Building a Tech Startup in the Age of COVID-19: Coffee & Productivity #21 with Melissa Rosenthal
My guest this time is Melissa Rosenthal, a former CRO / Executive Vice President at Cheddar. Melissa was part of the founding executive team, building out revenue models and products and growing the company revenue from <$1mm to $50mm in 3.5 years, to eventually scale the company to its acquisition by Altice USA in 2019. Melissa is also a former Vice President at Buzzfeed, where she led global Brand Partnerships and drove company's revenue to $100MM globally while driving the strategic growth of the creative team internationally, including Japan, Australia, Brazil, and the UK Melissa was named to Forbes' 30 Under 30, Business Insider’s 30 Most Creative People Under 30, and as one of Digiday's "Changemakers." Today Melissa is a co-founder of Circle, an SMS content-tech platform helping brands and publishers connect with audiences via text message and company she started during COVID-19 times. Grab your cup and join us for Coffee & Productivity!