Hunter Sunrise

Hunter Sunrise has a diverse work experience in marketing and leadership roles. Starting in 2000, Hunter founded and led a successful national pet care business for 20 years. From 2013 to 2016, Hunter served as the Head of Marketing at Simple Finance, where they played a key role in increasing the customer base and growing financial transactions. They then joined McGarrah Jessee as the Head of Business and Innovation Strategy in Marketing and Advertising from 2016 to 2019. Hunter's expertise led them to become the Chief Marketing Officer at Modernist Studio in 2019, where they developed strategies for Fortune 500 clients and led the company to significant growth, resulting in an acquisition by Gorilla Logic in 2021. After that, they held positions as Chief Marketing Officer at Instapage, TeachBoost, Smore, and SchoolStatus, all in the year 2023. In these roles, Hunter led marketing and sales teams, developed branding strategies, and implemented growth initiatives to achieve revenue goals. Additionally, they served as a Startup Mentor at Newchip Accelerator from 2018 to 2023 and as a SXSW Pitch Advisory Board Member at SXSW in 2022.

Hunter Sunrise has a diverse education background. They have obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree with a focus on Marketing and Organizational Leadership from Oregon State University. They also hold a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree in Creative Writing, specializing in nonfiction, poetry, and poetry translation, from Vermont College of Fine Arts. Hunter has a Bachelor's degree from Norwich University, where they double majored in Business Management and Marketing, with a minor in Applied Psychology. Furthermore, they have acquired a certificate in Graphic Design (UX/UI/Visual Design) from Shillington Education and completed a course in UX Design from General Assembly. In addition to their formal education, Hunter has obtained certifications such as Leading a Marketing Team from LinkedIn and Level Three (Advanced) Wine Education from WSET (Wine & Spirit Education Trust). They have also completed the Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner course offered by IBM.