Education




PRESENTERS
Tisha Overman
Principal Owner
TERPconsulting
Benjamin Sawa, FSMPS, CPSM, PMP
Chief Development Officer
GEI Consultants, Inc.
Ellen Gracyalny Slattery
Proprietor
Gracie's

THE PINNACLE EXPERIENCE | TUESDAY, 1:30 - 3:30 PM PDT

Designing the Growth Engine: Where Marketing, Operations, and Strategy Converge

Growth today is no longer owned by one function. Margin pressure, private equity influence, operational efficiency demands, evolving client expectations, and talent constraints require tighter integration between marketing, operations, and finance. Marketing leaders are increasingly expected to influence margin, delivery strategy, and business model design — not simply drive pursuits. Yet many have not been equipped to fully participate in those conversations.

 

If we are going to shape growth, Marketing leaders must understand how it is funded, delivered, and measured — not just how it is promoted.

 

This session reframes growth as a cross-functional system designed through capital, capacity, demand, and advantage — not a marketing initiative alone. Through executive dialogue and facilitated strategy labs, participants will diagnose where misalignment limits margin and credibility, strengthen business fluency, and define a 90-day influence move to elevate marketing’s role in strategic growth decisions.