Kathie Kinde Clark

I believe the best ideas in the AWS ecosystem shouldn't be locked behind paywalls or big marketing budgets. That's why I spend a lot of my time building communities where knowledge flows freely.

I'm VP of Operations at Rhythmic Technologies, where I lead Sales, Marketing, Alliances, Customer Success, and Compliance. But the work I'm most proud of happens outside my day job.

I founded the AWS Partner User Group—a free, peer-driven community of 100+ partners helping each other navigate the AWS ecosystem. I lead the AWS Cleveland and AWS DMV User Groups. I lead AWS DMV Community Day and serve on the organizing committee for AWS Midwest Community Day. In 2025, AWS recognized this work with the "Invent & Simplify Champion" award and a Community Travel Grant. Most recently, I was awarded Female MSP Leader of the Year by Superops. 

I have a pattern of seeing gaps nobody's filling and stepping in. Sometimes that's building a community. Sometimes that's mentoring early-career women so they don't have to learn lessons the hard way. Sometimes it's just asking the question everyone else is afraid to ask.

In my free time, I'm a passionate but frustrated Cleveland sports fan, an avid photographer, GenAI enthusiast, and mom to three grown children and three unruly cats.

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Vice President / Direct Marketing at Mako Direct Marketing

Strategic Account Management | Multi-Channel Campaign Specialist

With over 25 years of proven marketing expertise, I drive transformative marketing strategies for Fortune 500 clients including AIG, New York Life, TIAA Cref, and MetLife. 

My core strength lies in executing integrated marketing campaigns that leverage data-driven insights across multiple channels—email, web, social media, Direct TV, SMS, and direct mail—to consistently exceed client objectives and deliver measurable results.

Core Competencies:

✔Multi-Channel Marketing Strategy
✔Data-Driven Campaign Development
✔Strategic Account Management
✔Direct Marketing Campaign Optimization
✔Digital & Traditional Marketing Integration
✔Performance Reporting & Analytics
✔Affinity Marketing
✔Marketing Operations Management

Professional Accomplishments:

✔Managed auto quote fulfillment project for AIG mailing 6-9 million quotes annually with an annual marketing budget of $4-6 million
✔Received Six Sigma Process Improvement award from AIG for reducing clients’ cost per kit by 58% resulting in an annual savings of $2.7M.

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