Emily Gruzdowich

About Emily Gruzdowich

I\'ve always been one to color just outside the lines. I grew up professionally at Christie’s, SFMOMA, and Landor & Fitch, cutting my teeth in an industry and at companies that forced me to see solutions with a bit more color and nuance. I spent 5 years leading cross-functional teams to execute $90M+ in high-impact initiatives before heading back to school (Darden MBA \'23). In the 3 years since, I\'ve immersed myself in the startup ecosystem, working as creative and operational glue at Ness (MBA role), Stationwise (Head of Ops), Pladia // Art Processors (Growth Strategy & Operations Lead), and now Freckle.io (Head of Ops). I\'m excited about pioneering ways to live beautifully through innovations in digital health, wellness-focused consumer products, creative technology, and modern GTM tooling. Greatest hits: Stood up ops flows and GTM motions as the # 4 hire (first business) at Stationwise, powering our first acquisitions Built an automated Notion-Zapier-Airtable CRM that connected the growth team projects and pipeline at Ness Led execution for multinational telecom’s Team USA campaign from brief to brand book, part of $7.6B TV deal Led end-to-end management for 14 brand activations at SFMOMA, including exhibiting a Cruise car in the atrium Managed $84.5M+ across six in-person and e-commerce auctions at Christie\'s, including organizing a 20-piece living artist donation to benefit Global Wildlife ConservationExpertise: Project & Program Management, Strategic Planning, Business Strategy, GTM, Operations Management (0 to 1), Stakeholder Engagement (Internal & External), Partnerships (Acquisition & Retention), Business Development, Brand Management (Vision to Production), Vendor Management (Local & International) C-Level Communication (Agendas, Briefings, Reports), Market Research, Trendspotting, Creative Resourcing, Copywriting (Print to Social), Insights & Analytics.Coursework: Consumer Behavior, Digital Marketing, Brand Management, Project Management, Strategy in the Digital Age, Effectual Entrepreneurship, Emerging Markets, Defining Moments, Leading in Uncertainty & Crisis, Strategy Capstone: Mental Health & Fitness

Experience

1. Head of Operations

   Freckle.Io

   Sep 2025 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

   Freckle is the modern CRM enrichment platform for HubSpot users. Freckle’s AI agents find any data point on company and contact data across the web and 40+ data providers, all through natural language inputs.

Education

• University of Virginia Darden School of Business

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Management Science (STEM)

• UCL

  Bachelor’s Degree, Affiliate History of Art and Political Science

  2015 — 2016

• Tufts University

  Bachelor’s Degree, Art History, Political Science

  2013 — 2016

• Cathedral Catholic High School

  High School

  2009 — 2013

Skills

• Editing
• Museums
• Research
• Fundraising
• Writing
• Teaching
• Social Media
• Microsoft Office
• Public Speaking
• Art History
• Leadership
• Grant Writing
• Nonprofits
• History
• Microsoft Excel
• Powerpoint