Marketing Executive · US Based

Sara
Henderson

Marketing Executive · B2B & B2C Growth Leader

Building marketing engines that connect growth strategy to measurable revenue from early-stage startups to IPO.

Marketing Executive
14+ Years Leading B2B & B2C Teams
Startup to IPO
AdapTV · Drawbridge · Ibotta
Ibotta Growth Leader
50M+ Downloads · 4.8 Rating · 2M+ Reviews
Ibotta Performance Network Brand Builder
200M+ Consumer Reach · $56M Influenced Pipeline · 4→30 Team Growth
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About Sara

Sara Henderson

Sara is a business minded marketer. She's a growth executive and marketing leader who builds the engines that drive revenue. Her expertise spans product marketing, brand building, demand generation, content development, and customer lifecycle for companies scaling from early-stage startup through acquisition and IPO.

Most recently at Ibotta, Sara served as Vice President of Consumer Marketing, overseeing an enterprise-scale marketing budget across acquisition, retention, creative, and CRM for a platform with 50M+ users and $367M in revenue. Prior to that, as Vice President of B2B Marketing, she built the demand generation, product marketing, enablement, content and design functions from the ground up, growing the team from 4 to 30 and generating $56M in direct and influenced pipeline.

She is known for clear communication, steady leadership, and the ability to translate complex marketing strategy into business outcomes — earning trust with executive teams, boards, and cross-functional partners at every stage of growth.

Leadership Philosophy

Sara leads with accountability and clarity, working alongside her team as hard as they do and leading by example. She builds teams that are empowered, informed, and connected to the business — not just their individual role. She celebrates wins, addresses misalignment early, and establishes operating rhythms that support consistent, high-quality execution. She partners deeply with Sales, Product, and Leadership to ensure shared goals, unified narratives, and faster decision-making — ultimately to drive revenue growth.

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Core Expertise

B2B Demand Generation
B2B pipeline · ABM · inbound engines · lead scoring
D2C Acquisition & Retention
Audience growth · lifecycle · CRM · subscription models
Performance Marketing
SEO/SEM · paid media · Google/Meta/DSPs · attribution
Product Marketing
Positioning · GTM strategy · launch execution · enablement
Revenue Analytics
Attribution · forecasting · CAC/LTV · pipeline quality
Org Design & Scaling
Team building · talent development · operating cadences
Content & Brand
Seasonal storytelling · CPG partnerships · earned media
Cross-functional Leadership
Sales · Product · Executive alignment · shared goals
MarTech Stack
HubSpot · Salesforce · Highspot · Rollworks · Clay · Clari
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Areas of Expertise

Expertise 01
Executive Leadership

Sara has operated as a senior marketing leader across consumer and B2B, partnering directly with CEOs, boards, and revenue organizations to set strategy, build teams, and drive measurable business outcomes.

  • Full-funnel marketing strategy & roadmap ownership
  • Team building, structure, and operating cadences
  • Board-level reporting and investor narratives
  • Sales and Product alignment frameworks
Expertise 02
GTM Strategy & Launch

With multiple 0→1 products taken to market across B2B and B2C, Sara brings deep expertise in positioning, launch sequencing, and building the cross-functional engine that makes growth stick.

  • ICP definition, segmentation, and messaging
  • Channel strategy and launch sequencing
  • Sales enablement and competitive positioning
  • Success metrics and attribution frameworks
Expertise 03
Demand Generation & Growth

Sara has built and scaled demand generation engines from the ground up, driving 10x pipeline growth through integrated inbound strategies spanning SEO/SEM, content, events, and partner co-marketing.

  • Full-funnel performance strategy
  • Lead quality, scoring, and qualification
  • Channel mix and spend efficiency
  • Pipeline attribution and reporting
Expertise 04
Marketing Org Design

Having grown marketing teams from 4 to 30, Sara brings firsthand expertise in structuring marketing organizations for scale — right roles, right sequencing, and the operating model to match.

  • Org design for current and future stage
  • Role scoping, leveling, and hiring roadmap
  • Operating rhythms and team accountability
  • Onboarding and ramp frameworks
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Selected Work

B2B Brand Development
Platform Brand · Website Creation
Ibotta Performance Network Brand & Web Launch

Built the IPN brand and digital presence from the ground up defining positioning, visual identity, and the website that now serves as the primary B2B gateway for Ibotta's promotions network. Reaches 200M+ consumers through 2,600+ brand partners including Walmart, PepsiCo, Unilever, and General Mills.

200M+
Consumer Reach
2,600+
Brand Partners
View the live site ↗
Category Launch · Press Coverage
IPN Category Launch Retail Media Leadership

Defined and launched positioning for the Ibotta Performance Network as a category leader in retail media and digital incentives. Developed the messaging framework, press strategy, and sales materials that earned widespread media coverage and established IPN's market voice from day one.

430
Team Growth
$10M+
Budget Managed
Read the press release ↗
Event Marketing · Industry Conference
GroceryShop Event Takeover

Led Ibotta's presence at GroceryShop, one of the most influential conferences in the grocery and retail tech industry. Produced an executive-level speaking and activation program that reinforced IPN's category leadership positioning among brand and retail decision-makers.

#1
Retail Promotions Network
200M+
Consumer Audience
Watch the video ↗
Consumer Brand Development
Seasonal Campaign · 6th Year
Thanksgiving on Us

Led Ibotta's flagship national consumer promotion for the sixth consecutive year a fully integrated seasonal campaign driving app acquisition, user activation, and CPG brand partnerships at scale. Partnered with P&G, Unilever, Nestlé, and PepsiCo across 50M+ users during the highest-stakes grocery period of the year.

