MARCIE LESTZ JASTROW
Indian Wells,CA
Summary
Senior executive and trusted operator with a proven record of scaling revenue, leading complex global organizations, and modernizing mission-critical platforms across media, entertainment, brands, agencies, and emerging technology ecosystems. Known as a high-EQ leader and change agent who builds high-performing teams, earns enterprise trust, and drives growth with operational rigor, clarity, and accountability.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Interim CMO & Head of Partnerships
OWN.app
Los Angeles, CA
01.2023 - Current
- Executive leader responsible for commercial strategy, go-to-market execution, and enterprise partnerships for a next-generation social and creator-economy platform serving brands, agencies, creators, and media partners.
- Lead revenue strategy, GTM planning, pricing frameworks, and partnerships across brands, agencies, creators, and strategic technology partners.
- Develop agency- and brand-facing value propositions to support scalable creator-brand activations.
- Translate enterprise vision into executable operating plans, aligning leadership, product, marketing, and external partners.
- Drive cross-functional execution to support scalable growth, data integrity, and client trust across platform workflows.
- Advise leadership on creator monetization, incentives, and compliance-adjacent considerations as the platform scales.
- Serve as a trusted executive partner to founders and senior leaders, aligning vision, execution, and stakeholder expectations.
Chief Revenue Officer / Chief Marketing Officer
Evercast, LLC
Los Angeles, CA
01.2019 - 01.2022
- Recruited to advise an early-stage startup and assumed executive leadership, scaling Evercast into the leading remote collaboration platform used by studios, agencies, brands, and production companies during the pandemic.
- Scaled revenue from $15K to $8.5M ARR in 24 months, establishing category leadership.
- Owned the full commercial engine: revenue forecasting, pricing, enterprise sales, partnerships, and customer expansion.
- Negotiated enterprise agreements with studios, agencies, and brand marketers, supporting mission-critical production workflows.
- Defined agency and brand use cases for remote collaboration across creative development, production, post-production, and approvals.
- Built, trained, and led 20+ sales, marketing, and account leaders in a fully remote environment.
- Built a culture of urgency, accountability, and psychological safety while scaling under pandemic pressure.
- Partnered closely with product and engineering to align platform roadmap with client needs and operational scale.
Senior Vice President, Immersive Media & Head of Technicolor Experience Center
Technicolor
Los Angeles, CA
01.2016 - 01.2019
- Entrusted to define and scale Technicolor's immersive media and virtual production business serving major studios, agencies, brands, and global production partners.
- Built immersive media from concept to a $32M business within three years.
- Owned operating plans, budgets, staffing, and execution across XR, virtual production, AI, and real-time pipelines.
- Directed a 27-member global team, aligning creative, technical, and commercial priorities across regions.
- Launched and operated a 10,000-sq-ft innovation center hosting brands, agencies, studios, and creative leaders.
- Developed GTM strategies for agency-led brand activations, studio productions, and experiential marketing.
- Led cross-cultural global teams with empathy and discipline in high-visibility, deadline-driven environments.
Senior Vice President, Sales & Creative Services
Technicolor
Los Angeles, CA
01.2011 - 01.2016
- Led sales transformation and operational modernization across theatrical and episodic services for studios, agencies, and brand advertisers.
- Managed senior enterprise relationships with studios, agencies, and brand partners including Netflix, Amazon, Disney, Hulu, and Fox.
- Grew revenue to $185M, driving a 15% increase across key segments.
- Modernized service offerings to support brand advertising, episodic, and theatrical pipelines.
- Built and led high-performing cross-functional teams across sales, operations, and creative services.
Education
Associate of Arts - Merchandising & Marketing
Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising
Skills
- P&L Ownership
- Sales forecasting
- Revenue strategy
- Enterprise partnerships
- Team leadership
- Strategic thinker
- Go-to-market strategy development
- Growth Strategy
- Enterprise Sales & Partnerships
- Operating Cadence & Forecasting
- Media, Entertainment & Agency Operations
- Platform & Product Collaboration
- Payments-Adjacent Workflows
- Automation & AI Enablement
- Client Retention & Expansion
- KPI & Dashboard Leadership
- Executive & Board Communication
Earlier Career
- Executive Vice President, Theatrical Sales - Laser Pacific Media Corporation
- Senior Vice President, Sales - Modern Videofilm
Honors And Awards
- Technology Emmy - Engineering Innovation (Evercast)
- Creative Emmy - Immersive Storytelling (Awavena)
- Lumière Technology Awards (Multiple)
Leadership And Operating Style
- High-EQ, hands-on leader known for building trust across executives, teams, clients, and partners
- Proven change agent who leads organizations through growth, transformation, and ambiguity
- Builds and develops high-performing leadership teams with clear accountability and ownership
- Calm, decisive escalation management with a bias toward resolution and momentum
- Communicates clearly and transparently with boards, CEOs, clients, and frontline teams
Professional Highlights
- Scaled businesses from $0 → $32M and $15K → $8.5M ARR, owning strategy, execution, and operating cadence
- Led enterprise relationships across brands, agencies, studios, streamers, creators, and global production partners
- Built and led cross-functional teams of 50-150+ across sales, operations, product, and creative
- Modernized high-stakes, deadline-driven workflows requiring accuracy, compliance, and client trust
- Technology Emmy winner (Engineering Innovation) and Creative Emmy winner (Immersive Storytelling)
Timeline
Interim CMO & Head of Partnerships
OWN.app
01.2023 - Current
Chief Revenue Officer / Chief Marketing Officer
Evercast, LLC
01.2019 - 01.2022
Senior Vice President, Immersive Media & Head of Technicolor Experience Center
Technicolor
01.2016 - 01.2019
Senior Vice President, Sales & Creative Services
Technicolor
01.2011 - 01.2016
Associate of Arts - Merchandising & Marketing
Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising