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Ariana Sverdlik

Trailblazer · DISC type DI
Founding Partner at KIND/RED
📍 Boulder, Colorado, United States

Ariana Sverdlik is the Global Head of Brand at SumUp, with over 12 years of experience shaping brand identities for global companies like Disney and LOréal. A Boston University graduate, she has a background in brand strategy from her time at agencies in New York and Berlin. Colleagues describe her as energetic, inspiring, and whip-smart.

Outside of work, Ariana is passionate about championing small businesses and telling their stories. She enjoys drawing with pencil and charcoal, viewing creativity and attention to detail as essential in both art and marketing. She is also interested in major brands known for storytelling, such as The Walt Disney Company.

Interesting fact: Her decision to join SumUp was partly inspired by a personal experience when her favorite coffee shop in Berlin went from cash-only to accepting cards using their device.

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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
Founding Partner
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Boulder, Colorado, United States
Personality Overview

How Ariana shows up

Informal
Values Relationships
Achievement-Oriented

They will fight for you if they come to believe in you. They are more likely to be open to unproven but exciting technologies. They are charming and have the ability to align others behind their decisions.

Priorities

Topics Ariana cares about

Human-Centric Branding
Advocates for an authentic, human-centric approach to branding, focused on genuine connection and finding the "nuggets of everyday human emotion" to tell compelling stories.
Championing Small Businesses
Passionate about empowering and showcasing small, local entrepreneurs, as demonstrated by leading campaigns to celebrate and share the stories of business owners in their communities.
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Career

Work history

10-2023
Founding Partner
KIND/RED
2023
Global Head of Brand
SumUp
2021 - 2023
Brand & Communications Lead
SumUp
10-2019 - 2021
Senior Brand Strategist
SumUp
4-2019 - 10-2019
Brand & Marketing Strategy Director
Freelance
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Education
B.A.
Boston University
Education details unavailable
Radnor High School
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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