Leslie Klenke
Director of Marketing | 20+ Years Experience | 10 Years Food & CPG | Entrepreneurship | Brand Strategy, Product Launches & Growth Marketing
- Role
- Director of Marketing at Entrepreneurs\' Center
- Location
- Dayton, OH, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Leslie Klenke
Marketing director passionate about building brands people love. With 20 years of…
Experience
Director of Marketing
Jul 2023 — Present · Dayton, OH, US
Entrepreneurs’ Center is a modern venture development organization that supports over entrepreneurs each year—from high-tech startups to main street ventures—helping them launch, scale, create jobs, and attract investment.– Serve on the senior leadership team, overseeing all brand and marketing efforts across three brands: Entrepreneurs\' Center (EC), Arcade Innovation Hub (AIH), and Launch Dayton (LD).– Provide business advising and marketing strategy support for food & beverage, restaurant, and emerging CPG brands.– Built the marketing department from the ground up, managing staff and coordinating with contractors and interns on key initiatives.– Collaborate cross-functionally with internal teams and dozens of community partners to align brand, content, and growth strategy.– Restructured and optimized the EC website to drive client engagement, resulting in a 29% increase in direct traffic and a 39% increase in organic traffic.– Redesigned the AIH website end-to-end, updating branding, UX, navigation, and messaging to improve clarity and engagement.– Revived LD’s monthly events, attracting 1.5K+ registrations in 2025 and generating $70K+ in sponsorship revenue.– Led the \"Open for Business\" campaign during NATO events, reaching 75K+ people on social media and earning widespread local press coverage.– Launched and managed Google Ad Grant campaigns, doubling Google My Business interactions across all three brands.– Secure consistent local press coverage in outlets such as Dayton Daily News, Dayton Business Journal, and Good Day Dayton.
Education
Sinclair Community College
Associate of Arts and Sciences, Visual Communications
2001 — 2005
Bowling Green State University
Bachelor of Science in Technology, Visual Communication Technology, Entrepreneurship Minor
2005 — 2007
Cornell University
Integrated Marketing
2025 — 2026
Skills
- Photoshop
- Print Design
- Social Media
- Podcasting
- Voice Acting
- Art
- Writers
- Graphic Design
- Indesign
- Adobe Illustrator
- Audio Books
- Final Cut Pro
- Personal Training
- Apparel
- Google Docs
- Creative Direction
- Adobe Creative Cloud
- Advertising
- Magazines
- Public Relations
- Voiceovers
- Tradeshow
- Commercials
- Project Management
- Social Networking
- Social Media Marketing
- Published Author
- Basecamp
- Mac
- Management
- Art Direction
- Children's Books
- Influencer Marketing
- Public Speaking
- Fashion
- Marketing
- Illustrator
- Marketing Management
- Life Coaching
- Photography
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