Three experienced leaders have joined the Thinkific team in recent months, rounding out a series of strong executive appointments.
Former Uniform.dev President and Hootsuite SVP Product Darren Guarnaccia is joining Thinkific as VP, Product. Darren is a veteran C-level product leader who has decades of experience at a number of noteworthy software companies.
In his last role as President of visual workspace company Uniform, Darren oversaw marketing, customer success, technology partnerships, and product strategy. As SVP Product at Hootsuite he managed a team of 90 employees defining and executing Hootsuite’s product strategy across all business segments spanning product-led growth and sales.
“Thinkific empowers experts to transform their knowledge into revenue-generating opportunities, helping them share their brilliance with the world,” Darren said. “Being mission-aligned is essential to me, and I’m excited to contribute to a platform that improves lives, fosters smarter living, and unlocks the potential of millions of people globally.”
Udacity and LinkedIn veteran Greg Brauner also joined Thinkific as VP, Marketing. Greg is an experienced C-level marketing leader with deep experience at PLG and marketplace companies.
Most recently he ran marketing for Anomalo where he grew marketing’s contribution to revenue by 100% YoY. Before that Greg was Chief Marketing Officer of Velocity Global, a $200M SaaS company, where he and his team launched a refreshed brand and achieved 40% YoY growth.
“Joining Thinkific as VP of Marketing is an incredible opportunity to help our customers scale their businesses and turn their passions into profits,” said Brauner. “With Thinkific’s commitment to empowering the expert economy and its strong product-led growth platform, I’m excited to bring my experience in scaling brands and driving revenue to further that mission.”
Adding to our public company bench strength, Jeremy Chan is joining us as VP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. His experience from Westport Fuel Systems Inc. (TSX: WPRT/ Nasdaq: WPRT) and Methanex Corporation (TSX:MX/ Nasdaq: MEOH) will help us improve and scale as a public company.
Formerly Associate General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Westport, Jeremy brings a wealth of knowledge in corporate-commercial and securities law at dual listed public companies in Canada and the United States with global business footprints. He joins with over 20 years experience providing strategic counsel to Executive Leadership Teams and Boards of Directors in key business, legal and risk decision making, corporate governance, regulatory compliance and policy development.
“I’m so inspired by Thinkific’s success as a homegrown Canadian business,” Jeremy said. “I look forward to working with fellow Thinkers to revolutionize the way people learn and earn online.”
These three VPs will help drive Thinkific’s continued growth as an industry leading online education platform. They’ll be doing so on an executive team recently strengthened by other experienced hires including former CMO of G2 and Mailchimp Amanda Malko who stepped in as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) and former Sitecore and Hootsuite product and technology leader Ryan Donovan who joined as Chief Product and Technology Officer (CPTO).
It’s a big year for Thinkific and we’re hiring across multiple teams as we invest in our customers and their success. Check out our careers page to see our open roles and learn more about our company culture.
