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About
Michael Douglass is Vice President of Growth at Colossus, working in investing, media, and subscription businesses. His experience includes scaling an onsite digital marketing channel from about $500,000 to $10 million per month over eight months without additional marketing spend, increasing qualified leads to a wealth management firm eightfold, and improving retention by 65% for roughly $100 million in incremental ARR. He has also developed a white-glove service and sales team reporting a 450% annual return on spend and built a product-led marketing campaign.
Experience
- ColossusVice President of Growthcurrent2026 — presentUnited States
- The Motley FoolVice President of Marketing2020 — 2025Alexandria City County, Virginia, United States
- The Motley FoolDirector of Marketing2018 — 2020Alexandria, Virginia, United States
- The Motley FoolDeputy Managing Editor2015 — 2018Alexandria, Virginia
- The Motley FoolHealthcare Editor/Analyst2014 — 2015Alexandria, Virginia
- Verite Healthcare Consulting, LLCResearch Analyst2012 — 2014Alexandria, Virginia
- CoStar GroupResearch Associate2011 — 2012Washington, DC
Skills & more
Brand MarketingSearch Engine Optimization (SEO)EditorialBottom Line GrowthTop Line GrowthAccelerated GrowthAdvertisingMarketingCustomer Retention2Growth Marketing2Subscriptions1Revenue & Profit Growth1
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Funnel OptimizationDigital MarketingData AnalysisResearchLeadershipProject ManagementPublic SpeakingTeam BuildingManagementLanguages English · French
From Michael's professional profile.
Colleagues at Positive Sum Capital
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Investor at Positive Sum Capital
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Investor at Positive Sum Capital
Brie Wolfson
Investor at Positive Sum Capital
Dom Cooke
Investor at Positive Sum Capital
Donald Lee-Brown
Investor at Positive Sum Capital
Eric Jasinski
Investor at Positive Sum Capital
Gabi Marques
Investor at Positive Sum Capital
Gabriela Marques
Associate at Positive Sum Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Michael Douglass?
- Michael Douglass is Vice President of Growth at Colossus, working in investing, media, and subscription businesses. His experience includes scaling an onsite digital marketing channel from about $500,000 to $10 million per month over eight months without additional marketing spend, increasing qualified leads to a wealth management firm eightfold, and improving retention by 65% for roughly $100 million in incremental ARR. He has also developed a white-glove service and sales team reporting a 450% annual return on spend and built a product-led marketing campaign.
- Where does Michael Douglass work?
- Michael Douglass is at Positive Sum Capital.
- Where did Michael Douglass go to school?
- Michael Douglass studied at William & Mary (BA, Government and Secondary Social Studies Education).
Same school
Also attended William & Mary122
Hannah ClarkDirector of Communications at RevolutionPatrick EnnisVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupLloyd HarrisonChief Executive Officer and Director, Partners Bancorp at Riphean InvestmentsEmilie PoteatVenture Partner at GaingelsRobert LesemanVenture Partner at TFX CapitalPeter AckersonCo-Founder & General Partner at Audere Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Colossus4
Also worked at The Motley Fool14
Morgan HouselPartner at Collaborative FundKristine HarjesVice President at Motley Fool VenturesAbigail MalinSenior Associate at Motley Fool VenturesHarry HsingGeneral Counsel at Motley Fool VenturesLawrence GreenbergVenture Partner at Motley Fool VenturesDavid GardnerAdvisor at Motley Fool Ventures
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Also worked at CoStar Group7
Jennifer KitchenInvestor at Hamilton VenturesKevin Iraheta SousaSenior Portfolio Associate at Autodesk FoundationMichael SerwaddaManaging Partner at Velocity DigitalWesley RidgleyInvestment Analyst at AppleriggKenny SongFounder at DoubleDeji JimohChief Technology Officer at Wealthblock
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