AMA: Gusto Head of Product Marketing, Benefits, Leah Brite on Product Marketing Skills
July 23 @ 11:00AM PT
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👋 Leah Brite
👋 Hi! I'm Leah Brite based out of Denver.
💼 I work at Gusto where I lead product marketing for our employee benefits portfolio.
👀 Top of mind topics: keeping up with all things AI (platforms, use cases, best practices, etc), KPIs and attribution frameworks, and driving expansion/attach products.
🤝 PM+PMM relationship, cross-functional influence, and scalable GTM process
🍦Variety is the spice of life! Ben & Jerry's Chunky Monkey Ice Cream is a perennial favorite.
💼 I work at Gusto where I lead product marketing for our employee benefits portfolio.
👀 Top of mind topics: keeping up with all things AI (platforms, use cases, best practices, etc), KPIs and attribution frameworks, and driving expansion/attach products.
🤝 PM+PMM relationship, cross-functional influence, and scalable GTM process
🍦Variety is the spice of life! Ben & Jerry's Chunky Monkey Ice Cream is a perennial favorite.
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