Katie W., Founder, Sales & Marketing Consultant/Advisor (Former Google Head of Sales) at Serious Moonlight Consulting

Katie W.

Founder, Sales & Marketing Consultant/Advisor (Former Google Head of Sales) at Serious Moonlight Consulting

Technology

Education: UCSB

Temecula, CA, USA

Biography

Katie is the founder of Serious Moonlight Consulting. A sales & marketing leader helping tech and retail companies achieve sustainable growth. After leaving big tech (15 years at Google as a Head of Sales), she has been able to help a variety of startups, retailers and individuals untangle and demystify their sales and marketing processes.

Katie has been featured on @Google Talks, Wonder Women Tech and is on the advisory board for UC Riverside’s Design Thinking course and Wonder Women Tech. She is known for her unique blend of creative and analytical thinking. She has interviewed over 400 would-be Googlers and helped launch LVMH’s first ecommerce site.

Passion

Live music, future of tech and ads, vintage clothes, vinyl, musical theater, rock and roll, Peleton, paddle boarding.

I am willing to travel

More than 100 miles

When it comes to payments

I generally get paid for speaking but make exceptions

Topics

women in tech advertising technology team leadership hiring top performers marketing technology ai for business womens leadership authentic leadership women entrepreneurship entrepreneurs consulting consultant google retail ecommerce ecommerce dtc retail marketing omnichannel sales training sales women in sales sales management

Best Story

How I left 15 years in Big Tech to start on my own as a consultant and find work/life harmony.
How I started a new Google office and hired hundreds of would be Googlers.
Leadership lessons from Big Tech, the Barbie movie and Theater.

Origin Story

Katie rose through the tech industry working in luxury ecommerce, non-profit agencies and landing a role in the early days of Google ads. She has led teams and launched new offices while at Google. She led the LA regional sales team with a focus on eComm & CPG clients, managing over $300M revenue quarterly, over $1B annually in revenue across top tier Google ads clients. She now has gone off on her own to coach and advise startups, retailers and individuals on their sales and marketing strategy through Serious Moonlight Consulting.

Example talks

How I Left Big Tech to Start on My Own and Find Work/Life Harmony

https://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/16593/606069

Katie is the founder of Serious Moonlight Consulting. After spending 15 years at Google as a Head of Sales, Katie has moved on to help a variety of startups, retailers and individuals untangle and demystify their sales and marketing processes.

In this talk, you will learn:
- The decision-making process involved with starting your consulting practice.
- Top tips to set yourself up for success.
- Achievements unlocked after 2 years in business.