Arik Pelkey — VP of Marketing at AiDASH
VP of Marketing at AiDASH
Arik Pelkey ranks #45 of 18,341 LinkedIn creators in Computer Software, and is a standout voice in United States. They have 5.2K followers and published 3 posts in the last 30 days at a 209.7% average engagement rate.
- 5.2K followers
- 3 posts / 30d
- 209.7% avg engagement
- 52 follower growth / 30d
The roast
Arik Pelkey is a VP of Marketing at a company called AiDash who has mastered the art of being invisible. He brags about driving market demand, but his LinkedIn engagement is low enough that he could post a resignation letter and the most concerned comment he’d get is an auto-generated happy birthday.
About Arik
Enterprise tech marketing executive with 20+ years of go-to-market expertise, known for setting a clear vision, building world-class brands, driving market demand and exceeding ambitious goals. Experienced in aligning marketing, sales, and product strategies to achieve growth while building high-performing teams and delivering measurable business results.Currently the VP of Marketing at AiDash, a Series C growth company helping critical infrastructure industries manage climate risks such as storms and wildfires using AI. I lead all aspects of marketing, including brand strategy, corporate communications, product marketing, and revenue marketing. Since joining AiDash just days after the Series B round, I’ve played a key role in doubling ARR annually.Previously, I was a marketing executive at RMS, a PE-backed climate risk analytics business acquired by Moody’s for $2B. Beyond marketing, I've also excelled in other functions:- Sales Leadership: Carried a $3M software and services quota at Moody’s Analytics, exceeding targets for three consecutive years.- Product Management: Owned strategy, P&L, and roadmap for a $40M analytics software product line at SPSS before the company was acquired by IBM. - M&A: Acquired, repositioned, and sold a micro-cap vertical SaaS business within one year as Co-CEO.
Highlights
- Top 1% in Computer Software — Ranked #3 of 4683 creators
- High Impact — 10,985 avg engagements per post · top 1%
- Top Engager — 209.67% rate · top 1%
- Top 1% in United States — Ranked #20 of 5774 creators
Recent posts
They told me I wasn't good enough. They told me I was dreaming too big. They said a kid from the LBC couldn't make it. But guess what? I didn't let none of that stop me. I stayed true to myself, stayed focused on the vision, and I turned them nos into yeses. It's about the grind, the sleepless nights, the sacrifices, the prayers you whisper when nobody was watching. See, adversity is like the gym for your soul. It hurts. It's heavy. But it builds you up. Every time life tried to break you, every time you wanted to quit, you chose to stand tall. That's what makes you great. The underdog sto
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Victor Wembanyama was drawing in NYC’s Gramercy Park prior to Game 3 of the NBA Finals. People called him distracted. He then played a historic game. It’s good to have side quests. Build an identity house with more than one room. Wembanyama played poorly in the first two games of the Finals. Rather than stew over it and obsess about what went wrong, he spent time decompressing by pursuing a hobby. Researchers call this "self-complexity." When you have multiple sources of identity in life, you become less fragile to failure and more resilient. In my new book The Way of Excellence I use the
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In category creation, there are moments when you know the idea has taken hold. A feature film is one of those moments. "Before the Spark: A PreventionFirst Film" is a signal that this category has arrived. The way utilities think about grid resilience will never be the same.
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