Jillian Taylor
InvestorManaging Partner and Chief Financial Officer at Celesta Capital · Operating Partner, Marketing & Editorial Strategy at Brass Ring Ventures
Tacoma, Washington, United States
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About
An edtech marketing veteran with over 20 years of experience, having held sales and marketing leadership roles at Wireless Generation/Amplify, TeachBoost, and Kinvolved through acquisitions. She helps founders craft brand stories and secure early deals.
Experience
- Grit City CreativeCo-Foundercurrent2017 — presentGreater Seattle Area
- Brass Ring VenturesOperating Partnercurrent2026 — present
- Brass Ring VenturesAssociate2023 — 2026
- YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap CountiesVice President and Chief Marketing Officer2023 — 2024Tacoma, Washington, United States
- Waterford.orgVice President of Marketing2022 — 2023Tacoma, Washington, United States
- Instruction PartnersManaging Director, Marketing and Communications2020 — 2022Tacoma, Washington, United States
- Open Up ResourcesDirector of Marketing2016 — 2017Greater Seattle Area
- TeachBoostDirector of Marketing and Educational Partnerships2013 — 2016Seattle, WA
- Virtual Nerd, LLCDirector of Educational Partnerships2012 — 2013Seattle, WA
- Educational SolutionsConsultant2011 — 2012Seattle, WA
- Twisted Pair SolutionsMarketing and Administrative Coordinator2010 — 2011Seattle, WA
- Wireless GenerationAssociate Product Marketing Manager2005 — 2009Brooklyn, NY
- The Art Directors ClubAssistant to the Executive Director2005 — 2006New York, NY
Skills & more
HubSpot1Salesforce.com23Strategy19Public Speaking7Writing3Leadership16Strategic Planning7Marketing20Outside Sales1Inside SalesMarketing Communications3Content Marketing2
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EditingInternal CommunicationsCorporate CommunicationsProduct MarketingLead GenerationBusiness DevelopmentProject ManagementResearchPress ReleasesMusic PerformanceSingingLanguages English
From Jillian's professional profile.
Colleagues at Celesta Capital
Anand Chandrasekaran
Managing Partner at Celesta Capital
Andrew Kau
Partner at Walden Catalyst
Anita Rehman
Partner at Celesta Capital
Arun Kumar
Managing Partner at Celesta Capital
Blake Williams
Chief Operating Officer - Healthcare Advisory Services; Laboratory + Life Sciences at Transwestern
Charles Lespérance
Partner at Celesta Capital
David Goldman
Partner at Celesta Capital
Dena Porter
Business Operations Manager at Webb Investment Network
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jillian Taylor?
- An edtech marketing veteran with over 20 years of experience, having held sales and marketing leadership roles at Wireless Generation/Amplify, TeachBoost, and Kinvolved through acquisitions. She helps founders craft brand stories and secure early deals.
- Where does Jillian Taylor work?
- Jillian Taylor is Managing Partner and Chief Financial Officer at Celesta Capital.
- Where did Jillian Taylor go to school?
- Jillian Taylor studied at Hunter College (Bachelors, English, with honors).
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