kainoa clark

gather conference 2024 presenter

Kainoa was born and raised in Hawaii and Utah. He has worked in leadership positions as an executive in the business world focused on marketing, branding and PR for the past 15 years. He started his career building viral brands as one of the first advertisers on YouTube. He worked as the Head of Strategy for one of Hollywood’s largest agencies leading global campaigns for brands like Coca Cola, Samsung, Target and more. While there he led two Super Bowl ad campaigns and worked with some of the most recognized actors, musicians and athletes. During this time he consulted some of Hollywood’s top talent on personal branding.

After his work in Hollywood, he was the Head of Marketing for a worldwide beauty brand before landing in his current role as the Chief Marketing Officer for The Wasatch Group, a conglomerate of companies in the tech, cpg, healthcare, hospitality, real estate and philanthropic industries. He is responsible for the marketing, branding, advertising, and pr efforts for the multi-billion dollar portfolio as a member of the Executive Team. Kainoa has also helped grow brands as an advisor to Pura, Thread Wallets, and several venture investment groups. He serves on several boards including the Utah Valley University board focusing on First Generation Students and several for profit and non-profit entities. Kainoa’s work has been featured internationally in Forbes, INC and more. He has been awarded numerous industry and business awards in his career. He serves on the High Council for the Provo 4th YSA Stake. Kainoa enjoys travel, boating, equestrian sports and time with family and friends.

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