Michelle Denogean
Chief Marketing Officer, Mindtrip, Inc.; Author, GrowUp: Take Your Startup to the Next Level; 6x CMO and Startup Advisor
As a 6-time CMO, Michelle Denogean helps companies scale through actionable leadership insights, resilient team building, and battle-tested growth strategies. Known for guiding successful pivots and driving significant growth, she delivers frameworks leaders can implement immediately to accelerate their success.
$25K - $40K
Drawing from her extensive experience with successful founders and backed by industry leaders like former P&G Global Marketing Officer Jim Stengel, 6-time CMO and award-winning author Michelle Denogean delivers transformative insights that help entrepreneurs scale their companies. As the author of GrowUp: Take Your Startup to the Next Level, she developed the GROW system, empowering founders to harness their superpowers while addressing leadership blind spots. Denogean’s workshops and keynotes resonate with startup founders and leadership teams, blending practical scaling frameworks with deep empathy for the founder's journey. Her approach, praised by leading VCs and entrepreneurs, helps founders maintain authenticity while scaling their businesses. Whether navigating a pivot or building a scalable team, Denogean offers actionable strategies that drive lasting impact. Her presentations are ideal for startup conferences, venture capital events, and corporate innovation initiatives, inspiring transformational leadership at every stage of growth.
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A Founder’s Truth: From Startup to GrowUp
This transformative keynote is tailored for leaders navigating the challenging shift from launching to scaling a company. Through dynamic storytelling and actionable strategies, attendees will discover how to evolve their leadership skills to drive sustainable growth. Gain insights into the nuances of scaling and leave equipped with practical tools to thrive in the next phase of your entrepreneurial journey.
Founders' Blind Spots: Hidden Obstacles to Startup Success
Every founder faces challenges, but the most dangerous obstacles are often the ones you don’t see coming. This engaging keynote shines a light on the hidden blind spots that can hold startups back from achieving their full potential. Through dynamic storytelling and actionable insights, attendees will learn how to identify and address these unseen hurdles, transforming weaknesses into opportunities for growth. Walk away with the tools to navigate challenges with confidence and build a foundation for sustainable success.
Punching Above Your Weight: How Startups Battle the Big Guys and Win
Big brands may have the budgets, but startups have the grit — and the ability to connect authentically. This inspiring keynote reveals how startups can outmaneuver industry giants by owning their reputation, addressing what’s broken in their industry, and building genuine relationships with customers and influencers. Drawing from the Own Your Reputation pillar of GrowUp, Michelle Denogean shares engaging case studies and actionable strategies to help startups turn their unique strengths into a competitive advantage. Attendees will leave equipped to position their startup as a heavyweight contender in a world of big players.
The Power of Connection: Building Relationships That Drive Business
In today’s hyper-competitive business world, success hinges on more than just the product or pitch — it’s about people. In this keynote, six-time CMO and author Michelle Denogean reveals why connection is the ultimate currency in B2B marketing. Drawing from her book GrowUp and real-world examples, Denogean shares how to identify key stakeholders, build meaningful relationships, and navigate complex decision-making networks. Attendees will gain actionable strategies to cultivate trust, leverage emotional intelligence, and turn connections into long-term business growth. Whether scaling a startup or driving enterprise innovation, this session will redefine the role of relationships in achieving sustained success.
Works by Michelle Denogean
Michelle Denogean
GrowUp: Take Your Startup to the Next Level
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