Aaron Dodez
Head of Growth
at Katin
I am a seasoned marketer with over two decades of experience, currently serving as Head of Growth at Katin, an iconic surf lifestyle apparel brand.
I’ve managed digital marketing for multiple startups and mid-stage companies, including a few simultaneously. Since 2016, I have focused on DTC marketing, primarily with brands on the Shopify platform, in various capacities, including working independently, within an agency environment, and managing in-house teams.
My background includes being an early leader in the digital marketing ecosystem at LendingTree in the early 2000s, a digital performance marketing agency executive at The Search Agency, where I managed a team of over a dozen people, and working at Machinima, one of the first YouTube MCNs focusing on video content, live streams, and gaming influencers.
At RPA, my team managed social media and digital content for large companies, including Honda, Farmers, and Intuit. I then helped launch and build the agency’s Digital Strategy department, working on Super Bowl Ads and award-winning digital-first campaigns.
I’ve managed and overseen all marketing-related activities throughout my career, including Search, Paid Social, Affiliates, Analytics/Attribution/AI Agents, Email/SMS/Retention, brand marketing, creative, and ecommerce strategy, and scaled a dozen brands from the ground up.
Articles by Aaron Dodez

Engineering Customer & Product Feedback Loops with Holden Munson & Sofia Maravich
In this Mucker Growth session, Holden Munson and Sofia Maravich from Rethink Labs, explore how to develop a useful system of collecting customer data and integrating it into your team....

How Startups Can Win More Enterprise Deals Through Value Selling with Mike Genstil
In this Mucker Growth session, Mike Genstil with ValueCore delves into the concept of value selling and its application in enterprise sales. Delivering value at every touchpoint of...

How to Keep Your Emails Landing in the Inbox with Google’s Updated Spam Policies with Daniel-wise Ojaide
In this Mucker Growth session, Daniel-wise Ojaide from Warmbox.ai delves into the changes to Google and Yahoo’s updated spam policies and how to ensure your emails and outbound campaigns are...

Best Customers, Best Results: Unlocking Retention-Driven B2C Growth with Julius Lai
In this Mucker Growth session, Julius Lai from ArtShare discusses customer retention, which is often overlooked but essential for startups facing growth challenges. The following content will provide practical recaps...

Leveraging a Financial Model for Fundraising Success with Steven Plappert
In this Mucker Growth Session, Steven Plappert, CEO and co-founder of Forecastr, tackles how to use your financial model to the best capacity when fundraising. Your financial model can be...

How to Nail Your Pitch Deck (and Avoid Mistakes Founders Make) with Matt Gore
Have you ever thought of the average attention span per slide when an investor is going through your pitch deck? What kind of pitch deck are investors expecting? Our recent...