Education & EdTech CMO — Katherine Hunter-Blyden
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Chief Marketing Officer
for Education & EdTech

In a competitive feature-first market, Katherine Hunter-Blyden helps education organizations bridge the gap between technical innovation and real-world impact. With a career spanning higher ed institutions, legacy nonprofits, and early-stage startups, Katherine specializes in repositioning educational brands to focus on human enablement, credible outcomes, and measurable success.

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Are you an EdTech leader stuck in a growth plateau?
Scaling beyond the founder requires more than a great product — it requires a scalable narrative architecture. Discover how to bypass institutional resistance and shorten the sales cycle.
Executive Leadership

A top-down perspective: executive oversight and hands-on implementation.

Navigating the complexities of rolling out programs for the oldest and largest graduate school of education in the United States.
Driving growth and enrollment strategy for one of the leading and most innovative teacher-prep programs in the country.
Providing board-level oversight for one of the most impactful organizations dedicated to youth financial literacy and work readiness for K–12 students.
The EdTech challenge

Why great products still struggle to grow.

Most EdTech companies are built by people who deeply understand learning, but growth requires a different muscle. Institutional procurement cycles, skeptical administrators, and underfunded marketing budgets create a perfect storm of stalled pipelines.

Katherine brings a marketer's eye and an operator's discipline to this challenge, building narrative infrastructure that shortens sales cycles, increases retention, and positions your product as mission-critical rather than optional.

Whether you're navigating an 18-month district sales cycle or building the story for an unproven startup, this is the work she was built for.

Versatility across the learning lifecycle
K–12 & Community
Community Impact
Developing community-centric strategies for local private schools and educational nonprofits, bridging the gap between STEM programs and urban public school districts.
Higher ed & Training
Career Readiness
Serving as a strategic advisor for platforms entering collegiate markets and vocational training programs, where the buying decision is institutional but the value must be proven at the individual learner level.
Workplace Skills & Development
Workforce Programs
Building go-to-market strategies for organizations delivering workplace skills, professional certifications, and employee development programs, where ROI must be proven to HR and L&D decision-makers.
"Whether it's navigating an 18-month district sales cycle or building the narrative infrastructure for an unproven startup, Katherine Hunter-Blyden provides the executive leadership necessary to turn educational tools into mission-critical staples."

Let's talk about your growth.

No pitch. Just an honest conversation about what your organization needs. I'll get back to you within one business day.

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