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Sales & Marketing Professional who can deliver programs and wins

I'm Dusan Vrljes — a Toronto-based growth marketing manager with 11+ years running paid acquisition, sales-aligned outreach, and analytics across software, healthcare, and B2B services.

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Toronto, ONGoogle · HubSpot · Anthropic Certified
Dusan Vrljes, Growth Marketing Manager
Dusan Vrljes
Growth Marketing Manager
11+ YRS
11+
Years in growth
15+
Clients shipped
+40%
Conversion lift
1,000+
Monthly CRM interactions
−50%
Reporting time with AI
01
Profile

A growth operator who speaks data and ships campaigns.

Dusan pairs hands-on paid media and lifecycle execution with analytics discipline — GA4, Looker Studio, CRM dashboards — to tie campaign spend to pipeline and revenue.

He builds AI-assisted research and reporting workflows that compress turnaround, so teams spend more time testing and less time pulling data.

Acquisition
Lifecycle
Analytics
02
Experience
APR 2017 — PRESENT
Vantegic Digital
Etobicoke, ON

Independent Marketing Consultant

  • End-to-end digital campaigns — paid search, paid social, landing pages, lead forms — for 15+ clients across software, healthcare, and B2B services.
  • Most engagements deliver double-digit gains in lead-to-conversion rate.
  • Sales-aligned outreach in HubSpot & Go High Level — lead routing, segmentation, automated follow-up.
  • Performance dashboards in GA4, Looker Studio, and client CRMs connecting spend to pipeline and revenue.
  • AI-assisted research and reporting workflows (Claude, ChatGPT) cutting research time by 50%+.
SEP 2023 — DEC 2025
Speech Language Playhouse
Mississauga, ON

Growth Marketing Manager

  • Led growth marketing for a healthcare provider; lifted conversion rates 40% through funnel fixes, structured follow-up, and clearer service messaging.
  • Managed Google Ads, Meta Ads, email, and local search to drive qualified therapy inquiries.
  • Custom CRM handling 1,000+ monthly interactions across intake, scheduling, and reminders.
  • GA4 + CRM dashboards surfaced booking-funnel drop-off points, informing the redesign behind the conversion gain.
  • Nurture campaigns moving parents from first inquiry to booked appointment faster.
JUN 2015 — NOV 2023
Alex Pallet
Mississauga, ON

Project & Marketing Executive

  • Owned B2B marketing and business development for a regulated manufacturer serving logistics, food, and industrial buyers.
  • Multi-channel campaigns — Google Ads, Meta Ads, email, partnerships, direct outreach — generating qualified buyer leads.
  • Dashboards tracking campaign performance, lead quality, and ROI for leadership.
  • Sales and content collateral on eco-friendly pallet solutions, compliance, and sustainability.
  • Established website, domain, and email infrastructure; supported broker and trade relationships.
03
Impact in Numbers

Funnel Discipline

Healthcare client

From impression to booked appointment — every stage instrumented.

Compounding Growth

+118% over 6 quarters

Index of qualified pipeline after funnel + nurture redesign.

+40%
Lift in healthcare conversion rate
−50%
Cut to research + reporting time via AI workflows
1,000+
Monthly CRM interactions orchestrated
04
Capabilities

Digital Campaigns & Acquisition

Paid searchPaid socialGoogle AdsMeta AdsLanding-page optimizationA/B testingCROLead generationBudget management

Sales Outreach & Lifecycle

HubSpotGo High LevelLead routingNurture workflowsSegmentationEmail marketingAutomated follow-upRetention & upsell

Analytics & Reporting

Google Analytics 4Google Tag ManagerLooker StudioHubSpot AnalyticsCRM dashboardsSQLPythonCustomer researchSurveysCompetitor analysis

Marketing Technology & Web

WordPressElementorNext.jsReactTailwind CSSAPIsWebhooksCRM integrationsEmail deliverability

AI & Automation

ClaudeClaude CodeChatGPTModel Context ProtocolAI-assisted researchReporting automationAgentic workflow design
05
Education & Credentials
Education

B.Comm., Marketing & Entrepreneurship

Toronto Metropolitan University — Toronto, ON

Conferred April 2017

Languages
EnglishNative · C2
SerbianNative · C2
BosnianNative · C2
CroatianNative · C2
Google
  • Analytics 4
  • Google Ads — Search, Display, Video, Measurement
  • AI-Powered Performance Ads
HubSpot
  • Inbound Marketing
  • Email Marketing
  • Sales Enablement
Anthropic / Claude
  • Claude Code
  • Building with the Claude API
  • Model Context Protocol
  • AI Fluency

Looking to build the numbers your company deserves.

Open to senior growth marketing roles in Toronto and remote. Available for a conversation this week.

dvrljes@gmail.com 647 · 505 · 5849
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