My guest today is Kris Lande. Kris is the Chief Marketing Officer at OutSystems, an AI-powered development platform where she leads global marketing, brand and Growth. She’s built her career at the intersection of product, marketing and community with the rare ability to take complex, highly technical ideas and turn them into stories that actually resonate not just with developers, but with business leaders driving real outcomes. 

Before OutSystems, she spent more than 13 years at Salesforce, holding leadership roles across product marketing, community, and Trailhead, the learning platform that became a cornerstone of Salesforce’s ecosystem. She helped build one of the most powerful communities in enterprise tech, turning Education and engagement into a true engine for growth. Kris brings a perspective rooted in Clarity, team building, and the belief that companies that win are the ones that connect great products to real human impact.

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