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Ottawa, ON, Canada

Kellan H.

✨ Creative Solutions in Marketing ✨ Championing $220M GTM Strategies

Marketing is more important now than ever.

Social media has emerged as one of the most popular ways to attract new customers. But many brands forget there is more to marketing than – trying to – go viral on Instagram.

I've spent 12+ years turning complex technical products and customer experiences into revenue engines by finding the patterns most marketers miss.

Sometimes what's most needed is:

  • a website, landing page, or sales material that converts,
  • targeted sales material that speaks to specific buyers, or
  • off-line branded moments to capture attention.

My background spans biotech, construction technology, cleantech, and eCommerce—industries where the marketing challenge is translating innovation into stories that make buyers confident enough to act.

At Lite-1, I crafted the brand narrative that won Web Summit's PITCH competition against 1,000+ startups by distilling fermentation science and IP pipelines into investor-ready positioning.

At Dvele, I led the development of a home customization app that increased qualified leads by 450% and shortened sales cycles by five months—not typical marketing work, but the system that actually moved deals forward.

What sets my approach apart is recognizing that breakthrough growth often comes from unsexy operational fixes, not flashy campaigns. I see where brand positioning and performance marketing either reinforce each other or create friction—and I build the connective tissue that turns marketing promises into conversions. 

Whether it's aligning messaging across sales and product, designing content systems that reduce repetitive inquiries, or building go-to-market frameworks that compound over time, I work at the intersection of strategic vision and tactical execution.

Founders come to me when they know something's not working but can't pinpoint why—or when they need someone who can move between high-level strategy and hands-on implementation without losing sight of revenue outcomes.

Let's have an intro call and see if we agree on what needs to change.

Take care.

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Work

Kellan Hannah. Fractional CMO. Cleantech Marketer & Brand Strategist

kellanhannah.com

Kellan Hannah has over a decade of marketing experience. He focuses on building cleantech brands to get the attention they deserve in this climate era—everything from aligning business goals with marketing strategy to using AI tools for content.

Experience

Aug 2024 — Present
Lite-1

Lite-1

Fractional Chief Marketing Officer

A biotechnology brand using bacteria to grow colors (dyes & pigments).

  • Crafted the winning brand narrative that earned Web Summit's PITCH Champion title out of 1,000+ startups through strategic positioning that translated complex R&D into investor-ready messaging.
  • Built founder thought-leadership platforms, ghostwrote keynote speeches, media quotes, and investor communications.
  • Directed brand voice, video storytelling, and content production for scientists, investors, and design partners while leading cross- functional creative teams to produce launch assets and social campaigns.
  • Secured pilot projects and real traction for this early-stage start-up.
Feb 2023 — Present

Freelance & Advisory

Marketing & Brand Strategy

My fractional marketing advisory where I help Seed to Series A climate tech brands positioning themselves to get noticed by investors and gain early traction with customers.

  • Everything from hourly calls, to specific projects, and monthly retainers.
  • I have a strong ability to think and plan at a high-level (with executives) and execute campaigns and tactics to drive measurable results.
Apr 2024 — Jul 2024
Climate Leap

Climate Leap

Marketing Strategist

A climate tech meet-up organization to discuss and define what it means for people in Ottawa, CA to be a part of the climate transition.

Feb 2024 — Jun 2024
Terra.do

Terra.do

Fellow - Climate Change: Learning for Action

An intensive, 12-week climate program to understand the complexities of climate change and arrive at my perfect climate role.

  • Grasped the full understand of the climate emergency.
  • Ability to think in full systems, supply chains, logistics, and policies to make effective climate changes.
Feb 2022 — Dec 2023
Dvele

Dvele

Director of Growth + Marketing

A prefabricated, automated home builder creating the most resilient homes on the market.

