave Krijger has a Master of Business Administration degree in International Business and Marketing from the University of South Carolina Darla Moore School of Business. Dave also has a Master of Arts degree in Economics with a focus on International Business, Management, and Organization from Tilburg University. Additionally, they were a Foreign Exchange student at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where they completed coursework in Marketing, Persuasion, Management, and Logistics.