Growth Dept leadership
Holden Russell
CEO of Growth Dept
Holden Russell is an entrepreneur and growth executive working across ecommerce, advertising and artificial intelligence. He is CEO of Growth Dept, Chief AI & Growth Officer at CGK, and Co-Founder of RAWDOG Skincare.
At Growth Dept, Holden leads growth strategy and the development of AI employees built around the day-to-day operating work of ecommerce brands. His work spans paid acquisition, Amazon, creative testing, retention, analytics and AI-powered marketing systems.
His broader work focuses on applying AI and automation to real operating businesses, connecting advertising, ecommerce, creative, marketplace and customer data into systems that can make and execute better growth decisions.
Current roles
Growth Dept
CEO
AI-powered growth infrastructure for ecommerce brands.
CGK
Chief AI & Growth Officer
Ecommerce bedding company where Holden leads AI and growth initiatives.
RAWDOG Skincare
Co-Founder
Men’s skincare company focused on high-performance, science-driven formulations.
What Holden works on
- Ecommerce growth strategy
- Artificial intelligence
- Marketing automation
- Paid acquisition
- Meta Ads
- Google Ads
- TikTok Ads
- Snapchat
- AppLovin
- Amazon
- Creative testing
- Creator marketing
- Growth analytics
- Ecommerce operating systems