Cybersecurity Marketing Leader

Stacy
Shelley

I am a GTM Partner.

I build and scale go-to-market engines for cybersecurity companies. Twice, I have helped take a company from early ARR through acquisition. I turn category ambiguity into clear market leadership and growth.

In front of the waterfall at Moore's Cove in Pisgah National Forest
PhishLabs
$2M
ARR growth through Fortra acquisition
Secureworks
$15M
ARR growth through Dell acquisition
Track record
2 exits
Early-stage through exit, both times

2 great exits. Ready to build the next one.

I am a cybersecurity marketing leader with a track record of building go-to-market functions from early stage through successful exit. Not once, but twice. My work spans category creation, demand generation, analyst relations, ABM, and M&A integration, always in service of one goal:

Turning a great security product into a market-leading brand that delivers sustainable growth and enterprise value.

Most recently, I served as VP of Marketing at Fortra, leading the $200M+ ARR portfolio of digital risk and email protection solutions. Before that, as VP of Marketing at PhishLabs, I helped scale from under $2M to $26M ARR. Earlier at Secureworks, I was part of the team that grew from $15M to over $100M ARR ahead of the Dell acquisition.

Where I create value

GTM Leadership

Building go-to-market engines from scratch. Strategy, execution, and team development aligned tightly to revenue.

Category Creation

Defining the space before the market has a name for it. The work that makes analysts and buyers take notice.

Account-Based Marketing

Precision reach and engagement with ICP accounts. ABM that align sales and marketing around the same pipeline and ARR.

M&A Integration

Navigating the marketing complexity of acquisitions: brand, messaging, team, and culture. Without losing momentum.

Analyst Relations

Building credibility with Gartner, Forrester, Frost, etc. Turning AR into a strategic asset that supports growth.

Team Building

Hiring and developing full-stack marketing teams at companies in the $5Mโ€“$100M ARR range. Culture, structure, and performance.

Recent conversations

Stacy Shelley on camera with host Ben Thomas during the XTalk interview
XTalk ยท MarketScale Video interview

The Expanding Threat Surface: Why Cybersecurity Is No Longer Optional for SMBs

How cloud, AI, and cryptocurrency reshaped the threat landscape, lowering the barrier to entry for attackers and widening the range of viable targets.

Content Amplified podcast cover art
Content Amplified ยท Masset Podcast ยท Ep. 457

Why the Content Mill Era Is Over and What Replaces It

On why content mills are dead, what replaces SEO-driven traffic, and how to measure content success.

Contact

Let's build something incredible!

Available for fractional, advisory, and project-based engagements. Also open to CMO and VP of Marketing conversations at cybersecurity companies.

Ideally ones that are ready to grow fast. You know who you are.