Suyog Deshpande

“Suyog is an exceptional leader and business driver. He has a powerful understanding of the nuances of global business, and is always a fantastic business partner for the regions, as well as driving global strategy and execution. He operates with urgency and empathy in equal measure, and is ultra inclusive of all viewpoints and operating styles. Suyog is a world-class executive, who brings outstanding outcomes to all his pursuits, and adds value in all areas of the business.”

“Suyog is an exceptional product marketing leader. He has a sharp instinct for clear and concise positioning. His extensive experience in message development, packaging & pricing, sales enablement and GTM strategies make him an excellent coach to his team and partner to GTM leadership. Suyog is able to see problems before they happen to apply the appropriate resources or anticipate tradeoffs that have to be accepted. Above all Suyog is a fantastic manager who cares deeply about his teams and knows how to strike a balance between accountability and autonomy through clear goal setting and empowerment.”

“Suyog is a strong product marketing leader who brings a clear vision and expertise to building and directing high-performing teams. As my peer, he consistently makes our collaborations productive and easy — he knows how to achieve alignment with fellow directors even when time is short, resources, are low, and priorities compete.”

“I loved being part of Suyog's PMM team at Amplitude. I came into the team focused on Customer Advocacy and Suyog was a big champion of our program! His guidance helped me to grow our program substantially in the first 6 months. Suyog is a fantastic leader with an emphasis on both empathy and encouragement. I loved how Suyog really championed your strengths and pushed you to lead your projects to be the best version possible. Many leaders can make their teams feel like they don't have their full attention, but I appreciate how Suyog always took the time to listen to you and your projects. I would definitely work with or for Suyog again! ”

“If you're looking for a data-driven and innovative Product Marketing leader, Suyog is your guy! I had the pleasure of working under Suyog at Salesforce. He taught me to always lead with numbers and to challenge existing norms. Under Suyog's leadership, our business grew rapidly and many of the processes that Suyog put in place continue to exist today. ”

“Product marketing is the hub for go-to-market and product organizations, and Suyog knows all the inputs and outputs to turn a product marketing organization into a strategic arm of the business. He is also the most compassionate, thoughtful manager – always thinking about how he can help his teams be successful and shining the spotlight on their wins. One of his arts is unblocking and navigating complex organizations and problems for his team. Beyond the day to day work, you couldn't ask for a kinder person to be around. ”

“Suyog is a skilled designer with an eye for creative, novel ideas and connections that lead to innovative design solutions. He excels in both collaborative and individual environments, and openly seeks input and candid feedback to enhance his products and processes. As a researcher, I feel fortunate to have Suyog as a colleague, as he's welcomed new approaches to eliciting customer feedback, co-creating designs, and discovering insights from customers. I look forward to continuing our collaboration, and provide him my highest recommendation!”

“We hired FirstUsable for UX and visualization for Position2 Brand Monitor too and Suyog was the lead consultant for this job. He was extremly professional in his approach, helped us with refining our ideas while adding his own, and working together to come up with the solution which suited us. He was also extremely responsive and kept to the dates that was promised. At the end what matters most is the end result and a key to the product success has been the UI. I would definitely want to engage with Suyog in the future and would recommend him.”

“I had quite a few opportunities to work with Suyog during a number of my client facing projects. His contributions to the project has been commendable. He quickly assimilates out of box thinking and the theoretical basics to come up with an entirely new yet viable solutions to complex problems. He is a team player, an innovator and takes initiatives, making him a very good resource for the team. I wish him the very best for his future endeavors.”

“Suyog did an exemplary job at handling the placement for Deptt of Design, IIT Guwahati. As a team member, he demonstrated avid networking skills and ability to push for his agenda with just the right amount of pressure. Ours being a public office, we always lacked the flexibility required for the job, Suyog however was always comfortable at expressing his discomfort and arranged to work beyond the constraints imposed.He negotiated extremely well and was able to get the right offer for the value he brought to table.It was due only to his efforts that placement performace for Deptt of Design surpassed all previous standards.”