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KEYNOTE SPEAKER & EXECUTIVE GROWTH ADVISOR

BOOK STEVE KAHAN TO SPEAK ON GROWTH STRATEGY, CREATING URGENCY, AI, AND B2B MARKETING TRANSFORMATION.

Former CMO & Chief of Staff at Thycotic ($1.4B exit). Currently Marketing Advisor at Insight Partners. Seven startups grown from early-stage to IPO or acquisition, $5B+ in shareholder value created. Steve delivers customized keynotes and executive advisory that give leadership teams frameworks they use the same week.

Keynote Speaker: Growth Strategy, Creating Urgency & AI

EVERY KEYNOTE IS CUSTOMIZED

Built from 30+ years of real operator experience, not motivational fluff. Practical frameworks, real-world examples, and ideas audiences apply immediately to accelerate growth and overcome buyer indecision.

Keynote Topics Steve Kahan Speaks On

  • Creating Urgency: How to Flip the Script and Win

  • AI & the Future of Marketing

  • Building Billion-Dollar Growth Companies

  • How to Transform Digital Marketing into a Revenue Engine

  • Category Leadership & Market Differentiation

  • Leadership When the Stakes Are Highest

  • Overcoming Buyer Indecision in B2B Sales

Ideal audiences

  • CEO & executive leadership meetings

  • Sales kickoffs

  • Marketing conferences

  • Customer events

  • Partner summits

  • Technology conferences

  • Private equity portfolio company offsites

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Executive Advisor for CEOs, PE Firms & Growth-Stage Companies

AN OPERATOR IN YOUR CORNER, NOT A CONSULTANT

Steve works with CEOs, founders, boards, and PE-backed companies on the strategic decisions that determine long-term growth. Hands-on guidance from someone who's built the teams, run the playbooks, and driven $5 billion in exits at companies like Thycotic, Quest Software, and Postini.

Executive advisory areas of focus

  • Growth strategy & acceleration

  • Creating urgency in B2B sales cycles

  • AI strategy & go-to-market

  • Category creation & market positioning

  • Marketing transformation & demand generation

  • Pipeline & revenue operations

  • Sales & marketing alignment

  • Customer expansion strategies

  • Product launches & GTM

  • Executive coaching for CMOs and CROs

Credentials & Track Record

Former CMO at Thycotic, Quest Software, and Postini. Currently Marketing Advisor at Insight Partners. That combination of operator experience + advisory breadth lets Steve bridge strategy and execution in ways pure consultants can't.

  • Seven startups taken from early-stage to IPO or acquisition, $5B+ in total shareholder value

  • Most recent exit: Thycotic at $1.4B (CMO & Chief of Staff)

  • Wall Street Journal bestselling author

  • Marketing Advisor at Insight Partners (advising PE portfolio companies on growth)

  • International keynote speaker including TEDx at Case Western Reserve University

  • Author of Creating Urgency, High Velocity Digital Marketing, and Be a Startup Superstar

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Book Steve Kahan to Speak or Advise

Extraordinary growth begins with better decisions, and the courage to act.

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