Cadi Kadlecek
Marketing Director | Making AI and data training resonate through smart, story-driven marketing
- Role
- Marketing Director at Cdo Magazine
- Location
- Woodward, IA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Cadi Kadlecek
Relator | Strategic | Restorative | Discipline | AchieverI’ve always been fascinated by the space where data meets people, the moment when a number, insight, or pattern turns into a story that actually changes something. That curiosity started in the classroom, where I learned how people connect, learn, and make meaning. It grew into a marketing career built on the same foundation: empathy, clarity, and the belief that good communication can move mountains.Today, I help organizations transform insights into impact. I design marketing ecosystems that are as analytical as they are human, driven by data, grounded in research, and crafted to make people feel seen. My work blends predictive analytics with storytelling, turning raw information into strategy and strategy into influence.I’m not interested in vanity metrics. I’m interested in momentum, the kind that builds community, shapes perception, and sparks meaningful growth. Whether it’s a digital campaign or a high-touch experience, I build programs that don’t just reach audiences, they move them.At my core, I believe marketing should do more than sell. It should teach, inspire, and connect. Because when we lead with curiosity and clarity, we don’t just keep up with change, we help create it.
Experience
Marketing Director
Dec 2024 — Present
Develop and grow sponsorship pipeline across both in-person events and digital programs by identifying target partners, aligning opportunities with sponsor objectives, and collaborating closely with sales to convert interest into revenue.• Lead strategic outreach initiatives that support sponsorship growth, including guiding SDR efforts to identify, engage, and nurture prospective sponsors within priority audiences such as data, AI, and technology leaders.• Manage and support SDR activities tied to sponsorship development, ensuring consistent prospecting, messaging alignment, and meeting generation to strengthen the sponsorship sales pipeline.• Partner with sales and leadership to position sponsorship offerings across webinars, events, and digital channels, helping translate audience engagement and content opportunities into revenue-generating partnerships.• Contribute to the overall sponsorship growth strategy by connecting marketing programs, audience development, and outbound outreach to measurable pipeline and partnership opportunities.
Education
Hastings College
Bachelor's degree, Communication, General, Political Science
2002 — 2006
Illinois State University
Master’s Degree, Communication, General
2006 — 2008
Skills
- Emotional Intelligence
- Social Networking
- Fundraising
- University Teaching
- Editing
- Training
- Project Visioning
- Human Resources
- Communication
- Community Outreach
- Conflict Resolution
- Public Relations
- Teaching
- Time Management
- Speech Writing
- Microsoft Word
- Social Media
- Microsoft Office
- Curriculum Design
- Critical Thinking
- Curriculum Development
- Event Planning
- Management
- Planning
- Leadership
- Higher Education
- Research
- Communication Consulting
- Public Speaking
- Writing
- Customer Service
- Powerpoint
- Microsoft Excel
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