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Jake is a full-stack growth marketer with expertise in paid social, paid search, SEO, and conversion rate optimization. He’s led growth at three multimillion-dollar companies—Bespoke Post, Sealed, and Everytable—and has been featured in Fast Company and Forbes. As a marketing consultant, Jake has helped more than 100 brands across industries improve ROAS and optimize creative across paid channels.

Sam Sycamore is a Senior Editor of Engineering at Toptal and an open-source web developer. He has more than a decade of experience as a writer and editor across several industries, and has worked with international tech startups and digital product agencies to provide software documentation, educational resources, and multimedia marketing content.

Gabriel is a digital marketing expert and product manager. He has launched products and services for multinational organizations including Nestlé, Citibank, and Royal Bank of Canada, where he was Head of Crypto Assets, Digital Assets, and AI Products. Gabriel takes an entrepreneurial approach to all his roles, leveraging cutting-edge technologies and innovations for successful outcomes.

Jake is a full-stack growth marketer with expertise in paid social, paid search, SEO, and conversion rate optimization. He’s led growth at three multimillion-dollar companies—Bespoke Post, Sealed, and Everytable—and has been featured in Fast Company and Forbes. As a marketing consultant, Jake has helped more than 100 brands across industries improve ROAS and optimize creative across paid channels.

Robert is a digital marketing and e-commerce expert who integrates performance marketing and analytics to develop creative brand solutions. His B2B and B2C brand strategy expertise includes the consumer goods, auto, education, and tech sectors, and he has led marketing campaigns and projects across global markets.

Ariel is a marketing expert who helps businesses of all sizes develop robust digital marketing strategies and execute targeted advertising campaigns that drive lead and sales conversion and grow revenue. Her previous clients include Dr Teal’s and Native; she has an MBA in marketing strategy.

Mădălina is a project manager and management consultant with a unique mix of technical and business psychology expertise. She has degrees in both psychology and computer science and spent five years rolling out complex applications at Flutter Entertainment. She also managed end-to-end projects at Global App Testing, a software QA company serving companies like Google and Microsoft.

Fellype is a digital product designer who specializes in crafting exceptional user interfaces. He has worked with a wide range of businesses, including a pediatric mental health app developer, a venture capital studio, an AI image recognition company, and LabHacker, a research initiative led by the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies.

Tarek is a software and data engineer specializing in machine learning, software architecture, DevOps, and back-end development. He has served as CTO of Thndr, a company backed by Y Combinator, and has published several research papers on machine learning. Tarek has a master’s degree in computational linguistics from the University of Stuttgart.