We’ve expanded our leadership team with the appointment of several key executives:
- Former G2 CMO and Mailchimp marketing leader, Amanda Malko steps in as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)
- Ryan Donovan, former Hootsuite CTO takes on the role of Chief Product and Technology Officer (CPTO)
- Kyle Scott (formerly NBC, Sell It) joins as GM of High Growth Creators
- Clovis Cuqui (formerly Shopify) appointed VP, Head of Commerce for Thinkific Commerce
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The new strategic hires represent a transformative new stage of evolution for us as we continue to support high-growth creators like Miss Excel and Jon Youshaei; and gear up for further expansion with Thinkific Plus, our customer education product serving prominent customers such as Datadog, ActiveCampaign, Columbia University, and the New Zealand Parliament.
Our 50,000+ active creators earn hundreds of millions of dollars in direct course, membership and community sales while teaching hundreds of millions of students around the world. We’re excited to see this number continue to grow in the coming years.
Key areas of focus
We’re committed to accelerating growth across key strategic areas that help our customers build their business faster. With TCommerce, customers can accept payments, automate taxes, boost sales conversions, and increase the value of every order, all while simplifying their business admin. This is just one feature benefit of the Thinkific platform to our creators, and especially our high growth creators – whose needs can have added complexity as a result of how quickly their businesses are growing.
The addition of Kyle Scott to our team will ensure we are constantly looking through the lens of a creator, and learning from how they build their business from the inside out. His unique set of skills learned as a classically-trained media producer with NBC, combined with practical experience co-founding and expanding Sell It, Ryan Serhant’s course business, into an 8 figure enterprise, will help Thinkific be an even better partner to fast-growing creators, and help us forge even stronger relationships with high growth and potential high growth creators.
Speaking to the strengthened executive team, Thinkific CEO, Greg Smith, commented,
“Amanda and Ryan’s extensive experience and proven track records in driving growth and innovation will be invaluable as we continue to scale and advance our platform to better serve our customers. Clovis and Kyle bring additional but unique experiences, targeted specifically at helping our customers succeed and sell more, and making Thinkific the best place for high growth creators to build and scale their businesses.”
Learn more about the new execs
Read more about each of the new leaders below.
Amanda Malko, Chief Revenue Officer
Amanda Malko brings over 20 years of experience in scaling high-growth technology companies driving significant revenue growth and shareholder value. Her career spans pivotal roles at renowned companies such as G2, Mailchimp (acquired by Intuit), 360i and IgnitionOne (both acquired by Dentsu), and Massive (acquired by Microsoft).
Before joining Thinkific, Amanda was CMO at G2, the world’s largest software marketplace. Prior to G2, she led the partnership program and marketplace business at Mailchimp ahead of its $12 billion acquisition by Intuit. At 360i, Amanda ran sales, marketing, and operations, contributing to its recognition as one of the most influential marketing firms of the 21st century by AdAge and Forbes.
Amanda’s extensive background also includes serving as Head of Marketing at IgnitionOne and being the first sales hire at Massive, a video game advertising platform. A frequent speaker and writer on digital marketing, Amanda has featured in Web Summit, AdAge, Adweek, SaaStr, Pavilion, AMA, Forrester Marketing Forum, and more.
Ryan Donovan, Chief Product and Technology Officer
Ryan Donovan joins Thinkific with over 20 years of executive experience in product, engineering, and technology operations. He has extensive experience unlocking growth and driving transformational product innovation, with multiple successful shareholder outcomes. His leadership will drive all aspects of Thinkific’s product development, technology, and product-led growth strategies.
Ryan has extensive domain expertise in the Creator Economy and more broadly within commerce and marketing technology. Most recently, Ryan was the CPTO at GRIN and the CTO of Hootsuite, where he assembled a unified product strategy and portfolio spanning solopreneurs to enterprises following significant M&A activities.
Prior to that, Ryan was the CTO of Sitecore, where he established the company as a leader in Digital Experience suites and saw a record-setting sale from venture to private equity following record growth and cloud transformation. Prior, Ryan spent many years in e-commerce executive roles at Smith Commerce/Ascentium (exited to Sitecore) and Microsoft.
Kyle Scott, GM of High Growth Creators
Kyle Scott joins Thinkific to partner with scaled creators on the platform across industry verticals. After nearly a decade at NBC News, Kyle went on to cofound ‘Sell it’ with Ryan Serhant, a hugely successful subscription content business, achieving nearly eight-figure revenues and serving over 25,000 enrollees in 126 countries. A renowned expert in content and media as well as creating, launching, and scaling digital products, Kyle is a highly regarded mentor for entrepreneurs and a prolific conference speaker on building subscription businesses and storytelling for business growth. He holds an MBA from NYU Stern and a BS in Applied Economics and Management from Cornell University.
Clovis Cuqui, VP, Head of Commerce
Clovis Cuqui joins Thinkific as Head of Commerce, bringing over 20 years of leadership experience in growing start-ups, mid-sized, and large software companies. As the former VP of Merchant Acceleration at Shopify, Clovis is a highly accomplished executive with expertise in corporate strategy, operations, online payment processing, banking, compliance, e-commerce, product, sales, customer success, and risk management. Known for his strong leadership and strategic direction, his addition to Thinkific is expected to further advance the company’s e-commerce capabilities and support the growth of its creator community.
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