Vice President Communications & Organic Growth
United States
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About
Keely Spillane is a marketing and communications executive with 15 years of experience working with high-growth B2C and B2B technology companies.
Keely currently serves as NerdWallet’s VP of Communications and Organic Growth, overseeing global communications, organic growth/marketing, and social impact initiatives. In her role, Keely brings an innovative lens to driving customer acquisition and conversion and growing brand reach, through all stages of growth, with experience taking NerdWallet from Series A through IPO.
Before NerdWallet, Keely worked at marketing/communications agencies including Archetype and Racepoint Group where she supported B2B technology clients such as Cisco, Marvell, and Broadcom.
Education:
MBA Candidate, UCLA Anderson, expected graduation 2025
BA UC Davis, 2009
Specialties:
Corporate Communications | Strategic Communications | Multi-Platform Content Strategy | Internal Communications | Stakeholder Management | Marketing Communication Strategy | Crisis Communications | Public Relations | Team Leadership and Management | Social Impact (ESG & CSR) | Financial Communications | SEO | Organic Growth | Organic Marketing I IPO
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It’s been a little over a week since I graduated from UCLA Anderson School of Management with my MBA, specializing in Technology Management and…
It’s been a little over a week since I graduated from UCLA Anderson School of Management with my MBA, specializing in Technology Management and…
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Congrats to Alison McCoy, one of the smartest, most creative, and all-around wonderful people to work with!
Congrats to Alison McCoy, one of the smartest, most creative, and all-around wonderful people to work with!
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Happy 15 year anniversary to KC Partners. I'm incredibly grateful to work alongside such an amazing team - Britt Gottlieb, Jessica Hewson and Stefani…
Happy 15 year anniversary to KC Partners. I'm incredibly grateful to work alongside such an amazing team - Britt Gottlieb, Jessica Hewson and Stefani…
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Experience
Education
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University of California, Davis
BA Communication / Political Science
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Activities and Societies: Delta Gamma, UCDC Program
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Volunteer Experience
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Mentor
BUILD
- 2 years 11 months
Education
Founded in 1999, BUILD uses entrepreneurship-based, experiential learning to ignite the potential of youth in under-resourced communities and equip them for high school, college and career success.
Honors & Awards
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PR Week's 40 Under 40
PR Week
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Trusted Advisor - FY14 Global Award Winner
Text100
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Trusted Advisor - FY14 North America Award Winner
Text100
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Reflecting on an Incredible Journey with Traxemetry 🌟 I'm excited to share some highlights from my recent experience as a mentor with Traxemetry…
Reflecting on an Incredible Journey with Traxemetry 🌟 I'm excited to share some highlights from my recent experience as a mentor with Traxemetry…
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Honored to have had the opportunity to represent OpenAI with Wade G. Morgan at NerdWallet's NXNW employee summit in Vegas 🙌🏼 Huge thank you to…
Honored to have had the opportunity to represent OpenAI with Wade G. Morgan at NerdWallet's NXNW employee summit in Vegas 🙌🏼 Huge thank you to…
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It was an honor to share the value to-date, and future possibilities with ChatGPT Enterprise with the entire NerdWallet team at Nerds x NerdWallet…
It was an honor to share the value to-date, and future possibilities with ChatGPT Enterprise with the entire NerdWallet team at Nerds x NerdWallet…
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600 Nerds, 20+ presenters, 4 days of content, 2 emcees, and a whole lot of energy = a priceless time at NerdWallet's second-ever Nerds by NerdWallet…
600 Nerds, 20+ presenters, 4 days of content, 2 emcees, and a whole lot of energy = a priceless time at NerdWallet's second-ever Nerds by NerdWallet…
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Wrapping up year 1 of UCLA Anderson School of Management and it has been an incredible journey thus far. I also can’t believe it’s already been a…
Wrapping up year 1 of UCLA Anderson School of Management and it has been an incredible journey thus far. I also can’t believe it’s already been a…
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Great piece by Sara B. in the San Francisco Business Times on new Peerspace CEO Kevin Yuann's arrival, and a look at where the company is heading…
Great piece by Sara B. in the San Francisco Business Times on new Peerspace CEO Kevin Yuann's arrival, and a look at where the company is heading…
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Our favorite way to start the day: a comfy seat and a little light reading (with a side of financial progress). 💚 Read our open letter featured in…
Our favorite way to start the day: a comfy seat and a little light reading (with a side of financial progress). 💚 Read our open letter featured in…
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I have: a kid (two! pictured! 😅 ), a car 🚗 , no pets (thank god) and endless things that come up. Turns out that the current financial system is…
I have: a kid (two! pictured! 😅 ), a car 🚗 , no pets (thank god) and endless things that come up. Turns out that the current financial system is…
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I'm excited to share that I have joined Peerspace as their CEO. I'm humbled by the opportunity to lead this great company into its next phase of…
I'm excited to share that I have joined Peerspace as their CEO. I'm humbled by the opportunity to lead this great company into its next phase of…
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Giving everyday Americans more 💚 Chime in the Sunday edition of The New York Times! https://lnkd.in/gmDfkZ6N #Chime #LifeatChime
Giving everyday Americans more 💚 Chime in the Sunday edition of The New York Times! https://lnkd.in/gmDfkZ6N #Chime #LifeatChime
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