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Meet the Rocket Fuel team.
Amanda Patterson
CEO
Amanda was head of marketing for Mindbody during the company’s most pivotal and explosive growth stage, from $20M to $200M, including its initial public offering. While at Mindbody’s helm, Amanda built a demand generation pipeline that increased leads by 300% in less than a year, fueling the company’s exponential growth. She also expanded the marketing team by 5 times, launched the consumer app and brand, and created the BOLD Conference, which not only grew from 200 to 2000 attendees but also attracted Michelle Obama and Magic Johnson as speakers. Amanda has a wide range and depth of experience helping companies at every stage, from Seed to IPO, with growth rates between 40-100%. She’s eager to accomplish goals like this for your company.
Nicole Hoadley
Senior Account & Program Manager
Nicole is a strategist, a collaborator and a get-it-done-er. Before joining Rocket Fuel Labs, Nicole worked on the experiential marketing team at Mindbody where she spearheaded a wide range of global events, developed and implemented innovative marketing plans, and managed event budgets, logistics, content, strategic alignment, sponsorship sales and post-event metrics. This California native and Cal Poly grad is passionate about wellness, sustainability and personal development, all of which she pursues by being active, cooking, traveling, spending time with friends and family, and exploring San Diego’s beaches.
Jake Norcross
Digital Marketing Strategist
We’re not positive, but we’re pretty sure Jake’s middle name is Digital Marketing Guru. Before joining the Rocket Fuel Labs team, this marketing aficionado and UCSB grad served tech startups at a full-service digital marketing agency and in-house at a software company focused on lead-gen. Here he uses his paid media experience across display, social and search to deliver results for our clients. When he’s not working, Jake runs. Not surprising, since he runs circles around the competition.
Brittany Olsson
Director of Strategy & Accounts
Look up “overachiever” in the dictionary, and you just might see Brittany’s photo. With nearly a decade of experience in B2B marketing, this high energy leader makes it happen, whether that “it” is, developing high-performance campaigns, building programs that nurture leads and create engagement, or enacting processes that leverage technology to drive results. Britt’s experience covers a wide range of industries with a focus on innovators and startups in various stages. Her hobbies include travel, hiking, golf, snowboarding and thinking about clients’ success in her sleep. (We’re just guessing on that last one.)
Kristine Pangelinan
Sr. Revenue Operations & Data Manager
Kristine is the queen of all things numbers, from leading revenue operations to streamlining workflows to everyone’s favorite: providing actionable insights based on bona fide data. Born and raised on the island of Guam, Kristine has spent more than a decade helping fast-paced SaaS companies soar. When she’s not crunching numbers (and crushing goals), Kristine loves traveling, hiking, jiu jitsu and hitting the beach.
Kathy Valenti
Senior Content Marketing Manager
Kathy is a nationally award-winning copywriter with more than 20 years of experience. She’s worked on some of the world's best-known brands, including Nike, Dr. Martens, Harrah’s and LegalZoom, and has written for nearly every conceivable industry, from technology and transportation to finance and fruit stickers (really). Kathy has a history of delivering exceptional, needle-moving results for clients. She’s also the author of a mystery series and an honorary (albeit self-nominated) member of the grammar police.
Meet the Rocket Fuel board.
Michael Loeb
Board Member
Michael Loeb is one of the world’s most successful and prolific entrepreneurs. The founder and CEO of Loeb.nyc, Michael has a long and storied history of achievement that begins with co-founding Synapse, which grew to the largest seller of consumer magazine subscriptions worldwide. Michael and his Synapse co-founder then formed the wildly successful Priceline.com. Following the development of other renowned ventures, Michael co-formed Loeb Enterprises, now Loeb.nyc, to ideate and develop new business concepts. Today, Loeb.nyc boasts a portfolio of over 18 direct investments and a new model for startup investments that offers exceptional strategic and executional talent to significantly de-risks startup launches.
Rich Vogel
Board Member
Richard Vogel is a founding partner and CFO/COO of Loeb.nyc. A seasoned marketing executive, professional manager and startup advisor, Rich has spent a career shaping ideas into successful marketing programs in the U.S. and abroad. Prior to partnering with Michael Loeb to create Loeb Enterprises, Rich was the President of MDSC Corp. Rich shares decades of accumulated business wisdom and insights to support both entrepreneurs and shared services directors to achieve a cohesive vision for the entire organization.
Bobby Brannigan
Board Member
Bobby Brannigan is a serial entrepreneur with a history of success. He started his first business in his college dorm: a college textbook marketplace that competed directly with Amazon. After 18 months, the startup garnered $100M revenue with no external funding and was eventually acquired. His next venture was Bucks4Books, where he and his team grew sales from $7 million to $18 million in a few years. Bobby’s most recent endeavor has been as founder and CEO of Mercato. Mercato has grown to become the #1 eCommerce and delivery platform for independent grocers and the fastest growing platform of its kind in the nation.
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