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Zach Kelly

Growth & Marketing Leader - Business / Brand Strategist | Integrated Marketer | Strategic Partnerships | Community Builder | Product Dev

United States
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Updated 7 months ago

20+

Years Experience

13

Roles

20

Skills

2

Education

About

Zach is a full-stack business strategist, marketing executive and organizational leader with brand, product, performance and community building expertise. A creator, innovator and a problem solver, Zach is known for helping teams grow and excel by composing strategies that unite companies around a shared mission for success. With client and consulting side experience across both B2C and B2B brands, Zach is an expert in understanding audiences and building omni-channel strategies that encompass paid, owned and earned engagement to drive measurable growth. Zach has crafted and operationalized strategies for: Citi (Citi Bank, Citi Global Wealth, Citi Ventures), Amazon (Fire TV), Bank of America (BOA, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, US Trust, Merrill Edge), Chello Bank, Cognizant Healthcare, TriZetto Provider Solutions, WarnerMedia (HBO, Sesame Street), The New York Yankees, Madison Square Garden, Unilever, P&G, IMG Worldwide, Crate & Barrel, Limelight Networks, Brown Jordan Furniture, The Atlantic Coast Conference, NYU Stern, IDB Bank, ValueLine Equity Research, Shift4 Payments, New Era, and IMG's Collegiate Marketing Program (Manhattan College, Queens College, University of Texas Arlington, University of Louisville, The Sun Belt Athletic Conference, The Big Sky Athletic Conference, The America East Conference, Northern Arizona University), among others. Prior to working in strategy, Zach was in the Lehman Brothers Capital Markets Analyst Program, taught middle school English in the Bronx as a Teach for America Corps Member and played competitive soccer. Integrated Marketing ● Digital Marketing ● Brand Strategy ● Product Marketing ● Community Building ● Growth Hacking ● Strategic Partnerships ● Partnership Development ● Brand Positioning ● Value Proposition ● Product Strategy ● Brand Management ● Financial Services ● FinTech ● Healthcare Industry ● HealthTech ● Go-to-Market Strategy ● Market Research ● Advertising & Comms Planning ● Global Marketing ● Performance Marketing ● Growth Marketing ● Audience Segmentation ● Competitive Analysis ● Tech Stack Composition ● Cross-Channel Analytics Analysis ● Wealth Management ● Investing ● Commercial & Consumer Banking ● Lending ● Asset Management ● Higher Education Marketing ● College & University Marketing ● Sports & Entertainment Marketing ● Public Speaking at Events & Conferences ● Content Strategy ● Social Media Strategy ● Team Leadership ● AI Marketing Automation ● AI Transformation ● New Business ● Business Development ● Customer Journey Mapping ● Focus Groups

Experience (13 roles)

Cycle4 Ventures

Partner, Head of Strategy

Current

Cycle4 Ventures

Jul 2025 - Present · 2 mos·New York, United States

Cycle4 is a strategic investment and consultancy group dedicated to helping growing businesses reach the next level through brand strategy, product optimization and AI marketing automation. We drive results through deep audience insight, data driven strategies, sales lead gen and marketing tactics ...

Chello · Full-time

Director, Head of Growth & Marketing

Chello · Full-time

Aug 2021 - Jul 2025 · 4 yrs·Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Head of Chello’s growth team, a combined Integrated Marketing, Go-To-Market Strategy and Partnerships organization built to drive sales and revenue. Led brand strategy and drove innovative marketing & digital engagement strategies across paid, owned and earned channels to uniquely position Chello t...

Known · Full-time

Director, Brand Marketing Strategy

Known · Full-time

Mar 2020 - Jul 2021 · 1 yr 5 mos·New York, New York, United States

Lead Global Strategist: Citi Bank, Citi Ventures, Citi Global Wealth Lead Strategist: Amazon (Fire TV - Product Strategy, Messaging and Positioning) Lead Strategist: Warner Media (Brand Narrative, Messaging, EVP) Campaign Strategy: Unilever (Love Beauty Planet), HBO/Sesame Street, Shift4 Payment...

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Education (2)

Pace University

Pace University

2007 - 2009

Hamilton College

Hamilton College

2003 - 2007

Activities and societies: Varsity Soccer Captain, Pentagon Society, Alpha Delta Phi, Doers and Thinkers, David E. Mason Scholarship for Excellence in Academics and Athletics

Skills (20)

Commercial BankingStrategic Planning for GrowthBrand StrategyVideo ProductionBankingWealth Management ServicesCross-functional Team LeadershipProduct StrategyInvestment BankingProduct ManagementStrategic LeadershipHealthcarePublic SpeakingData AnalysisEmbedded FinanceHealthTechOrganizational LeadershipProduct DevelopmentPrivate BankingProduct Launch
Certifications (3)

Member

Financial Communications Society

Member

Association of National Advertisers

Delegate, United Nations Investor Summit on Climate Risk

United Nations

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Zach Kelly's current role?
Zach Kelly is currently working as Partner, Head of Strategy at Cycle4 Ventures.
Where did Zach Kelly study?
Zach Kelly studied Teach for America Master of Science Program at Pace University. They have 2 education entries on their profile.
What skills does Zach Kelly have?
Zach Kelly's top skills include Commercial Banking, Strategic Planning for Growth, Brand Strategy, Video Production, Banking. They have 20 skills listed on their profile.
Where is Zach Kelly based?
Zach Kelly is based in United States.

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