Risa Takenaka

About

Product marketer and creative storyteller with a passion for education equity. I have extensive experience in product marketing, particularly within the EdTech industry, and have contributed to social impact initiatives such as mentoring programs for low-income students. My work has enabled students to access prestigious opportunities like the Brown University summer leadership program.

Experience

• Product Marketing Lead · Rize Education2025-01-01 –

  Rize Education provides online programs (majors, minors) that help colleges expand their catalog and increase enrollment. As the 1st B2C hire I lead first time efforts in student retention and growth across our 100+ campuses.

• Product Marketing Manager · Cambly Inc.2023-12-01 – 2024-12-01

  2nd PMM hire for an English tutoring marketplace. Conducted a competitive analysis and outlined product opportunities to supplement core lesson experience, which was implemented by 3 product teams.

• Product Marketing Manager, LearnX @ Google · Google2023-06-01 – 2023-12-01

  Helped launch Photomath's first brand survey under Google. Translated insights about brand perception, awareness and value into recommendations for product and marketing teams.

• Product Marketing Manager, Photomath · Photomath2021-10-01 – 2023-06-01

  2nd PMM hire at Photomath, AI math app that provides step-by-step explanations. Led the first international expansion of Photomath Premium (paid product) into Italy. Acquired by Google June 2023.

• Product Marketing Manager · Telnyx2020-06-01 – 2021-08-01

  Technical product marketing for a Communications API provider. Created sales enablement, developer tutorials, and hosted webinars for SMS API and IoT SIM products.

• Freelance Content Writer · Codecademy2021-01-01 – 2021-07-01

  Side hustle that helped me discover my interest in EdTech. Wrote sales enablement content for Codecademy for Business (B2B).

• Public Health Intern · Rhode Island Department of Health2018-06-01 – 2018-08-01

  Called 200+ outpatient practices in Rhode Island to collect data for the 2018 Statewide Health Inventory. Designed surveys to assess the accessibility of outpatient centers and synthesized results into recommendations.

Education

• University of Notre DameMaster of Science - MS, Entrepreneurship, Technology & Innovation
• Providence CollegeApplied Physics, Philosophy Minor
• Northwestern University - Kellogg School of ManagementCertificate, Product Strategy

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