Kelly Hopping is a five-time Chief Marketing Officer and seasoned B2B technology leader who has spent more than two decades building brands, scaling growth, and leading high-performing teams across the full spectrum of the technology landscape. Currently, she serves as CMO at 6sense, where she leads product differentiation, brand perception, and revenue acceleration for one of the most innovative Revenue AI platforms in the market. Prior to that, Kelly was CMO at Demandbase, where she helped revolutionize go-to-market strategies through AI-powered pipeline growth. 

Kelly has held senior marketing and operations leadership roles at companies including Gartner (Digital Markets), Rackspace, AMD, Dell, and Kraft Foods, as well as serving as the first CMO at venture-backed startup HYCU. Her career spans Fortune 500 enterprises, high-growth startups, and category-defining technology companies.

At the core of Kelly’s leadership is a deep belief that work is a calling, not just a career. She believes strong performance and deep faith are not in conflict—and that integrity, humility, courage, and faith are essential to sustainable success. Kelly is passionate about developing leaders, being a steward of God’s resources, and helping others pursue excellence without losing themselves along the way. 

Kelly holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BS in Industrial Engineering from Texas A&M University. She is the author of Rising: How to Thrive as a Corporate Executive While Staying True to Yourself and a frequent speaker on leadership, faith, and purpose. Kelly lives in Austin, Texas with her husband Jim, their three children, and their Boston terrier, Big Time. She is a diehard sports mom!