MQLs, Memes and Building a Growth Team

9:25 am
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10:10 am
CT

Most growth marketing sessions focus on channels, tools, or that magic campaign that'll solve everything. This isn't one of them.

In this session, Nicole Gate, VP of Global Growth Marketing at Varonis, shares the three things she found actually determine whether your growth team scales or stalls: the metrics you choose to optimize for, the people you hire (and why), and the culture that makes growth at the center of everything you build.

Because real growth happens when your strategy becomes shared thinking and your team can carry the vision without you in the room.

This session is for marketing leaders at every stage of building - whether you're making your first growth hire, restructuring a team that's outgrown its design, or trying to figure out why a talented team isn't producing the results the strategy promised.

Session Agenda

  • How to identify the metrics that actually matter at each stage of a growth program & how to stop chasing vanity early.
  • The specific traits to hire for when building a growth team in cybersecurity & the signals that tell you someone will scale your strategy, not just execute it.
  • What a real growth culture looks like in practice & how to build psychological safety in a team where experimentation is the job.

Speakers

Nicole Gates

VP of Global Growth Marketing

Varonis

About this Session's Track

GTM, Strategy & Exec Leadership

GTM, Strategy & Exec Leadership

Hear from seasoned executives on crafting go‑to‑market strategies, aligning cross‑functional teams, and leading transformative growth initiatives.