Kelly Gillease is an executive business leader with 20+ years of hands-on experience across all disciplines in marketing at profitable, growth-oriented start-ups. She was a key contributor to successful strategic acquisition exits at Hotwire (IAC), Viator (TripAdvisor) and StudyBlue (Chegg), as well as CMO during NerdWallet's IPO. As the Fractional CMO of Hail No® Kelly is leading content strategy and marketing. Kelly’s thought leadership, writing, and editing has been featured in numerous publications including Fast Company, AdAge, Chief Marketer, and Search Engine Land. Kelly was recognized as a 2020 "40 Over 40" honoree by Campaign US.