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Richard Sharp

Trailblazer · DISC type ID
Fractional CMO at Boombox Inc.
📍 Austin, Texas, United States

Richard is a highly collaborative marketing leader and Fractional CMO at Boombox Inc. with a history of building marketing functions from the ground up for fast-growing B2B SaaS companies. Colleagues describe him as strategic, a "game changer, " and the "smartest and most effective marketer" theyve worked with. He holds a degree in English from the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Outside of his marketing work, Richard is a former film and rock journalist. He is passionate about fostering authentic, jargon-free conversations to build genuine communities. He has also shown a strong interest in environmental conservation, particularly in protecting natural resources in Texas.

Unique fact: He is a former film and rock journalist.

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Experience
18 Years
Current Role
Fractional CMO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Austin, Texas, United States
Personality Overview

How Richard shows up

Assertive
Achievement-Oriented
Friendly But Fast

A combination of speed and relationship gets the best response from them. They are not against taking risks and can make tough decisions when required.
 They will fight for you if they come to believe in you.

Priorities

Topics Richard cares about

B2B Marketing Strategy
His entire career focuses on building marketing functions from scratch and creating go-to-market strategies that have led to multiple successful company exits and funding rounds.
AI-Powered Research
He is an avid fan of Perplexity AI, specifically praising its ability to provide deep, accurately footnoted research which he believes leads to more reliable results.
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Career

Work history

7-2021
Fractional CMO
Boombox Inc.
10-2019 - 3-2021
CMO
SimpliField
1-2018 - 10-2019
VP of Marketing
Emissary
7-2016 - 11-2017
VP of Product Marketing
Networked Insights
12-2014 - 6-2016
Head of Product and Customer Marketing
Contently
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
1994 - 1998
English
University of Missouri-Columbia
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

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