Loic Jeanjean

CMO - Fractional | Marketing & growth consultant for B2B SaaS, Fintech & Web3 | Board advisor & startup mentor

Loic Jeanjean
Lisbon, Portugal

Experience

Oct 2022 - Present
2 years 8 months
Lisbon, Portugal

Growth & Marketing Advisor

LH2 Consulting

Started my consulting company where I advise and freelance for a handful of Saas and web3 startups on marketing & growth strategies.

Current clients include Blink Card (Spend Management SaaS for SMBs in the UAE) and Tropee (Web3 NFT utility platform for creators)

May 2022 - Present
3 years 1 month
Lisbon, Portugal

Startup Mentor

Newchip Accelerator

Mentoring founders of pre-seed, seed and series A startups on the following topics:

  • Business Strategy
  • Sales & Customer Acquisition
  • Operations & Scaling
  • Marketing, Growth, PR
  • Strategic Partnerships
May 2021 - Sep 2022
1 year 5 months
Lisbon, Portugal

Head of EMEA Marketing

Pleo

Pleo is a business expenses SaaS that revolutionizes business spending by reducing administrative complexity, eliminating expense reports, and simplifying bookkeeping. Pleo operates in 16 European countries and targets both SMBs and Mid-markets companies.

As Head of Marketing, I designed and developed the strategy for Pleo to become the fastest-growing spend management startup for large SMBs and Mid-Market companies in Europe.

Responsibilities:

  • Built from scratch an ultra-performing marketing team (Field Marketing, Partner Marketing, Demand Gen, Customer Marketing) – Team of 24 with 8 direct reports +1 dotted line into BDR Lead.
  • Created and implemented the regional marketing plan in alignment with Pleo's North Star, striking a balance between longer-term strategic brand-building activities, mid-term lead generation, and nurturing to build a pipeline, as well as quick wins to achieve targets.
  • Defined and structured our digital strategy and EMEA blueprint for driving acquisition at scale in the mid-market. In 16 months we 3x our pipeline and signups while bringing down our CAC 2x.
  • Worked hand in hand with the product marketing and sales teams to define our ICPs, which lead to building relevant GTMs and creating the right prospect and customer journeys.

Results: $25M in qualified pipeline opportunities, $8M new ARR with a $3M budget

About Pleo: 700+ people, 22k customers, 175k users, $350m series C, $5.5b valuation

Aug 2020 - Apr 2021
9 months
Lisbon, Portugal

Chief Marketing Officer

Assurly

Assurly is a French insurtech on a mission to fundamentally change the mortgage insurance industry, and has raised €6 M in seed funding from leading french business angels.

In my 9 months as a Chief Marketing Officer, I rebranded the company from Gigamesh to Assurly, took the marketing strategy from 0 to 1 (from communications to inbound marketing), and launched this brand new mortgage insurtech into the French market.

Achievements:

  • Planned and executed the marketing strategy based on customer segmentation, alternative targeting strategy and LTV
  • Defined and asserted a compelling value proposition for Assurly in the French consumer market
  • Hired a full stacked Marketing team responsible for rolling out the digital marketing and acquisition strategy
May 2019 - Aug 2020
1 year 4 months
Lisbon, Portugal

Head Of Marketing

Ledger

Ledger develops security and infrastructure solutions for cryptocurrencies as well as blockchain applications for individuals and companies, by leveraging a distinctive, proprietary technology.

Key Accomplishments:

  • Created and implemented the global marketing strategy (EMEA, APAC, Americas) with a strong focus on brand building and developing a best-in-class demand gen machine
  • Drove all marketing initiatives including branding, content marketing, internal and external communications, public relations, and events
  • Supported global commercial teams with case studies, sales collateral, and oversee the development and execution of thought leadership and communications programs
  • Built, lead, and inspired a marketing organization to deliver against goals, with clearly defined roles, career paths, succession plans, and employee success strategies

Results: $25 M in qualified pipeline opportunities, $3 M new ARR with a $300 K budget

About Ledger: Ledger has raised over $460 M in funding, with a recent Series C of $380 M in June 2021. Launched in 2014, Ledger has designed an acclaimed line of hardware security devices quickly placing the company as a global leader on the market with over 1.5 million units sold in more than 165 countries.

Jul 2018 - Feb 2019
8 months
Lisbon, Portugal

Chief Growth Officer

Fastory.io Next Generation Fan Engagement

Fastory is a Paris-based MarTech SaaS that allows pure players and consumer companies to level up their marketing by engaging their audience on social media. Fastory has raised a €500 K seed round and clients include Coca-Cola, Warner Bros, X-box, and Red Bull.

Key Accomplishments:

  • Customer Acquisition - owned & drove the multichannel acquisition strategy in order to achieve revenue, operations, and profitability goals
  • Marketing - owned & implemented a marketing plan to increase brand awareness, online traffic, demand generation, and sales, while optimizing spend across channels
  • People - Mentored and coached a team of 7 AE, SDR, CSM, and Marketing professionals

Results: €2 M in new ARR, with a €100 K marketing budget

May 2015 - Jun 2018
3 years 2 months
Lisbon, Portugal

Vice President of Growth

Advisor Websites - A Snappy Kraken Company

Advisor Websites is a bootstrapped SaaS and is North America's fastest-growing company specialized in web, digital marketing & compliance solutions for Financial Institutions.

As VP of Growth, I was dedicated to growing revenue, increasing profit margins, and positioning Advisor Websites as the leading force in the financial services industry. Clients include Great-West Life, LPL Financial, TD Ameritrade, and Cetera Financial Group.

Key Accomplishments:

  • Grew client base from 250 to 17,000 and revenue from $100 k to $7+ M in ARR, with an annual marketing budget up to $3 M
  • Hired and mentored a 25+ sales (SDR, AE, AM) and marketing team
  • Built a scalable demand gen engine that delivered 50% year over year revenue growth
  • Established Advisor Websites as an award-winning Fintech product leader
  • Recognized as one of the fastest-growing business in BC in 2017 and 2018
  • Recognized as one of the fastest-growing business in Canada in 2017 and 2018
  • Spoke 20+ times at leading financial events and was published 100+ times in the largest financial media publications
Jul 2009 - May 2015
5 years 11 months
Lisbon, Portugal

Director Marketing & Sales

Advisor Websites - A Snappy Kraken Company

As Director of Sales and Marketing, I was ultimately accountable for Advisor Websites revenue. I defined the branding, marketing and sales strategy from scratch, targeted at both SMB and enterprise markets. I was promoted to Vice President of Growth in 2015.

Summary

My professional experience from B2B companies within different industries has provided me with a holistic view and understanding of the customer-buying journey in companies ranging from a few to thousands of users. I drive for results and manage my team with trust and mutual understanding of our common targets and goals. Bridging between marketing, sales, and other departments is a key focus for me, and I thrive in a transparent and positive environments. - 18 years in B2B SaaS marketing (branding, strategy, communication, demand gen) - 15 years in growth and business development (SMB, Mid Market & Enterprise) - 13 years in tech startups & scaleups (North America + EMEA) in leadership roles - Comprehensive commercial experience and deep technical insight - Generated $100+ million in revenue - Hired and coached teams of up to 30 people

Languages

French
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Oct 1999 - Jun 2002

Université de Poitiers

Diploma · IT and Business Administration · Poitiers, France

Oct 1995 - Jun 1998

Academie de Grenoble

International Baccalaureate · Commerce, Sciences & Mathematics · Grenoble, France

Certifications & licenses

Conversational Sales Certified

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