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From Client CMO to Jakala N.A. CGO

Lauren Sallata

Lauren Sallata represents over 20+ years of experience as a marketing executive leading digital and brand transformations at global brands. Lauren has a career track record of repositioning organizations and driving growth through customer-centric strategies. 

Before joining Jakala in 2025, Lauren Sallata was a Jakala client while leading marketing teams and strategy at Panasonic N.A. and Ricoh Digital Services N.A. 

 

Noteworthy accomplishments as a marketing leader at global brands

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Ricoh N.A. Chief Marketing & Communications Officer 
 
Highlight: Created a new strategic brand narrative and services portfolio that helped grow the business with highest operating income margins in the region's history.
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Panasonic N.A. Chief Marketing Officer
 
Highlight: Captained brand transformation from consumer electronics to sustainable technology company 
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VP, Business Development & Marketing 
 
Highlight: Spearheaded the post-acquisition corporate rebrand across digital, events, campaigns, and communications.

Lauren's Topics of Expertise

Lauren is one of our most knowledgeable thought-leaders and accomplished expert speakers.

She uniquely lends perspective from a marketing executive POV, tapping into her experience at Panasonic N.A. and Ricoh N.A., while also applying insights from her experience as a former JAKALA client, leader of cause-based professional organizations, and guiding managing principles of servant-based leadership.

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Brand Transformation & Re-Positioning

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Digital Transformation Strategy

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B2B Growth Marketing

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Executive Strategic Planning

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Powerful Customer-Centric Performance Marketing Strategy

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Modernizing B2B Marketing Functions

 

"Leading transformations is the hallmark of my career, so it feels pretty natural to be here at Jakala helping clients in various vertical industries change business, revenue and technology models.”

- Lauren Sallata 

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Lauren's speaking appearance fee is negotiable, and is based on level of preparation needed.

Awards & Accolades:

CMO of the Year

  • Women in Tech Network, 2024

Marketing Executive of the Year

  • Stevie International Business Awards, 2024

CMO Transformation & Growth Award
  • CMO Club: Recognizing top senior marketing executives from around the globe, 2022

ITSMA Marketing Excellence Diamond Award in Transforming the Brand
  • Information Technology Services Marketing Association (ITSMA), 2020

B2 'Marketer of the Year, Individual' - finalist

  • Association of National Advertisers: Recognizing outstanding work in business-to-business marketing, 2018

Involvement in cause-based organizations:

Advisor, Her Lead Story
  • Her Lead Story is a business-first network of women leading change across AI, data, and tech

Board Member, ABM For Good
  • Advisory guidance and support to help nonprofits scale impact in community development, civic engagement, and sustainability.

Board of Trustees Member, Consumer Technology Foundation
  • The CTA Foundation strategically supports programs that improve the lives of seniors and people with disabilities. 

Expert Insights By Lauren

Lauren Sallata presentation

Introducing Jakala N.A.’s new Chief Growth Officer (and former CMO of clients Ricoh N.A. and Panasonic N.A.), Lauren Sallata.

“As a client, I was so impressed with the depth of the team – very knowledgeable and confident that they could design, build, and maintain a complex ecosystem that was global in nature. Jakala earned and proved they were the team to have in the foxhole with us."

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Award-Winning Work With Lauren Sallata During Her Time As a JAKALA Client

Panasonic N.A. had been paving the way for digital transformation within the entire organization. It was an honor to help the Panasonic team realize their digital goals by integrating their Drupal 8 platform with a full suite of martech tools.

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