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Rob Gonda is a growth-focused executive with exceptional expertise in leveraging technology and data to drive market expansion and revenue acceleration. With over 25 years of experience transforming organizations through strategic innovation, Rob brings a unique combination of technological vision, business acumen, and deep industry knowledge. His approach to growth centers on identifying untapped market opportunities, optimizing customer acquisition channels, and developing scalable business models that create sustainable competitive advantages. Rob led McDonald's digital transformation, where we launched a myriad of digital capabilities and tripled the company's market cap through innovative acquisition strategies and personalized engagement tactics. Throughout his career, which spans roles at DVX, Catalina Marketing, and Sapient, Rob has consistently demonstrated the ability to identify growth vectors, build scalable go-to-market strategies, and create the technological infrastructure necessary to support rapid expansion. His multilingual capabilities and global perspective have been particularly valuable in developing international growth strategies that respect local market dynamics while maintaining brand consistency. A passionate real estate investor since 2003, Rob brings firsthand market knowledge and investment expertise to his advisory work. His extensive collaboration with ISG has been transformative, providing executive strategy, international expansion advisory, and technological innovation that revolutionized their operations. He implemented comprehensive sales and marketing automation systems, enhanced CRM capabilities, and developed sophisticated data analytics frameworks. His pioneering work developing AI Agents for Properties enabled agents to access inventory, filter and personalize searches, connect to CRM, forecast financials and returns, and build presentations, driving exponential returns to real estate agents.
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Chief Growth Officer - Real Estate
Rob Gonda is a growth-focused executive with exceptional expertise in leveraging technology and data to drive market expansion and revenue acceleration. With over 25 years of experience transforming organizations through strategic innovation, Rob brings a unique combination of technological vision, business acumen, and deep industry knowledge. His approach to growth centers on identifying untapped market opportunities, optimizing customer acquisition channels, and developing scalable business models that create sustainable competitive advantages. Rob led McDonald's digital transformation, where we launched a myriad of digital capabilities and tripled the company's market cap through innovative acquisition strategies and personalized engagement tactics. Throughout his career, which spans roles at DVX, Catalina Marketing, and Sapient, Rob has consistently demonstrated the ability to identify growth vectors, build scalable go-to-market strategies, and create the technological infrastructure necessary to support rapid expansion. His multilingual capabilities and global perspective have been particularly valuable in developing international growth strategies that respect local market dynamics while maintaining brand consistency. A passionate real estate investor since 2003, Rob brings firsthand market knowledge and investment expertise to his advisory work. His extensive collaboration with ISG has been transformative, providing executive strategy, international expansion advisory, and technological innovation that revolutionized their operations. He implemented comprehensive sales and marketing automation systems, enhanced CRM capabilities, and developed sophisticated data analytics frameworks. His pioneering work developing AI Agents for Properties enabled agents to access inventory, filter and personalize searches, connect to CRM, forecast financials and returns, and build presentations, driving exponential returns to real estate agents.
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Advisor at International Sales Group
Provided executive strategy, international expansion advisory, go-to-market enablement, technological innovation, and Agentic AI for Property Sales.
Chief Digital and Data Officer at McDonald's
Led the digital transformation of one of the most iconic brands in history, tripling the company’s market capitalization.
Chief Product and Technology Officer at Catalina USA
Led the company’s digital transformation, leveraging massive data on over 80% of US shoppes, creating net-new revenue by launching new business lines, and setting up the company for a PE exit.
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