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Sebastian
Behar

AI-DRIVEN GROWTH LEADER

Building scalable growth systems, now powered by agentic AI.

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Sebastian Behar
Pre-IPO → NYSEScaled Coursera $140M to $750M
Sales-Led & Self-ServeTwo go-to-market motions
6× PromotedRole progressions across career
0→1 BuilderGrowth functions built from scratch
Pre-IPO → NYSEScaled Coursera $140M to $750M
Sales-Led & Self-ServeTwo go-to-market motions
6× PromotedRole progressions across career
0→1 BuilderGrowth functions built from scratch
About

Systems Thinker. Growth Builder.
AI-Native Marketer.

I don't chase tactics — I build engines. Growth problems turned into compounding systems, across consumer, enterprise, and product-led motions.

01

What I do

I build growth engines — not campaigns. Acquisition, activation, retention, monetization, and self-serve: connected systems designed to compound.

02

How I work

Equally at home in B2C and B2B, I operate at the intersection of product, data, sales, and lifecycle — driving outcomes, not just activities.

03

How I think

Analytical by nature, but obsessed with leverage. Experimentation programs, personalization systems, and operating models that help teams learn faster.

04

How I build with AI

I use agentic workflows and LLM-driven automation as force multipliers — faster experimentation cycles, richer personalization at scale, growth infrastructure that learns.

05

What motivates me

Things that compound: systems, teams, and ways of working that continue to create value long after the initial effort.

Advisory & Consulting

How I Can Help

Available for focused engagements where clarity, sequencing, and execution actually matter.

01

Growth Systems Audit

Diagnose what's blocking growth, map your loops, and build a prioritized roadmap with clear ownership and sequencing.

Growth LoopsFunnel AnalysisRoadmap Design
02

Experimentation Program

Build a testing culture with proper infrastructure, governance, and a framework that moves teams from hypotheses to revenue.

A/B TestingCROExperimentation Ops
03

AI Marketing Stack

Identify where agentic AI can accelerate your growth loops — from lifecycle automation to dynamic personalization to faster analytics.

Agentic WorkflowsPersonalizationAI Ops
Experience

Where I've Worked

Joined Coursera pre-IPO at $140M in revenue. Part of the team that scaled it to $750M and a NYSE listing.

C
Coursera7 yrs 8 mos

Led on-platform growth across consumer and enterprise, scaling the company from $140M to $750M in revenue through IPO and beyond.

$5.75M incremental revenue · 22% CVR lift · $23.9M revenue influenced
Director, Growth Marketing & AnalyticsApr 2024 – Present
Senior Manager, Growth MarketingSep 2022 – May 2024
Manager, Growth MarketingMar 2022 – Sep 2022
Sr. Growth Marketing Manager, EnterpriseMar 2021 – Mar 2022
Senior Marketing Manager, ConsumerSep 2020 – Mar 2021
Marketing Manager, ConsumerOct 2018 – Sep 2020
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Prodigy Network3 yrs 10 mos

Built the performance marketing function from 0→1, owning paid, lifecycle, and growth across a real estate investment platform.

7× ABM conversion rate · built in-house team + managed 3 agencies
Marketing Manager, GrowthJan 2016 – Oct 2018
Integrated Marketing StrategistDec 2014 – Jan 2016
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Switch Capital Partners5 yrs 11 mos

Co-managed a private equity fund for strategic investments in early-stage consumer, media, and technology companies.

Managing PartnerOct 2012 – Sep 2018
Education

Academic Background

NYU
New York University

Master in Integrated Marketing

Concentration in Digital Marketing and Analytics

CESA
CESA

Bachelor of Business Administration

Finalist, L'Oreal Brandstorm National Marketing Contest 2009

Licenses & Certifications

32 Certifications

I treat learning as a competitive advantage — from growth frameworks to analytics platforms to AI tools.

Featured
Growth Series
Reforge
2024
Featured
Generative AI for Everyone
DeepLearning.AI
2023
Featured
Marketing Analytics
University of Virginia
2019
AI For Everyone· DeepLearning.AI
Artificial Intelligence in Marketing· University of Virginia
Use Generative AI as Your Thought Partner· Coursera
What is Data Science?· IBM
Data Science Methodology· IBM
Tools for Data Science· IBM
Data Science Orientation· IBM
Data Collection & Processing (Python)· University of Michigan
Tools & Stack

My Toolkit

The platforms I've built growth systems on — from experimentation and lifecycle to ABM and attribution.

Experimentation & CRO
AmplitudeAmplitude
OptimizelyOptimizely
MutinyMutiny
FullStoryFullStory
CrazyEggCrazyEgg
Analytics & Attribution
LookerLooker
Google AnalyticsGoogle Analytics
Full Circle InsightsFull Circle Insights
Marketing Automation
MarketoMarketo
BrazeBraze
OutreachOutreach
PendoPendo
CRM & ABM
SalesforceSalesforce
DemandbaseDemandbase
6Sense6Sense
Web & Content
ContentfulContentful
DriftDrift
SmartlingSmartling
CerosCeros
On24On24
AI & Productivity
ClaudeClaude
CodexCodex
MintMCPMintMCP
ReforgeReforge
AirtableAirtable
JIRAJIRA
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What Colleagues Say

Sebastian was a leader from forming data-driven hypotheses through to analyzing experiment results. His marketing knowledge and data-driven mentality made him a data team's dream collaborator.

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Peter Barna
Analytics, Coursera
Available for advisory & consulting

Let's Build Something
That Compounds

Growth strategy, agentic marketing, and scaling organizations that learn.

Product-Led GrowthGrowth SystemsAgentic MarketingCRO & ExperimentationLifecycleB2B Self-ServeAnalytics
Writing

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