SaaS Academy

Director of Demand Generation

Just casually helping build the world's best coaching program for SaaS founders. NBD.

Growth Marketing Manager

Helping you get clear on how to turn marketing into revenue.

Creating alignment between brand x product x marketing x tactics x dollars

Reach out to see if I'm a fit for your needs.

Marketing Strategy Consultant

SeamlessMD

Healthcare SaaS solution built for health systems scaling and standardizing surgical recovery to save time and money.

First Demand/Growth marketing hire. 

Building out B2B Demand Generation playbook from the ground up to generate revenue across medium to enterprise health systems across North America.

Blackbaud

Blackbaud is the world's leading world's leading cloud software company powering social good. Top-down sales led growth.

First Demand Generation hire in Canada marketing a portfolio of 30+ SaaS solutions made for mission-driven organizations.

Built the national DG go-to-market strategy and execution across verticals including healthcare, education, fintech, and more. Supported revenue and pipeline generation across SMB to Enterprise. 

During my tenure, Canadian business unit was fastest growing unit in the organization.

Principal Demand-Generation Marketing Manager

Grassriots Inc.

Innovative Mission-driven Digital Marketing Agency helping social good brands evolve their marketing strategies.

Oversaw digital marketing department and executed omni-channel campaigns for mission-driven organizations across the globe. 

Clients included: Amnesty International, Doctors Without Borders, Humane Society International, OXFAM Canada, University of Toronto, Environmental Defence Canada, Mercy Home for Boys and Girls, The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Foundation

Marketing Manager

Digital Strategist

Nonprofit Digital Marketing Agency helping social good organizations raise funds and grow their audience through  marketing campaigns.

Executed omni-channel digital marketing campaigns for mission-driven organizations.

Clients included:  American Heart Association, Canadian Cancer Society, St. Joseph’s  Health Centre Toronto, Camp Ooch, Trillium Health Partners Foundation, CAMH  Foundation, Toronto General & Western Hospital Foundation, War Child Canada

Marketing Specialist

CauseForce, LLC 

The industry leading peer-to-peer fundraising agency.

Field Marketing supporting recruitment via email, phone, and events & trade shows for Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation's Ride to Conquer Cancer.

Community Engagement Specialist

Crepe Delicious

International Food and Beverage Franchise.

Ran integrated marketing campaigns leveraging digital, print, OOH, radio, and events & tradeshows to build brand awareness and drive direct purchase conversions at  13 locations across Canada.

Marketing Manager @ SaaS Academy

I’m not a copywriter, designer, paid ads expert, or funnel architect.

Sure, I have those skills.

But they’re just tools in the belt.

Companies come to me when they have a marketing problem.

Maybe they think they need better emails.
Maybe it’s LinkedIn content.
Maybe it’s a full-scale campaign with ongoing support.

At the core, it’s always about solving a business challenge.

So as a marketer, my job is to:

✅ Diagnose the real problem
✅ Present a solution that drives results
✅ Use whatever tools get you there the fastest

If you're stuck on a marketing problem and need a clear, effective path forward...

Let’s talk!

Joe M.

Nic Connolly

CIBC

CIBC is a leading financial institution. Nic leads a team of high-performing individuals including researchers, strategists, and developers focused on strategy and experimentation for emerging technologies (spanning client segment strategy, financial technology / FinTech, compliance, personal banking, capital markets, ESG).

Director, Enterprise Innovation

Senior Consultant, Enterprise Innovation

Kinetic Commerce

Kinetic Commerce is a leading technology and experience design consultancy focused on the retail industry. Nic led global experience design engagements - from research to strategy, concept and roadmap creation, and executive presentations. Select clients: Microsoft, L'Oréal, Walmart, CVS, Carrefour, Organigram, and Aldo.

Senior Strategist, Customer Experience Innovation

Strategist, Customer Experience Innovation

Idea Couture Inc.

Idea Couture is a design and innovation consultancy. Nic collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to deliver global experience design engagements for organizations across healthcare and retail industries - from research to strategy, concept and roadmap creation, and executive presentations. Select clients: Suncor, Johnson & Johnson, Kroger, and United Way.

Strategist, Innovation & Customer Experience

Microsoft

Microsoft is a global technology corporation. Nic collaborated with Account Executives to provide business management and operational support for Canadian teams generating $100M+ a year in revenue.

Associate, Enterprise Sales & Strategy (MBA Internship)

University of Ottawa

uOttawa is a leading Canadian University. Nic collaborated with Faculty from across social sciences disciplines to create marketing materials that focused on cutting edge research to a global community of students, alumni, professors, and support staff.

Marketing Coordinator

High-performing multidisciplinary strategist and team leader with a passion for bringing bold ideas to life.

Over the past 10+years, I've helped leading brands in Retail and Financial Services leverage technology to drive innovation and deliver tangible business outcomes.

Some career highlights include:
* Leading innovation strategy for large corporations and consultancies across North America.
* Delivered executive briefings and presentations to 5,000+ on innovation and emerging technologies like Generative AI and Quantum Computing.
* Created strategic recommendations and roadmap for digital and physical customer experience improvements for global personal care company, impacting 20,000+ stores across 4 countries.
* Led cross-functional teams in the design and development of 10+ financial technology POCs / digital products that delivered productivity gains - reaching 4,000+ end users.

Skills: technology, finance, retail, innovation, strategy, research, data analysis, workshop design / facilitation, digital transformation, customer experience strategy (CX / UX), project management, product management, executive storytelling, leadership

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