50M+
Users Reached
6th
Consecutive Year
Read the press release ↗
National Acquisition Campaign
Back to School Free for All

Architected a national cause-driven acquisition campaign offering free back-to-school supplies to every child in America in partnership with Skippy, Kleenex, Nature's Own, FIVE STAR, Ticonderoga, and Smucker's. Built the seasonal playbook that later powered the Thanksgiving on Us franchise.

6+
Brand Partners
100%
Cash Back Offered
Read the press release ↗
Consumer Brand · National Recognition
Ibotta Consumer App Brand Building

Drove brand strategy and consumer marketing for Ibotta's flagship rewards app, growing it from an early-stage startup into a nationally recognized household name. Built the acquisition, retention, and CRM engine that scaled the platform to 50M+ users and earned coverage in Forbes, USA Today, and major national outlets.

50M+
Registered Users
$1.8B
Cash Back Delivered
120%+
ROI on Acquisition
Read the Forbes feature ↗
Partnership Development
Retail Partnership · World's Largest Retailer
Walmart × Ibotta

Spearheaded the go-to-market for Ibotta's exclusive multi-year partnership with Walmart, launching a new digital offers program across Walmart.com and the Walmart app. The deal became the primary driver of Ibotta's 167% network growth and a direct catalyst for the company's IPO trajectory.

167%
Network Growth
220M+
Weekly Walmart Customers
65%
YoY Redemption Growth
Read the announcement ↗
Publisher Partnership · Grocery Tech
Instacart × Ibotta

Drove GTM for Ibotta's landmark partnership with Instacart the first grocery technology company to join the IPN making Ibotta the preferred third-party coupon provider across all eligible categories on Instacart. Expanded brand reach across 1,500+ retail banners and 85,000+ stores in North America.

1,500+
Retail Banners
85K+
Stores in North America
2,400+
CPG Brand Partners
Read the announcement ↗
Publisher Partnership · On-Demand Delivery
DoorDash × Ibotta

Led the go-to-market for Ibotta's multi-year strategic partnership with DoorDash, expanding the IPN into on-demand delivery across 115,000+ non-restaurant stores in North America opening a new distribution channel for thousands of CPG brands.

115K+
Stores Reached
2,600+
Brand Partners Enabled
Read the announcement ↗
Corporate Milestone
NYSE: IBTA · Colorado's Largest Tech IPO
Ibotta IPO $577M Raised

A key marketing and growth leader through Ibotta's journey to the public markets. The company priced at $88/share in April 2024 above the marketed range raising $577M and opening at $117 on the NYSE. The offering valued Ibotta at $2.7B, the largest tech IPO in Colorado history, validating the marketing engine built over years of growth.

$577M
Total Raised
$2.7B
Valuation at IPO
$117
Opening Trade Price
Read the announcement ↗
Acquisition · AdTech · LinkedIn
Drawbridge Acquired by LinkedIn for $300M

Contributed to sales strategy and planning at Drawbridge through its acquisition by LinkedIn — one of the most significant adtech deals of 2019. LinkedIn valued Drawbridge's cross-device identity graph for its ability to improve targeting, matching, and off-network relevance at scale, paying just under $300M for the company.

$300M
Acquisition Price
2019
Year of Acquisition
Read the AdExchanger coverage ↗
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Experience

Ibotta, Inc.
2025 – Present
Vice President, Consumer Marketing

Leading performance marketing, brand marketing, and P&L ownership for a national rewards platform with 50M+ users. Managing an enterprise-scale marketing budget across acquisition, retention, creative, and CRM teams. Directed a full-funnel growth strategy that produced dramatic gains in efficiency and scale while deepening partnerships with P&G, Unilever, Nestlé, and PepsiCo.

173% YoY Install Growth 120%+ ROI on Acquisition + Retention Enterprise-Scale Budget 50M+ Users Full P&L Ownership
Ibotta, Inc.
2022 – 2025
Vice President, B2B Marketing

Built the B2B marketing function from 4 to 30 team members, scaling demand generation, product marketing, enablement, events, research, and content. Created an integrated inbound engine and drove 10x growth in qualified pipeline through SEO/SEM, content, events, webinars, and partner co-marketing. Launched IPN platform positioning supporting category leadership in retail media.

$56M Pipeline Generated $73M Incremental Revenue 10x Pipeline Growth Multi-Million Dollar Budget Team: 4 → 30
Ibotta, Inc.
2019 – 2022
Senior Director & Earlier Roles

First B2B marketing leader at Ibotta. Led go-to-market strategy for new 0→1 products, owned brand and acquisition budgets, and drove retail partnerships with Walmart, Instacart, DoorDash, and major CPG advertisers. Developed research and insights programs that shaped product direction and earned media.

0→1 GTM Strategy Walmart · Instacart · DoorDash Brand & Acquisition Research & Insights
Drawbridge → LinkedIn
2015 – 2019
Manager, Sales Strategy & Planning

Navigated a high-growth adtech company through acquisition by LinkedIn, contributing to sales strategy and planning during a pivotal scaling phase.

Acquisition Integration Sales Strategy AdTech
Previous Experience
2011 – 2014
Sales, Marketing & Content Roles
AdapTV → Acquired by AOL Sharks Sports & Entertainment D Custom
Education
Southern Methodist University, Dallas TX
BA, Corporate Communications
BS, Sports Management & Applied Physiology
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