About Chris

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I have 15 years experience in a broad diversity of content, brand, and product marketing. At 22 years old, I launched a brand new ESPN Radio affiliate in my college town of Syracuse, New York, and as brand manager, propelled it to number one in the market. Six years later, I pivoted to a career in SaaS marketing, leading campaign-focused content production for Samanage, and helping drive a small company to a $350 million acquisition. I also led the implementation of customer adoption and expansion campaigns at Cisco AppDynamics. I am currently the product marketing lead for the top two ARR products at Qualys—Vulnerability Management, Detection, and Response (VMDR) and CyberSecurity Asset Management (CSAM). In my first year at Qualys. In two years at Qualys, CSAM revenue has grown over 60% in each year, and VMDR is on track to displace over $15M worth of competitor accounts in a saturated category.

The first chapter of my career in media created a foundation in content production, storytelling, and outcome-driven sales and marketing campaigns. I have found that ability to connect with an audience to be quite valuable in B2B, campaign-focused marketing. Ultimately, I believe in the power of understanding the customer, speaking to their challenges, and driving business efficiency in customer acquisition and adoption.

While I have experience in a wide variety of GTM activities, my primary goal is always to drive more pipeline and revenue for my products.