David Kelly
InvestorGrowth Hacking and Email Marketing Expert at Seed Round Capital
San Diego Metropolitan Area
About
Award-winning marketer and growth expert; was the first full-time marketer for Student Loan Hero (sold to LendingTree) and is General Manager of SendFox and KingSumo. Has consulted for Sumo.com, Sticker Mule, and others.
Experience
- David Kelly Enterprises, Inc.Fractional Head of Product & Growthcurrent2018 — present
- AppSumoAdvisorcurrent2026 — present
- AppSumoFounding General Manager & Head of Product - AppSumo Originals2018 — 2026
- LendingTreeMarketing Leader, Growth & Product Strategy2016 — 2018
- I Will Teach You To Be RichResearch-to-Product Analyst2014 — 2016
- Fox CorporationProduct Manager2010 — 2013New York, New York, United States
Education
- Syracuse UniversityBS, Major: Information Technology and Management; Minor: Business Management Studies2006 — 2010
Skills & more
Software as a Service (SaaS)SQLGeneral ManagementTeam LeadershipLeadership13Strategic PlanningMentoringPublic SpeakingProduct Management29Product StrategyGrowth StrategiesArtificial Intelligence (AI)
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Growth HackingClaude CodeA/B TestingCustomer AcquisitionCustomer RetentionGo-to-Market StrategyReferral MarketingProduct LaunchUser ResearchData AnalysisProduct RoadmapsConversion Optimization- Replit Agent
- Lovable
- A+ Essentials & IT Technicians — CompTIA
- Server Virtualization with Windows Server Hyper-V and System Center — Microsoft
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Same school
Also attended Syracuse University67
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Shared employers
Also worked at LendingTree1
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