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Your growth doesn’t have to wait for a CMO
We help fast-growing startups build and scale their marketing from the ground up.
Grow while you search
Average CMO search runs up to 160 days
“She helped us identify top tier candidates and played an integral part in our interview process.”
Oz Alon
HoneyBook, Co-founder & CEO
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Interim Head of Marketing
As your interim head of marketing, Hema can step in and assume full ownership of your nascent marketing function. She is highly collaborative, hands on and data driven. Unlike typical consultants, she takes full responsibility for your startup's marketing needs and can effectively combine strategy, planning and execution to deliver results.
She also partners with the CEO to run a efficient search process to hire a full-time CMO, ensuring a smooth transition.
About Hema
Hema has nearly twenty years of experience in building and growing consumer brands. She founded Padhu Group in 2015 to help early stage startups with limited marketing expertise build and scale their marketing efforts.
She's held leadership roles in both product and marketing at top brands like ModCloth, Snapfish and Inkling where she has hired, coached and led high caliber teams to success.
In their own words
“She is an exemplary marketing strategist and executive.”
Matt MacInnis
Founder & CEO, Inkling
“She proved to be a great advisor and I deeply valued her marketing expertise”
Oz Alon
Co-Founder & CEO at HoneyBook
“She’s a star... and also happens to be a rainmaker.”
Sarah Rose
COO, UrbanSitter