Kanako T.

Kanako T. has a diverse work experience in the field of revenue operations, marketing operations, and consulting. Kanako most recently worked as a Senior Manager of Revenue Operations at SmarterX. Prior to that, they held roles as a RevOps/MarOps Consultant at KTone Consulting and a RevOps Consultant at SalesOps.io. Kanako also has experience as a Member at Wizards of Ops, Pavilion, and RevGenius. Kanako worked as a Marketing Operations/RevOps Consultant until April 2023. Earlier in their career, Kanako worked at Alyce as a Senior Manager of RevOps and a Marketing Operations Manager. Kanako also worked as a Japanese Teacher at italki and as a Growth Mentor for Marketing Operations at GrowthMentor.

Kanako T. completed their Bachelor of Arts degree in Music with an emphasis in technology at The University of Alabama in Huntsville from 2004 to 2007. Kanako then pursued a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree with a focus on Strategic Management, Marketing, and Organizational Behavior/Human Resources at Purdue University Daniels School of Business from 2012 to 2014. During their studies, Kanako also participated in various study abroad programs, including Doing Business in Chile at Universidad de Chile, Doing Business in Brazil at FGV - Fundação Getulio Vargas, Global Marketing at ESCP Business School, and Strategies in Italian Entrepreneurship at LUISS Business School, all in 2013 and 2014.

Additionally, Kanako obtained several certifications throughout their career. In 2018, they became a Salesforce Certified Administrator (SCA), and in 2019, they obtained the Salesforce Certified Advanced Administrator (SCAA) certification. Furthermore, Kanako obtained certifications in Adobe Certified Expert-Marketo Engage Business Practitioner (2020), Drift Conversational Marketing (2020), Drift Playbook Basics (2020), and Drift Conversational Sales (2020). Kanako also obtained the ABM Certification: Foundations from Demandbase in 2020 and the ZoomInfo Certification for Recruiting from ZoomInfo in 2022. Lastly, Kanako obtained the Fundamental IT Engineer Examination certification from Information-Technology Promotion Agency, Japan in 2007 and the Marketo Certified Expert certification in 2018.