(#3) Nick Ezzo: Moving Corporate Finance Forward with Advanced Automation, Category Creation, Early-Stage GTM Strategy & The Power of Unconstrained Creativity.

Dec 28

Nick Ezzo is the VP of Strategic Accounts and Market Development at Auditoria.ai. While Nick boasts an illustrious career as a sales and marketing trailblazer, his true passion lies in being a data-driven demand generation marketer who’s committed to enhancing the efficiency of finance and accounting professionals through the power of Artificial Intelligence and Automation. Beyond pioneering a patented marketing technique, Nick excels in nurturing startups during their foundational and growth phases, and is an expert in building world-class go-to-market (GTM) teams.

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OUTLINE:

00:00 Start
02:38 Mission
07:42 5-Minute Origin Story
22:45 Marketing Patent
27:43 Demand Generation Marketing
33:48 Committing To The Persona You Most Want To Help
37:04 Marketing & Selling to the Office of Finance
41:00 Creating a New Category
46:08 How To Guarantee Failure In Marketing
49:02 Ignoring Conventional Wisdom in Marketing
51:13 Internally Selling the Impact of Marketing to Executives
53:29 Maintaining Sales & Marketing Alignment
58:40 Defining & Executing an Early-Stage GTM Strategy While Category Creating
1:04:08 How AI Is Impacting The Product Roadmap
1:06:57 Using AI In The Daily Workflow
1:10:43 Finding Meaning At Work
1:13:11 The Power of Good Company Culture
1:16:00 Startup Career Advice
1:24:34 Advice for GTM Leaders
1:26:08 Startup Selection
1:28:16 Vetting Marketing Leaders
1:34:52 Hiring Horror Stories
1:40:29 An Experience Few Will Believe
1:42:16 Personal Insights
1:43:05 5-Year Crystal Ball
1:45:08 Career Advice
1:46:42 Recommended Resources
1:50:40 Closing Thoughts

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More info on Nick Ezzo:

A marketing strategist with two decades of technology marketing experience and a passion for improving the lives of finance people, Nick heads corporate marketing and demand generation for Auditoria.AI.

Prior to Auditoria.AI, Nick provided digital marketing and demand generation leadership to Sage Intacct, Planful, and Equilar. Nick has held marketing, business development, and consulting roles in companies like Aspect, Home Box Office (HBO), and Nuance Communications. Nick holds a bachelor’s degree in Communications Systems Management from Ohio University and holds a patent for web-based marketing.

Connect with Nick Ezzo on LinkedIn.

More info on Auditoria.AI:

Auditoria.AI exists to make organizations more efficient and competitive by accelerating key finance processes, increasing business visibility, and improving compliance using leading-edge artificial intelligence and machine learning technology. By automating these key functions, Auditoria strives to improve the lives of finance and accounting professionals by applying technology to automate the routine, repetitive, and laborious parts of the finance function, freeing finance teams to perform higher-level business functions.

Visit Auditoria.AI on the web.