I’ve been fortunate, with a supportive family and a career building global brands for Fortune 100 companies, dynamic startups, government institutions, and impactful charities. It’s not been easy, but it has been diverse, interesting, and incredibly rewarding.
While proud of the marketing impact and growth we’ve driven for brands, the true highlight has always been the people: building teams, fostering talent, and achieving collective successes greater than the sum of our parts. That collaboration has been enormously satisfying.
If you're leading a mission-driven company focused on exceptional products, a strong team that believes brand building can be a growth multiplier of financial success, or are looking for someone who can inspire and inject some strategically smart creative energy into your business, I'd welcome a conversation. Let’s chat.
Phone
+44 (0)7385 372 008
Email
davidsheareris@gmail.com
Recognition for marketing excellence
Whether as an Executive Creative Director at leading global agencies like Ogilvy, McCann and Publicis, or in the corporate world as a brand growth marketer, my work has been consistently recognised for creative marketing performance over several decades.
In addition to earning more than 35 awards from organisations such as Cannes Lions, One Show, and DMA Echoes, I’ve helped companies scale, get noticed, and earn significant valuations.
Box: Transitioning from agency creative leader to the corporate world, I was honored as the WSJ Marketers That Matter, Brand Marketer of the Year. I joined Box as a VP at a late Series B/early C stage and helped scale the business through a successful IPO. We achieved unicorn growth while sustaining 75% gross margins, and nearly 60% of new ARR was credited to Marketing. We became the go-to choice for 98% of the Fortune 500.
Elevaate (acquired by Quotient): As CMO, I helped the team secure recognition as a Gartner Cool Vendor in Consumer Goods & Manufacturing.
Kespry (acquired by DroneDeploy): I built the marketing function from the ground up, sustaining 300% YoY growth and hitting 264% of our MQL goal in just six months. We even got the first-ever drone into The White House for a prime-time interview with Donald Trump (first term).
Looker (acquired by Google): We beat our growth target for 26 consecutive quarters with 73% YoY growth. We re-engineered the brand strategy and refined the messaging to help the business scale internationally, which led to the acquisition by Google Cloud for $2.6B.
Experience by vertical
The brands I’ve had the privilege to work on and help build connections with their most important audiences:
Technology - Apple, Box, Brocade, Cisco Systems, Colt, Google, Google Cloud, Hewlett, Kespry, Looker, Packard, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, SAP, Xilinx
Retail - Iceland Foods, Not On The High Street, House of Fraser (eCommerce merchandising), Skue.co
Financial Services - American Express, Barclays Bank, BarclayCard, Barclays Global Investors, iPath, iShares, PayPal, Wells Fargo
Automotive - FIAT, Ford, Saab, Scion
Charity - Cancer Research UK
CPG - Dove, Mattel, Nestle, Sam's Club (Walmart)
Energy & Utility - BP, London Electric, Yorkshire Electricity, DHL
Government - BBC Resources, BBC TV Licensing, COI (UK), Royal Mail
Health & Wellness - Nature Made, BUPA
Mobile & Telecoms - British Telecom, Cable & Wireless, LG, Motorola, NTL, US Cellular
News, Gaming & Entertainment - BSkyB, FilmFour, Kodak, Mobage, National Geographic Channel, Premium TV, Sony PlayStation, Yahoo!
Sports - Callaway Golf, Foot-Joy, Titleist
Travel & Luxury resorts - Ameya Preserve, Eurostar, Virgin Atlantic, Virgin America