Chris Kirsch

“Chris Kirsch knows how to play all the instruments in an orchestration. Marketing is all about t-shirts and colors--at least that's what many folks believe. The uninitiated usually don't realize marketing is function of that brings together highly disparate disciplines with creative graphic artists working alongside quantitative demand generation specialists. While many succeed as specialists in their field, few have the breadth of expertise to operationally orchestrate an entire marketing function. While working for Chris, I watched him seamless transition from landing page design to Hubspot workflow coding to messaging & positioning formulation to website information architecture implementation without ever missing a beat. Marketing is multi-faceted. Most who claim to know all of its aspects are just cacophonous one-man bands. Chris is a conductor that can go deep on instrument. He's not a jack of all trades and master of none either. While he is expert in so many marketing disciplines, he is legendary for product marketing. This is no boast. People who have worked for/with Chris would rave to me about his product marketing chops. People whom I just met who would, unprompted, launch into praise about Chris, the moment I mentioned I work for him. And this didn't just happen once. It's also worth noting that beyond marketing skills, Chris is simply a great human being to work with. You rarely meet someone who is so generally like by everyone and that everyone wants to work with. In fact, I would certainly work with him again.”

“Chris hired me as a contractor at Veracode to help with several product marketing projects. He was great to work for. He made sure you had the tools, direction and background needed, then empowered you to accomplish the work. He’s a quick and creative problem solver, strategic but also specific with guidance and has a proactive style that removed blockers. He has a mastery of the product marketing function, hard-to-find messaging skills and a clear, impactful writing style. He’s also a great presenter - whether it’s about cyber security or about social engineering topics. Highly recommend Chris for any product marketing leadership role.”