  • Developed strategic insights for how to improve warm leads. This resulted in the creation of an Office Hours webinar series and a pioneering Home Design App for transparent pricing and demystifying building capabilities for the homeowner.
  • Conducted deep audience research to help shape Dvele's marketing strategies. We used this research and data to develop a business case to transition to primarily focusing on B2B customers.
  • Acted as a technical lead to improve the User Experience across all website assets. I spearheaded a platform migration to enhance the website layout and copy.
  • Created thought-leadership pieces and advised for interviews and speeches, company insights, and investor positioning.
  • Managed the brand's Press Relations, regularly pitching to media, speaking with writers, and appearing on podcasts and news segments.
  • Organized buzz for offline Open House events. Generating local and national media placements, including placement in Dwell Magazine.
  • Collaborated on a Go-to-Marketing Launch for Dvele's new foundry in Montana as part of a Private-Public Partnership between Dvele, the State and the Federal Government (The Department of Energy). This resulted in successfully generating favourable media a
Aug 2019 — Feb 2020

Switch Energy

Marketing Specialist

A solar panel sales organization connecting installers, service providers, and B2B customers.

  • Generated warm leads for the Sales Team through Content Collaborations, Blog Posts, Social Media Campaigns, and Email Campaigns.
  • Advised on Brand Marketing Strategies.
  • Created Thought-leadership pieces and opportunities for the CEO to speak about solar adoption with government organizations, municipal government members energy advisory boards in Ontario, Canada.
Feb 2019 — Sep 2019
Spinae

Spinae

Brand Development & Go-to-Market Strategy

Spinae was a pre-fabricated home, Passive Home manufacturer. Specializing in Affordable Dwelling Units (ADUs), tiny homes for in-fill projects, and additions. Created an entire Marketing Strategy from start to 2-years post launch.

  • Researched ideal customer segments, their problems, needs, economic forces and market trends.
  • Constructed Pro Formas to address Total Addressable Market
  • Created Content Pillars, Case Studies, White Papers, Lead-generators, and Email Campaigns.
  • Led Brand Positioning to attract early investors, partners and customers.
  • Designed a Partner Referral Program for homebuilders, contractors, architects, engineers, etc.
  • Developed marketing materials for the Go-to-Market launch: website, social content, case studies, white papers, etc.
Sep 2017 — Aug 2018

Wolfpoint Agency

eCommerce Specialist & Project Manager

A Shopify Plus (enterprise) agency helping $10M+ brands grow.

  • Created growth strategies for clients to increase conversions across the client's website, emails, ad campaigns, and social media content.
  • Improved website copy and U/X, recommended updates to current email campaigns and messaging. As well as new email campaigns to create more engagement and revenue.
  • Used analytics to perform website and email audits to find pain points, drop-offs and opportunities for increasing customer engagement and revenue.
  • Led a team of domestic and international developers and eCommerce managers.
Aug 2016 — Mar 2022

Rapport Matters

Founder, Marketing & Brand Strategy

My eCommerce agency that evolved into marketing and brand strategy studio.

  • Used the StoryBrand framework to clarify clients' messaging across all customer touchpoints, digital assets and marketing materials (the entire customer journey).
  • Optimized websites for conversions and/or lead generation, creating email campaigns to enlighten cold leads (nurture series) and convert warm leads (sales series), and developed unique marketing content across all channels.
  • Cultivated impactful products and services that align with the brand's promises (mission & vision).
  • Produced investor pitches and slide decks for Series A and B funding and Community-led investing.
  • Built lead generators; writing copy for the marketing and sales material, and creating email series.
Jun 2016 — Mar 2019

HlthNut

Co-Founder & CEO

An upcycled, wood massage tool to give people the power to change their muscles.

  • Successfully launched the brand with over $12,000 in first month sales.
  • Partnered with international influencers across sports and muscle therapy.
  • Grew product line to four (4) offerings with several variants of each product.
  • Established the framework to gain B-Corp status.
  • Owned all marketing and ecommerce activities.
Apr 2013 — Sep 2016
Shopify

Shopify

VIP Manager & eCommerce Strategist

Shopify is making commerce better for everyone.

  • Helped brands setup and optimize their stores online.
  • Collaborated with business development team to establish Shopify as an enterprise partner.
  • Spearheaded an experimental team to define how Shopify worked with influencers, creators, and celebrities.
  • Advised Shopify VIPs about ecommerce and digital marketing best practices; growing their stores with sustainable systems.