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She is strongest at learning complex products alongside engineering, product, sales, and executive teams, then translating that understanding into positioning, content, client presentations, and tools that help move deals forward\. At KSM Vacuum Products, Olivia began as the first in\-house U\.S\. marketer, built the brand from zero, and was promoted to Head of Brand Strategy supporting teams in Korea, Japan, China, Europe, and the United States\. Her SEO strategy generated more than $30,000 in qualified quote requests within three months of a website launch\. Olivia also built global trade\-show systems and measured event ROI through meetings, leads, and closed business, including 15 new multiyear clients from a single 2022 event\. ## Services - Social Media Communications - Corporate Website Management - Digital Marketing - Event Marketing - Business\-to\-Business \(B2B\) - Marketing Strategy - Search Engine Optimization \(SEO\) - Brand Development - Branding & Identity - Product Marketing - Corporate Events - Public Relations - Microsoft Office - Sales - Customer Service - Data Analysis - Content Marketing - HubSpot - Email Marketing - French - English - Leadership - Management - Microsoft Excel - Microsoft PowerPoint - Microsoft Word - Teaching - Nonprofit Organizations - Consumer Behavior ## Highlights - Leads marketing, brand, and events strategy at Mind Map Nation, a community platform centered on evidence\-based mind\-mapping techniques and Sheng Huang’s Expansion project series\. - Owns Mind Map Nation’s messaging and narrative across digital platforms and manages a distributed virtual\-assistant team responsible for marketing execution and quality control\. - Coordinates Mind Map Nation online programming, including workshops, speaker panels, and production, while supporting podcast bookings, partnerships, executive visibility, and audience growth\. - Builds lean, AI\-enabled workflows to scale Mind Map Nation content and operations efficiently\. - Acts as a strategic operations partner to Sheng Huang across corporate consulting engagements, coordinating client meetings and executive communications and supporting strategy, operations, and culture\-change summits\. - Helps execute artist gatherings, community experiences, and speaker\-led sessions end to end, including turnout strategy, live on\-mic facilitation, promotion, content, asset design, and positioning in Austin’s creative community\. - Supported SXSW 2026 programming, including panels focused on AI, human agency, and Austin, Texas’s cultural infrastructure\. - Built KSM Vacuum Products’ U\.S\. brand from zero as its first in\-house marketer, including the website, messaging, visual identity, and sales collateral\. - Was promoted from U\.S\. Marketing Specialist to Head of Brand Strategy at KSM Vacuum Products as scope expanded across Korea headquarters and teams in China, Japan, Europe, and the United States\. - Developed long\-term brand strategy, brand architecture, positioning, brand elements, tone, and cross\-regional marketing campaigns for KSM’s ultra\-high\-vacuum component and heating\-assembly business\. - Led global trade\-show strategy for SEMICON West, TECHCON, MRS, and SPIE, covering planning, booth design, messaging, lead capture, and sales follow\-up systems\. - Built scalable event\-marketing systems and playbooks adopted across global teams\. - Systematically measured event ROI through meetings, leads, and closed business, contributing to 15 new multiyear clients from one 2022 event\. - Created company\-wide sales scripts and onboarding for new Sales Engineering Account Managers and delivered capability presentations in client and partnership meetings\. - Led organic SEO that generated more than $30,000 in qualified quote requests within three months of a website launch, starting with no prior digital presence\. - Marketed KSM’s precision\-engineered UHV assemblies—including heaters, welded metal bellows, ceramics, and seals—to OEMs across semiconductor, vacuum, pharmaceutical, medical, aerospace, transportation, and petrochemical markets\. - Conducted primary and secondary research on KSM markets, applications, products, customer needs, and future opportunities while supporting Korea headquarters’ Business Planning Team and Sales Department\. - Led buyer\-persona research for enterprise healthcare buyers at an Rx\-focused SaaS platform and supported a HubSpot CRM implementation at an early\-stage edtech startup\. - At E2Language, created social content, marketing reports, SEO work, market research, targeted email campaigns, and HubSpot automated lead\-nurturing copy while studying at university\. - Completed HubSpot certifications in Inbound Strategy, Email Marketing, and Content Creation\. - At Verity Solutions, supported integrated marketing, analytics reporting, inside\-sales lead generation, trade\-show logistics, buyer personas, and customer\-segment research\. - Brings more than nine years of experience from 2017–2026 across