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Dan Mitzner

Trailblazer · DISC type DI
Chief Marketing Officer at Zenarate
📍 Denver, Colorado, United States

Dan Mitzner is a growth-focused marketing executive with over 17 years of experience in the B2B SaaS industry. He has a proven track record of shaping go-to-market strategies for startups and scaling companies like SendGrid and Oracle, contributing to over $2B in value creation. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Outside of his marketing career, Dan has an interest in the outdoors, using fly fishing as an analogy for the finesse and skill required in his professional work. He is also passionate about mentorship and recognizing influential leaders who have shaped his career path.

He played a key leadership role in growing SendGrid from a $20M to a $110M annual run rate, culminating in a successful IPO.

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
Chief Marketing Officer
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Denver, Colorado, United States
Personality Overview

How Dan shows up

Assertive
Persuasive
Values Relationships

They are not against taking risks and can make tough decisions when required.
 They prefer to ensure that they are in control of the situation. If they come to believe in your value proposition, they will be your champion.

Priorities

Topics Dan cares about

Go-to-Market Strategy
His career at SendGrid, CometChat, and Zenarate has centered on building and executing revenue-generating GTM strategies for high-growth SaaS companies.
AI in Sales Training
As CMO of Zenarate, he is focused on transforming how enterprise companies train sales, service, and support teams using AI simulation and roleplay.
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Career

Work history

8-2023 - 9-2024
Chief Marketing Officer
Zenarate
6-2021 - 5-2023
Chief Marketing Officer
CometChat
1-2018
Consultant / Fractional Marketing Executive
Multiple Companies
10-2016 - 6-2018
Vice President, Marketing ($1.5B IPO 2017)
SendGrid
9-2013 - 10-2016
Senior Director, Product Marketing
SendGrid
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
1992 - 1996
Education details unavailable
University of Wisconsin-Madison
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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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