Ed Giansante

About Ed Giansante

Positive, engaging and seasoned doer with an entrepreneurial spirit. A visual storyteller who strongly believes we should always create exceptional experiences every day.I wear multiple hats. I lead online communities\'s strategy for companies programs globally for the last 12+ years and have been awarded as the Community Professional of the Year 2020 at the CMX Awards - one of the most prestigious companies in the communities industry. What are my not-so-secret superpowers?Idea generation, visual storytelling, growth hacking, event planning, building a brand of my own, lead generation, demand generation, proactive problem solving, fearless networking and cold calling, and fostering collaboration.Where can you find me?Behind cameras capturing a beautiful scene or in front of it sharing some thoughts; running events, playing drums OR https://ed.communityCasual, but not meaningless. I trust my guts, and I back it up with data.SpecialtiesOnline communities; Ambassador programs; Online support, scaled support; community platform tender; management of international communities, global communities; community strategy, community operations, social support, social media strategy, XFN; product ideation; lead generation; demand generation; campaign creation and execution; digital marketing; social marketing; social selling; product management; project management; Software-as-a-Service SaaS; Lean Six Sigma Green Belt; ScrumMaster; Vendor management; Partner Management; Outsourcing management;

Experience

1. Community and Growth

   Persona

   Nov 2022 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

   Working with the Growth team to help humanize the internet at scale. Leading our Startup Program and Community initiatives globally. Organizing 80+ highly curated events, VIP dinners, experiences for c-level & leadership teams.

Education

• Language Wise

  Certificate, German

  2011 — 2011

• Grafton College

  Business English, Politics, Tourism, Economics, Reporting, Research, Geography and Culture

  2009 — 2010

• MIT Sloan School of Management

  Certificate, Artificial Intelligence

  2020 — 2020

• Grafton College

  General English, General English

  2008 — 2009

• Trigraph Professional Services

  Lean Six Sigma

  2013 — 2013

• Universidade Anhembi Morumbi

  Bachelor, Digital Design

  2002 — 2007

Skills

• Start-Ups
• Innovation
• Strategic Partnerships
• Strategic Communications
• Mobile Marketing
• Digital Marketing
• Rightnow
• Product Marketing
• Social Networking
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• User Experience
• Content Strategy
• Crm
• Hootsuite
• Ms Project
• Sysomos
• Web Content
• Web 2.0
• Blogging
• Business Innovation
• Sem
• Strategy
• E-Commerce
• Corporate Communications
• Online Marketing
• Google Analytics
• SEO
• Analytics
• Google Adwords
• Web Project Management
• Entrepreneurship
• Social Media
• Salesforce.com
• Online Advertising
• Email Marketing
• Project Management
• Management
• Social Media Marketing
• Advertising
• New Business Development