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Maya Linden

Former CMO · Northwind Health

San Francisco, CA, US

Healthcare CMO who scaled two brands past $100M; advises on growth, category creation, and pricing.

22+ years experienceEnglish, Spanish

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22yrs

Operating leadership

Senior roles

Areas of expertise

5.0★

From 2 endorsements

What Maya is known for

Maya Linden is a former cmo with 22 years of experience across Healthcare and Consumer. Best known for Healthcare CMO who scaled two brands past $100M; advises on growth, category creation, and pricing, Maya has operated at the highest levels of marketing strategy and brand. Today Maya works with founders and leadership teams as an advisor — bringing hard-won pattern matching to the decisions that make or break a company's next year. Engagements range from one-off strategy sessions to ongoing advisory relationships, always grounded in real operating experience rather than theory. If you're wrestling with marketing strategy, Maya has almost certainly solved a version of it before.

Expertise & sectors

Core expertise

Marketing Strategy Brand Growth Pricing

Sectors

Healthcare Consumer

Experience

Chief Marketing Officer · Northwind Health

2016 — 2023

VP Marketing · Brightleaf

2011 — 2016

Ways to work together

15-min intro

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Growth audit

$4,500 · 60 min

A 2-week teardown of your funnel with a prioritized plan.

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Advisory retainer

$2,500

Monthly advisory on brand and growth.

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What people say about Maya

“She rebuilt our entire growth model in a month.”

DWDana Wu · CEO, Copperline

“The clearest strategic thinker we've worked with.”

Sam Reyes · Founder, Vantage

Articles by Maya

How Healthcare Brands Find Their First $100M

After helping two healthcare brands cross nine figures, the pattern is clear: own a category, make retention the engine, and earn trust before you ask for it.

4 min read

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