Marketing Unplugged | SF Marketers Meet up
Candid Conversations. Unfiltered Stories. Real Marketers, Real Talk.
Marketing Unplugged is where the curtain gets pulled back. A space for brand thinkers, product storytellers, growth minds, and creatives to drop the highlight reel and talk about what actually happened.
This time, we're bringing you a live fireside chat featuring four marketing leaders from across growth, brand, product, and the creator economy.
No decks. No pitches. Just honest, behind-the-scenes stories about what it really takes to build, grow, and adapt in today’s marketing world.
What to Expect:
✨ Candid Fireside Conversations: Hear how each panelist broke into marketing, the bold bets that paid off (and the ones that didn’t), and how they’re evolving with AI, shifting platforms, and new audiences.
✨ Real Connections: Swap stories, swap ideas, meet others who get what it's like to build, scale, and experiment in this fast-paced world.
✨ Good Vibes: Enjoy an evening of engaging conversations and valuable insight
Come curious. Leave inspired.
Agenda:
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM: Drinks, Bites & Networking
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM: Fireside chats with our Panelists
7:30 PM - 8:00 PM: Q&A with the Panelists
8:00 PM - 8:30 PM: End of the night, you leave with new contacts and fresh ideas
📢 Speaker lineup:
🔹 Allison Gillespie – VP Marketing, O’Reilly
🔹 Holly Furner – Growth, Kindred
🔹 Sukanya Ramabadran – Product Marketing, Instacart
🔹 Niladri Saha – Creator Partnerships, YouTube
Meet Your Host: Avani
With over five years of experience in digital marketing, brand strategy, social media, SEO, and paid search, I’ve had the chance to work across global consumer brands, agencies, and startups leading multi-channel marketing initiatives that drive real results.
Now based in San Francisco, I quickly realized that while this city is buzzing with AI, tech, and startup events, there weren’t enough marketing-focused meetups where professionals could exchange ideas, share real-world experiences, and build a strong community.
🚀 That’s why I started Marketing Unplugged, a space for marketers to come together and have honest conversations about what really works (and what doesn’t).
So whether you're a growth hacker, brand builder, content strategist, product marketer or marketing enthusiast, this event is for you!
👋 Spots are limited—sign up now!
About our sponsors: Kindred
Kindred is a members-only house swapping platform that makes it easy to exchange homes with vetted members around the world. Members list their home, find other Kindred hosts in destinations they want to visit, and exchange stays — either simultaneously or flexibly, using credits. You earn credits when you host, and use those credits to stay at one of 130,000 Kindred homes. Kindred is an ideal solution for travelers who want comfort, character, and connection without the high costs of hotels.