Google Cloud’s VP of Growth on Building an AI-Native Marketing Team: 8 Takeaways from SaaStr AI 2026

Summary

Google Cloud’s VP of Global Demand & Growth, Sarah Kennedy Ellis, joined us for a day-three session at SaaStr AI 2026. She ran marketing at Marketo (sold to Adobe for $4.75B) and led marketing for Adobe’s enterprise software division before Google, so she has lived through more than one platform shift. Her core argument: Google... Continue Reading

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