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About
Russell Banzon is Chief Marketing Officer at Cresta, an AI platform for customer experience. He previously served as VP of Marketing at Gong, where he helped grow the company from seven figures to nine figures in ARR and supported its international expansion and shift to a multi-product platform. Banzon began his career at Morgan Stanley after graduating magna cum laude from the University of San Francisco with a major in Financial Economics.
Chief Marketing Officer at Cresta
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Experience
- CrestaChief Marketing Officercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Various CompaniesStrategic Advisorcurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- The CompanyCo-Ownercurrent2012 — presentDaly City, CA
- GongVice President, Marketing2022 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- GongSr. Director, Marketing2020 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- GongDirector, Demand Generation2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- GongDirector, Demand Generation & Sales Development (Interim)2019San Francisco Bay Area
- TalkdeskSr. Manager, Demand Generation | Head of Demand Gen2017 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- InklingDemand Generation Manager, Digital Marketing2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- CongaMarketing Specialist2014 — 2016San Francisco
- Morgan StanleyWealth Management2014San Francisco, CA
- University of San FranciscoCommunity Assistant2012 — 2014San Francisco, CA
- University of San FranciscoStudent Notetaker2012 — 2014San Francisco, CA
- Math EnrichmentTeacher's Assistant2012San Jose, CA
Skills & more
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Project ManagementData AnalysisSalesAdvertisingProgram ManagementEvent PlanningBudgetsEconomic ModelingCresta Virtual AgentCresta InsightsCresta DirectorCresta Agent AssistLanguages English · Spanish · Tagalog
- Advocate Marketing Certification — Influitive
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Russell Banzon?
- Russell Banzon is Chief Marketing Officer at Cresta, an AI platform for customer experience. He previously served as VP of Marketing at Gong, where he helped grow the company from seven figures to nine figures in ARR and supported its international expansion and shift to a multi-product platform. Banzon began his career at Morgan Stanley after graduating magna cum laude from the University of San Francisco with a major in Financial Economics.
- Where does Russell Banzon work?
- Russell Banzon is Chief Marketing Officer at Cresta.
- Where did Russell Banzon go to school?
- Russell Banzon studied at University of San Francisco (Bachelor's Degree, Economics in Financial Concentration); University of San Francisco School of Management (Executive Education, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies); Westlake School for the Performing Arts (Dance).
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