Raulee Marcus

Former CMO, Green Dot

Raulee Marcus is a successful entrepreneur and marketing expert specialized in helping companies with more cost effective programs. She has proven ability to help early stage companies position themselves to raise capital and to provide later stage companies with opportunities enhancement and execution. She is currently the specialist at Pinnacle Management, and was previously the CMO of Green Dot. Prior to Green Dot, she held various executive positions, including CEO of Spongeables, CEO and President of Obagi Medical Products, and Group Vice President of Jafra Cosmetics. Raulee holds an MBA in Marketing from Thunderbird School of Global Management and an AMP in Business from Harvard Business School.

Articles by Raulee Marcus

Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) for Early Stage Companies

In our latest session from the Mucker Growth Series featuring Ethan Smith from Graphite, we explored AEO, a significant new approach for optimizing visibility in AI-driven search, particularly relevant as...

Startup Guide to AI Visibility: Be the Brand ChatGPT Recommends

Introduction Today, users aren’t just searching on Google. They’re asking ChatGPT, Claude, Google’s Gemini, Perplexity, and other AI systems for advice. AI visibility is the new frontier of brand awareness....

Practical Uses of AI & Automation for Startup Operations

In a recent Mucker Growth Series session, we invited Rock Vitale, Founder & CEO of Easie, to share how he’s helped early-stage teams move from manual, fragmented workflows to streamlined,...

2025 New York Tech Week Recap Of Mucker Sessions

Last week during New York Tech Week 2025, we joined more than 1,000 events hosted by founders, investors, and VCs. This post is a full Mucker recap of the three...

How to Build a Customer Support Function for Startups Using AI Tools with Alex Velinov

Delivering high-quality customer support can be one of the most resource-draining parts of a startup. The good news: we’re at a turning point where founders can use AI tools to...

Zero → 100: The Exact Steps We Took to Close Our First 100 Paying Customers

Going from zero customers to 100 in just four months sounds impossible—unless you’re a founder willing to roll up your sleeves and hustle relentlessly. I’m Gaurav Bhattacharya, co-founder of Jeeva.ai,...