Summer Poletti

Rooms don't leave my sessions with a list of things to think about. They leave with a diagnosis and a next move. I've run marketing, sales, partnerships, and customer success inside 20+ growth-stage B2B companies — not as an advisor watching from the outside, but in the seat. That cross-functional depth is what makes the difference when I'm on stage or at the moderating table. I don't bring one lane. I bring the whole road. As a moderator, I research every panelist, build questions that create tension and real insight rather than talking points, and keep the conversation moving without losing the thread. The result, in the words of a recent co-organizer: "what could have been a stiff panel felt like a real conversation." As a speaker, I cover the revenue gaps that are quietly killing profitability at growth-stage companies — and I show leaders how to identify which one to fix first. I speak and moderate at B2B, founder, and women's leadership events across Southern California, the Bay Area, Las Vegas, and Phoenix. Virtual and in-person.