13: How to Make Your Job Fun (and Still Get Shit Done) - with Thao Ngo, SVP Marketing at Uptempo

In this episode of Women in B2B Marketing, Jane interviews Thao Ngo, SVP Marketing at Uptempo, about her career journey and experiences with Uptempo's recent company mergers and rebranding.

Thao brings the passion and energy that we all try to muster each morning - she genuinely loves what she does and works hard to hit her team goals.

Her key to success? She makes sure she incorporates fun into day to day work, for her and her team.

Thao talks through:

• the importance of building a strong team culture in a virtual setting
• why we shouldn't take ourselves too seriously
• evaluating the number and purpose of meetings
• the complexities of bringing together 3 established brands and teams
• how she forces herself to unplug
• her secret to engaging her audience (spoiler alert: it involves community)
• bringing the sales development team back under marketing
• the importance of authenticity and innovation
• why she's her own favorite tool

Key Links:

Guest: Thao Ngo - https://www.linkedin.com/in/thaongo/

Host: Jane Serra - https://www.linkedin.com/in/janeserra/

Mentioned in this episode:

[Book] “Who thought that was a good idea?” from Alyssa Mastromonaco

Women in Marketing Operations Interviews: Lead with Confidence Series

Uptempo's slack group: The Huddle

[Book] Real Self Care by Pooja Lakshmin MD

Uptempo - Enterprise Marketing Operations Software