Gianna Jackson, CRO, Americas on Influential Women

Influential Woman · Tech

Gianna Jackson

CRO, Americas, Cision

Carmel, CA

Certifications · Degrees · Memberships

Degree University of San Diego Degree 1998 Cert Several certifications and licenses Member Pavilion

Her Story

About Gianna

Gianna Jackson has spent 25 to 30 years in the technology industry, focusing on go-to-market initiatives. In her career, she has led commercial teams accountable for $550 million in annual recurring revenue, overseeing functions including sales, account management, RevOps, partnerships, solution consulting, and SDRs. She graduated from the University of San Diego in 1998 and has pursued several certifications and licenses to advance her professional development. Jackson maintains an active membership in Pavilion. She attributes her success to waking up every day and wanting it, and she values authenticity, trust, and humor in her work.

Her Interview

Ten minutes with Gianna

01What do you attribute your success to?

Waking up every day and wanting it.

02What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?

Make sure that you're authentic to yourself and form a personal board that keeps you accountable to yourself and identify really nice mentors along your journey.

03What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?

Find good mentors. Always be curious. And always lean into the hard. If it's uncomfortable, it means you're growing.

04What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?

AI is challenging everything that we did yesterday and how to do it today, and then better and different yet again tomorrow. It is more important than ever to have a true rookie mindset and reimagine everything that you knew.

05What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?

Authenticity and trust. And humor.

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