We searched high and low to find 40 of the best, most accomplished, high-level superstars in the business of marketing – all under the age of 40. This was no easy task. The competition was fierce. To anyone who missed out, we can only say “45 Under 40 has less of a ring to it.”
After much deliberation the cuts were made. We can finally say, “and the winners are…”.
Tasso Argyros (Founder and CEO, ActionIQ)
Mike Batiste (President, Five Eighty (formerly known as Life In Mobile))
Brandon Beatty (Co-Founder, KleerMail)
Jason Beckerman (CEO, Unified)
Eric Berry (Co-Founder and CEO, TripleLift)
Jessica Best (Director of Data-Driven Marketing, Barkley)
Joe Coleman (Co-founder and CEO, Contently)
Matt Conlin (Co-founder and President, Fluent, Inc.)
Susan Diana (Director, Product Management, Marriott International)
David Fossas (Sr. Director, Brand, WP Engine)
Lauren Gentile (VP, Executive Creative Director, Epsilon)
Ellen Gurevich (VP, Integrated Marketing, Institute of Management Accountants (IMA))
Edward Harris (CMO, Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board)
Katie Hotze (Senior Principal, Growth Marketing and Sales Enablement, Mercer)
Joe Hyland (CMO, ON24)
Valerie Jennings (CEO and Founder, JSMM+VBM)
Ashley Karr (Sr. Director of B2B Marketing, CarGurus)
Karen Kehm (Sr. Director of Marketing, Branded Entertainment Network (BEN))
Ryan Kelly, (VP of Marketing, Nanigans)
Anthony Kennada (CMO, Gainsight)
Edward Kennedy (Sr. Director, Commerce, Episerver)
TJ Leonard (CEO, Storyblocks)
Kathryn Loheide (Head of Global Digital Marketing, Cheetah Digital)
Jordan Maddex (VP of Marketing and Strategic Partnerships, Jet Linx Aviation)
Travis Montaque (CEO & Founder, Emogi)
April Mullen (Director of Consumer-First Marketing Adoption, Selligent Marketing Cloud)
Michael Provenzano (CEO and Co-founder, Vistar Media)
Michael Ruby (Creative Director (Creative & Content Studio), Flexport)
Ryan Schulke (Co-founder and CEO, Fluent, Inc.)
Shivika Sinha (CEO and Founder, The Veneka Group)
Shiloh Stark (Director, Digital Fundraising, The Nature Conservancy)
Brian Stempeck (Chief Client Officer, The Trade Desk)
Siddharth Taparia (SVP and Head of Marketing Transformation and Strategic Partnerships, SAP)
Amanda Tavackoli (SVP, Marketing and Communications, TBK Bank)
Jessica Vogol (Sr. Director, Growth Marketing, Movable Ink)
Liz Walton (VP, Marketing, Yext)
Jenna Weinerman (Marketing Director, Updater)
Michelle Wood (Director of Marketing, Atlantic|Pacific Companies)
Patrick Workman (VP, Global Platform Partnerships, Experian)
Eden Zeek (VP, Digital Experience, Fidelity Investments)
If you’d like to congratulate our winners, feel free to do so in the comments below.
