Stephen Blake

About Stephen Blake

With over 14 years of experience in marketing, social media, and partnerships, I am a driven partnerships leader. I have expertise in partnerships and business development at the enterprise level and at startup scale, with experience both at the largest tech companies in the world and as a founding team member of a B2B SaaS company. I bring diverse perspectives and experiences to the team, as I have a dual degree in marketing and English, and have published multiple articles on social advertising trends and best practices.Until February 2023, I was a member of the Enterprise Partnerships Team at Meta, where I led cross-functional teams to identify and explore strategic opportunities focusing on incremental revenue growth and new product integrations. I worked closely with product, sales, marketing, and ops to coordinate activities and goals to achieve a unified position and relationship with partners. I also built business case models, led business development negotiations, and executed strategic deals. I coordinated executive relationships and POVs to ensure support and alignment for prioritized products and work streams across Meta\'s apps and Reality Labs. Before joining Meta, I was a Senior Vice President of Social at Kinetic Social, where I built and led the social advertising, partnerships, development, and SaaS implementation teams. I was part of the executive leadership team and guided strategic decisions for resource, product, and investment focus.

Experience

1. Global Lead, Product Partnerships

   TikTok

   Oct 2024 — Present · NY, US

   I lead a global team responsible for building and growing strategic partnerships that enable marketers to create amazing marketing moments. Our partners build best in class tools for marketers and merchants to advertise, sell products, and grow meaningful businesses on TikTok.

Education

• Virginia Commonwealth University

  Bachelors of Science, Marketing; Bachelors of Arts, English

  2007

• Georgetown University McDonough School of Business

  MBA, Marketing, Strategy

  2009 — 2011

Skills

• Salesforce.com
• Marketing Strategy
• Social Media Marketing
• Digital Media
• Microsoft Office
• Sales
• Microsoft Excel
• Twitter
• Facebook Marketing
• Leadership
• Digital Strategy
• Management
• Wordpress
• Product Development
• Business Development
• Online Advertising
• Digital Marketing
• Market Research
• Marketing Communications
• Facebook
• Integrated Marketing
• Advertising
• Facebook Api
• Social Media
• Project Management
• Online Marketing
• Analytics
• Public Relations
• Business Strategy
• Marketing
• Start-Ups
• Strategic Planning
• Strategy
• Social Media Strategist