Hollis Cameron
About

Hollis Cameron

Marketing & Operations Leader · Fractional CMO

Marketing and operations leader with 15+ years building the operating systems, demand-generation engines, and brand storytelling that turn strong products into measurable growth. Runs marketing on a disciplined, Traction/EOS-based operating rhythm with clear priorities, accountable ownership, and quarterly execution — layered with behavioral-science-driven positioning that connects brand trust to conversion.

110%

Revenue growth in one year at Lemonlight

2x

Annual revenue in year one at Moxie Institute

32%

Conversion lift for Carwiser

20x

ROI marketing engine for a nonprofit turnaround

Experience

15+ years building growth engines.

Founder · Hollis Cameron Consulting (formerly HMC Marketing)

Dec 2022 – Present

San Diego, CA

  • Operate as a fractional marketing leader for consumer technology and growth-stage clients, building the operating rhythms, prioritization systems, and accountability structures (Traction-based quarterly priorities and scorecards) that bring order to fast-moving marketing functions.
  • Specialize in finding the lowest-effort, largest-return growth lever for each business — demand generation, CRM/lifecycle programs engineered around behavioral triggers, and conversion optimization.
  • Nestlé Nespresso (B2B): built a behavioral-copywriting outbound program that generated 1,000+ qualified commercial leads and an 18% national lift in qualified leads.
  • Carwiser: audited and restructured the full conversion funnel, lifting conversion 32% with zero increase in ad spend.
  • New York Real Estate Expo: led a multi-channel event-marketing campaign driving 3,000+ incremental ticket sales in two months and growing total attendance past 15,000.

Director of Marketing · Lemonlight (On-Demand Video Production)

Jan 2021 – Dec 2022

Marina del Rey, CA

  • Managed a $3M marketing budget and a team of 6 plus outside contractors, building the company's first unified CRM and marketing operating infrastructure.
  • Established the planning cadence and reporting structure that broke three years of revenue stagnation and drove 110% revenue growth in one year.
  • Owned content strategy and creative direction across lifecycle and acquisition channels, aligning messaging and campaign creative to commercial goals.

Marketing Director · Moxie Institute (Executive Communications Training)

Aug 2018 – Jan 2021

San Diego, CA

  • Led a core team of 2 plus contractors and virtual assistants; owned the full marketing strategy, professional services department, and internal operations.
  • Doubled annual revenue within the first year by architecting an integrated growth and lifecycle strategy built on the Traction methodology.
  • Drove full-funnel acquisition: Google Ads at 6:1 ROAS, 600% organic traffic growth, and a top-3 national keyword ranking across SEO, SEM, PPC, email, video, social, and web.

Owner & Operator · ExploreOutdoor (Overlanding Ecommerce)

Mar 2020 – Aug 2023

San Diego, CA

  • Acquired and ran an overland equipment ecommerce business with full P&L ownership of merchandising, marketing, and site operations across 300+ products from 50 outdoor/overland brands.
  • Owned paid acquisition end to end — Facebook Ads and Google Shopping campaigns driving $500K in annual revenue.

COO · Youtily (SaaS Marketing Platform)

Oct 2015 – Aug 2018

San Diego, CA

  • COO of a 20-person SaaS company with 6 direct reports; spearheaded commercialization of the platform, scaling from 0 to 300 clients in 18 months.
  • Implemented KPI frameworks and performance dashboards that drove a 60% increase in sales conversion and a 5% reduction in churn.
  • Designed onboarding sequences and segmentation logic that improved customer LTV and activation — an early application of behavioral decision-science principles.

Executive Director · Bankers Hill Club (Disabled Veterans Nonprofit)

Jan 2018 – Jun 2018

San Diego, CA

  • Created and executed a turnaround strategy that tripled year-over-year donations and revenue within three months; organized the largest fundraiser in over 15 years.
  • Built a marketing engine delivering over 20x ROI, formed 25 strategic partnerships, and restructured operations for long-term growth.

COO · Anacom Media (Digital Marketing & Video Production Agency)

Jan 2012 – Aug 2015

San Diego, CA

  • COO of a full-service digital marketing agency; managed a team of 10 plus a network of contractors, owning process refinement, department profitability, and company structure.
  • Led client engagements spanning brand messaging, video production, research, PPC, and lead generation for the Navy SEAL Foundation, The Honor Foundation, UCSD, UC Irvine, Biocom, and Digital Map Products.

Founder & Producer · Succinct Productions (Video Production)

Oct 2010 – Aug 2015

Los Angeles, CA

  • Founded and ran a video production company — built the business structure, hired and onboarded staff, and produced projects end to end.
  • Produced brand and campaign content for Aston Martin, Marie Claire, Stanford, Harvard, UCSD, and Biocom; music videos for Nicki Minaj, Kid Ink, and Steve Aoki.
  • Team content delivered through Travel Channel, Discovery, Paramount Digital, NBC, CBS, National Geographic, CNN, and Lifetime.
  • Produced campaigns that raised $1.5 million for spinal cord research — the cause that inspired ongoing community work with the Reeve-Irvine Research Center.

Earlier

Production Manager

2018

Edge West / National Geographic

Delivered 2 hours of content to National Geographic: 36 unique San Diego stories on a three-week schedule, in collaboration with showrunner Philip Day.

COO

2015

The Guru

Chief Operating Officer for a San Diego consumer services company.

Head of Production

2005–2008

451 Degrees

Built the production process covering weekly nightlife events; structured a weekly content deal with NBC San Diego and 944 magazine.

Founder

San Diego Digital Marketing Meetup

Built and led a recurring community and events program from the ground up.

Community Ambassador

Challenge Center | Reeve-Irvine Research Center (UCI)

Ongoing community work supporting spinal cord research.

Education

Academic foundation

B.A. in Psychology

New York University (NYU)

2004–2008

Entertainment Business Management, Valedictorian

Vancouver Film School

2009–2010

Executive Leadership Program

Vistage (Chair: Dale Robinette)

2015–2017

Certifications

Certified in

HubSpot CertifiedGoogle Search CertifiedGoogle Shopping CertifiedHarrison Assessment Certified (talant/people analytics)

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