
Karen Hayward
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Karen Hayward is a Managing Partner and CMO of Chief Outsiders. Karen is a results-oriented marketing, sales and operations executive with a proven track record for building and executing strategic programs that accelerate revenue.
Karen’s industry marketing awards include a DemandGen Top 10 Award for "Using Sales and Marketing Automation to Fuel Corporate Growth" (2008 - CenterBeam) and a Stevie Finalist recognition for "Best Marketing Department" from the American Business Awards. In 2004, Karen was named a “Selling All-Star” by Selling (a monthly publication of Institutional Investor. She has also been a featured speaker at Interop 2007, On24 Webcast on Lead Farming, and a guest lecturer at USC East Bay.
In 2010, Karen was recognized by CRN as one of the "Power 100: The Most Powerful Women of the Channel" for driving top-line revenue growth and revving up CenterBeam's social media program.
Karen holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Recent Posts

PE-Owned Ready Credit on Track for Sustained Growth with Disciplined Chief Outsiders Approach
4.25.2025 | Posted by The Chief Outsider
Chief Outsiders Fractional CMO, Chris Wallner, used market insights to develop a repeatable go-to-market process to enable expansion into new verticals.