The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Teaching AI Essential for Business Applications for UTC's Center for Professional Education

AI Instructor

Game Plan Marketing

I'm a fractional CMO for home service brands. I help them manage their website & drive new leads through paid ads, local SEO, email and text marketing. I also build custom automation workflows to optimize their new lead to converted customer journey. https://gameplan.is

Founder

IFTTT

Senior Content Marketing Manager

Assistant Director of Marketing - CPE

Tripp Stanford Digital Consulting

- Launched an agency to six-figure revenues within the 1st year
- Executed full-funnel digital marketing strategy for SMBs
- Managed a team of contractors & employees to implement the digital   
   marketing strategy
- Initiated partnerships with local and national marketing agencies
- Managed PPC & SEO for international eCommerce & manufacturing companies

Digital Marketing Consultant

Papercut Interactive

- Developed marketing strategy for 16 retainer clients (SMBs)
- Accelerated revenue growth through SEO, PPC, Email & Paid Social channels.
- Orchestrated the transition from a web development firm to a full service 
   digital marketing agency

Digital Marketing Director

Bellhops

- Pioneered growth strategy that grew revenues by 20x in two years
- Designed custom marketing attribution model with the development team
- Mentored an inbound sales team to promote growth

Digital Marketing Specialist

Campus Bellhops is a highly specialized moving solution operating in 46 cities across the country. We exclusively employ top-tier college students from 53 major Universities to provide moving help with clean-cut, reputable and respectable young men that are worthy to be in your home or residence.

- Employee Management: interview, hire, and manage a team of 50+ student Bellhops.
- Marketing: manage grassroots marketing, build strategic relationships and oversee brand awareness on campus.
- Operations Management: ultimately responsible for the completion of every job scheduled.

Campus Director

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

During my time at UTC I've not only learned applicable business concepts, but I've learned how to think critically.

Student

AREA203

Help the Display team on daily tasks,  research and present current industry trends.

Display Marketing Intern

Urban Stack Burger Lounge

I give the most legendary service to every customer and on the side I research and apply information to our Facebook to ultimately increase revenue and customer relations.

Waiter/ Social Media Manager

I help businesses grow with thoughtful marketing & automation.

https://trippstan.com

I'm a customer-obsessed marketing professional with a history of implementing high-performing marketing strategies. I have helped a national moving startup grow 20x in two years, an international eCommerce brand grow 3x in 6 months, and dozens of other companies as well. Currently, I'm helping everything work better together at IFTTT. I listen to the customer, analyze the competition, and reposition the brand to stand out and solve the customer's problem.

Tripp Stanford

Ready Chapter 1, Inc.

Advisor to the founder, helping this early-stage startup find product-market fit and scale customer acquisition.

Advisor

I help early-stage startups find product-market fit so you can grow profitably, dependably, and quickly. Want help gaining traction, increasing sales, and removing the guesswork from everything you're doing? Reach out.

Startup Advisor and Marketing Consultant

Entrepreneur Media

Authored 20+ published articles on marketing and startup growth through the Entrepreneur Leadership Network. View my work at: https://www.entrepreneur.com/author/kenneth-burke

Contributing Writer

Text Request

Led marketing from $0 to almost $20 million and an acquisition.

Vice President of Marketing

• Recruited, vetted, hired, and managed marketing team, vendors, and contractors
• Implemented HubSpot for entire company, acted as HubSpot administrator, built and managed all aspects of marketing, sales, and customer success operations
• Led efforts that resulted in Text Request winning Best Places to Work, Technology Company of the Year, Technology Leader of the Year, and finalists for Spirit of Innovation and the global SaaS Awards
• Developed and directed all marketing initiatives, including SEO, PR, social media, content marketing, partnerships, email marketing, digital advertising, and other strategies
• Worked closely with sales, service, and product teams to create and implement cohesive strategies that were great for both company and customers
• Quoted by Forbes, Entrepreneur, The FCC, Harvard, and dozens of other outlets as an expert source
• Got Text Request consistently on p.1 of Google search results for key terms
• Navigated profitable, exponential growth during COVID-19 pandemic

Director of Marketing

• Built inbound sales and marketing funnels from the ground up
• Led marketing to $1M in annual recurring revenue and beyond
• Created and managed content marketing, SEO, email marketing, digital advertising, and social media marketing strategies
• Ran marketing operations and sales operations, including vetting and implementing company-wide software and other tools

Marketing Coordinator

• Started 7 weeks after Text Request launched, was effectively the 1st employee (hired in cohort with 3 others who left shortly after)
• Engaged cold prospects by phone call and email, leading to product demos and new sales
• Helped create Text Request's first sales process

Outbound Sales Representative

Kenneth Burke Media

Owner

Northwestern Mutual

Financial Representative

Vector Marketing

Identified potential customers and set up appointments to show and demonstrate CUTCO. Effectively read customers to anticipate potential needs and objections to provide the most benefit for them. Assist and lead beginning representatives as a member of Key Staff.

Sales Representative

Moccasin Bend Mental Health Institute

Interacted with and comforted cleared patients while learning how to read and respond accordingly to those suffering from various psychological abnormalities.

Activity Therapy Volunteer

Startup Advisor | Marketing Consultant | 20 under 40 | Georgia Tech Executive MBA Candidate

I'm the VP of Marketing for Text Request, a leading business messaging platform. I've written over 1,200 articles on business growth for dozens of outlets, including Entrepreneur. I've been named a "20 Under 40" honoree, Tech Marketer of the Year, and Executive of the Year. I'm also a champion for Chattanooga, and am always open to a new book recommendation.

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The Battle

Tripp Stanford

Kenneth Burke

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