Natasha Z.
Head of AMER Tech Enablement, Confluent | Founder, Soul Purpose | Leadership & AI | Speaker | 3x Best-Selling Author
- Role
- Head of Americas Technical Enablement & Global Erg Co-lead at Confluent
- Location
- Austin, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Natasha Z.
Award-winning Enablement Executive | Culture Builder | Founder | SpeakerI turn strategy into clear, scalable programs and communications that align global teams, grow revenue, and strengthen culture. With 20+ years in tech, I’ve led enablement and leadership initiatives at scale for some of the world’s top SaaS and enterprise companies.Highlights- Led global Cloud & App GTM Enablement for VMware’s $4.66B SaaS business, supporting employees and hundreds of thousands of partners & customers- Currently Head of Technical Enablement for the Americas at Confluent- Founder & CEO of Soul Purpose LLC, delivering executive keynotes, leadership workshops, and strategic advisory rooted in clarity, resilience, and the Safety Ladder framework- Through Soul Purpose, co-lead Entirely Magic, a human-centered AI training & consulting community initiative helping leaders and small business owners use AI with confidence - not hype- Contributing author to three bestselling anthologies: Show Your Work, Going Places, and Got a Light- Recognized as a Top Woman Leader in Austin (2023, 2024); board member of Texas Women in Business; past board service with NAWBO Austin- Gallup-Certified CliftonStrengths Coach with executive education in Data Science (Harvard) and Innovation & Entrepreneurship (Stanford).Reach out to connect or discuss leadership, AI training, or speaking engagements.Global Executive Leadership | Revenue Enablement | GTM Strategy, Planning & Operations | Cloud & SaaS Transformation | Field Readiness & Onboarding (L100–L500)| Partner & Customer Success Enablement | Strategic Consulting Partner | Communications & Executive Relations | AI Training | Executive Presence & Influence | Data Analysis & Visualization | Public Speaking & Keynote Speaker | Psychological Safety & Culture Building | Board & Advisory Leadership
Experience
Head of Americas Technical Enablement & Global Erg Co-lead
Apr 2025 — Present
Confluent provides a cloud-native data streaming platform, built on top of Apache Kafka, that enables organizations to move data in real-time. Confluent offers tools and services to manage, transform, and connect data streams across various systems and environments.
Education
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
Professional Certificate: Stanford Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Harvard University
Professional Certificate in Data Science, Data Science
Baylor University
Worked towards Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Business Broadcasting (TV, Radio, Film), Spanish, Religion
International Academy of Design and Technology (IADT)
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Graphic Design
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