Leadership Without Apology: How Christiana Marouchos and Becky Tasker Are Building and Leading in Tech Artwork

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Leadership Without Apology: How Christiana Marouchos and Becky Tasker Are Building and Leading in Tech

May 20, 2025 • Aggie & Cristy • Season 4 • Episode 26

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Christiana Marouchos and Becky Tasker are VPs at StackAdapt. Christiana leads brand and communications. Becky leads growth marketing. Together, they’ve helped shape the company’s marketing strategy, scale its team, and build a culture rooted in clarity, accountability, and equity.

In this episode, they talk about what it means to lead inside a fast-moving tech company. Christiana shares how storytelling has become the core of her approach to marketing. Becky breaks down how data and systems thinking helped her step into leadership. They both talk about imposter syndrome, learning to trust your voice, and what they’ve learned about building and managing teams that deliver.

This is a conversation about doing the work, leading with intention, and staying grounded when things move fast.

Show Notes

Guests

Christiana Marouchos, VP of Marketing at StackAdapt
Becky Tasker, VP of Growth Marketing at StackAdapt

Topics covered

How Christiana and Becky moved from individual contributors into VP roles
What it looks like to lead large teams through change
Why storytelling matters in marketing, even in tech
The difference between management and leadership
How to navigate misalignment and hold people accountable
Personal lessons on imposter syndrome, reflection, and coaching
Creating equity on your team through simple, clear systems

Key Takeaways

Leadership is about being clear, listening carefully, and showing people how their work fits into the bigger picture
You do not need to have every answer to raise your hand for a new opportunity
Feedback, context, and support go further than assumptions and control
If you want to be seen as a leader, stop doing the invisible work and start owning the outcomes

Contact

Christiana Marouchos
LinkedIn

Becky Tasker
LinkedIn

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