Rodrigo Fontes is the VP of Marketing at QuillBot, a company that develops AI-powered writing and productivity tools to help users create and communicate more effectively. With over 15 years of experience in marketing and consumer tech, Rodrigo has helped scale globally recognized brands and was instrumental in expanding Tinder's presence across Latin America and leading its global marketing team. Originally from Brazil, Rodrigo's career has spanned education, telecommunications, online dating, and now generative AI, giving him a unique perspective on both B2B and B2C marketing dynamics.

In today's crowded marketing landscape, many wonder if there's a way to blend creativity with the effectiveness of business-to-business strategies. Can B2B marketing be as engaging and memorable as its B2C counterparts, or is the approach fundamentally different? What does it take to bridge the gap between these two worlds?

According to Rodrigo Fontes, a seasoned marketing leader, the key is attention. Whether it's B2B or B2C, the challenge remains the same: how do you capture and keep your target audience's focus? In his view, the emotional connections that drive B2C success aren't exclusive to consumer products. Professionals, after all, are people too, and they consume media just as actively across platforms like TikTok, LinkedIn, and YouTube. If B2B brands can tap into this dynamic and blend fun with professionalism, they can set themselves apart in a competitive field.

In this episode of the Revenue Engine Podcast, host Alex Gluz is joined by Rodrigo Fontes, VP of Marketing at QuillBot, to discuss the intersection of B2C creativity and B2B effectiveness. They explore the evolving role of AI in marketing, how to grab attention in a noisy market, and why B2B marketers need to experiment more. Rodrigo also shares insights on building brand awareness in the AI space and the importance of educational content.

Tara Clever is the Chief Revenue Officer at MarginEdge, a restaurant management and bill payment platform that leverages automation and AI to streamline restaurant operations. Under her leadership, MarginEdge has marked its 10-year anniversary by reaching major milestones, including onboarding its 10,000th restaurant customer and expanding its AI-powered product offerings. Tara brings a unique blend of sales, operations, and marketing experience, with a background in DTC and B2B growth, and focuses on customer-centric alignment and operational clarity to drive scalable go-to-market outcomes.

Restaurant tech is evolving fast, but building a real revenue engine in this space takes more than just clever software. It requires understanding the operators behind the businesses, the shifting market, and where growth can either leak or accelerate. So what actually separates companies that scale from those that stall?

For Tara Clever, the key lies in treating marketing and sales as one unified system, not two separate worlds. Drawing from her DTC growth instincts, she explains that revenue only works when every part of the funnel stays aligned and accountable. Her perspective shows how obsessing over customer feedback, human connection, and pipeline fluency can turn restaurant technology into something that truly drives lasting business impact.

In this episode of the Revenue Engine Podcast, host Alex Gluz is joined by Tara Clever, Chief Revenue Officer at MarginEdge, to discuss building revenue engines in the restaurant technology space. They explore aligning sales and marketing, applying DTC funnel discipline to B2B growth, and creating fast customer-driven feedback loops. Tara also shares why scalable human connection matters even more in an AI-powered world.

Angela Earl is the Head of Marketing at Darrow AI, a B2B SaaS company specializing in leveraging artificial intelligence to deliver actionable insights and drive revenue growth for technology organizations. With over 20 years of experience in the tech sector, Angela is a seasoned go-to-market leader who has built high-performing teams and contributed to the success of multiple high-growth software companies. As an author and advisor, she focuses on culture, transparency, and revenue performance, and often emphasizes the importance of communication and trust in achieving organizational goals.

Revenue issues rarely begin with the numbers themselves. They usually show up earlier as misalignment, cautious conversations, or teams operating from entirely different assumptions. Does predictable growth depend less on new tools or processes and more on a culture of trust and communication?

According to Angela Earl, a seasoned go-to-market leader, the answer lies in transparency. She believes revenue performance improves when teams feel safe being honest about risks, gaps, and what's actually happening in the pipeline, rather than presenting overly optimistic forecasts. When transparency becomes the norm, pressure turns productive, decisions get clearer, and revenue stops breaking down at handoffs.

In this episode of the Revenue Engine Podcast, host Alex Gluz is joined by Angela Earl, Head of Marketing at Darrow AI, to discuss building a revenue culture rooted in transparency and alignment. They explore how culture directly impacts forecasting accuracy, why trust matters more than polish in pipeline reviews, and where revenue breakdowns really occur between teams. Angela also shares advice on using technology as an accelerator, not a fix, for culture and strategy gaps.