In this podcast episode, Jesus McDonald interviews Wendy Perilli, who is a Silicon Valley marketing leader that has over 20 years of experience that spans companies such as ServiceNow, VMware, Github, Druva, and many startups. She has held executive positions in every aspect of marketing throughout her career. Today she is focused on adding value to companies through consulting and advising their executive teams. She has also been partnering with Firstboard.io, and is one of their original founders, to drive more diversity with women on boards.
1. What inspired you to choose a career in marketing? Why not sales or a different career path?
2. You've worked for big-named companies here in Silicon Valley as a Director of Marketing and as a VP of Marketing. From Hewlett-Packard, ServiceNow, to Druva and GitHub. How did you work your way up the ladder?
3. Did you ever feel disadvantaged in your advancement as a woman?
4. Which experience helped grow you the most professionally? And Why?
5. When working at Druva as VP of Marketing, what prompted you to look for outsourced website development?
6. From your experience, what was the difference between being a Director of Marketing versus a VP of Marketing?
7. I see that you're an advisory board member for several companies and you're part of the Firstboard.io organization, can you tell me more about that?
8. Do you have any advice for marketing professionals that want to become a Director of Marketing or VP of Marketing?
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