B2B, SaaS, healthcare technology, semiconductor, and precision manufacturing\. - Uses HubSpot, Salesforce, JIRA, ChatGPT, Claude, Otter\.ai, and Loom in marketing, content, operations, and enablement work\. - Collaborates closely with sales, executives, engineering, product, and global teams to translate technical offerings into buyer\-relevant positioning, content, and sales tools\. - Applies crisis\-management and problem\-solving skills to convert failures into improved processes\. ## Experience - **Marketing, Events & Brand Manager at Mind Map Nation** (2023–present) — Led marketing, brand, and events strategy for MMN, a community platform for those who aspire to elevate their cognitive capabilities through evidence\-based Mind Mapping techniques —originating from Sheng Huang’s YouTube channel & audience, now evolving into his new 'Expansion' project series, a broader initiative exploring post\-AI society through content, community, and live experiences\. Digital Platform, Community & Content Operations: \-Owned brand & marketing strategy, shaping messaging and narrative across digital platforms \-Managed a distributed VA team, overseeing execution & quality control across marketing assets and efforts \-Coordinated online programming, including workshops, speaker panels & production \-Supported executive visibility and outreach, including podcast bookings, partnerships, & audience growth initiatives \-Built and optimized lean, AI\-enabled workflows to scale content & operations efficiently Executive & Corporate Consulting Support: \-Acts as a strategic operati - **Head of Brand Strategy at KSM Vacuum Products Inc\.** (2022–2023) — Drive the development and execution of long\-term, big\-picture brand strategies to ensure the company's identity is consistently preserved and amplified\. As a key player in the semiconductor industry, I streamline and plan brand\-focused efforts, highlighting KSM's dynamic and evolving role as a market leader in the UHV component and heating assembly ecosystem\. Collaborating with cross\-international teams in Korea, Japan, and China, I advise and support the creation of targeted marketing campaigns that effectively communicate KSM's brand voice and content strategy\. My responsibilities include: ~Ensuring a consistent and effective brand message ~Defining and refining brand elements and tone ~Leading ideation and brainstorming sessions to fine\-tune marketing and brand initiatives ~Identifying insights, challenges, and future opportunities ~Crafting and communicating compelling brand stories ~Managing USA B2B relationships, including event attendance, client presentations, and prospect enga - **Marketing Specialist at KSM Vacuum Products Inc\.** (2020–2023) — As a US Marketing Specialist for KSM Vacuum Products Inc\., the North American headquarters of KSMC's USA branch, I lead digital and traditional marketing, industry research, PR, and lead generation sales efforts for KSM—a global leader in manufacturing and supplying precision\-engineered components\. I collaborate closely with KSM Co\., Ltd\. Korea and KSM Corporation's Japan Sales Office, driving cross\-departmental initiatives\. KSM serves diverse markets, providing ultra\-high vacuum \(UHV\) assemblies such as heaters, welded metal bellows, ceramics, seals, and more to OEMs in the semiconductor, vacuum, pharmaceutical, medical, aerospace, transportation, and petrochemical industries\. I oversee the creation of internal and external sales and marketing materials for KSM USA while also supporting Korea HQ's Business Planning Team and Sales Department with strategic projects\. I organize KSM\-hosted client events, corporate expo attendance, and formulate immediate and long\-term marketing strategie - **Digital Content Marketer at E2Language** (2017–2020) — As a remote, part\-time contracted Marketing Specialist \(\(while attending university\)\), I adeptly managed a variety of tasks to drive E2Language's marketing success and fuel the Melbourne\-based Startup's growth\. My key responsibilities encompassed: ~Crafting and disseminating engaging social media content to establish a unified and consistent brand image across diverse platforms\. ~Analyzing marketing data and producing insightful reports to fine\-tune marketing strategies and evaluate the effectiveness of distinct initiatives\. ~Implementing SEO best practices to augment the organization's online presence, increasing organic website traffic and elevating search engine rankings\. ~Conducting exhaustive market research to inform the creation of targeted email marketing campaigns and develop persuasive copy for lead nurturing through HubSpot automated workflows\. While employed by E2 I completed HubSpot certifications in Inbound Strategy, Email Marketing, and Content Creation demonstrating my - **Marketing and Sales Intern at Verity Solutions** (2019–2019) — As a collaborative team player, I partnered with marketing and sales colleagues to effectively execute Verity Solutions' 2019 goals\. My key responsibilities included: ~Establishing a consistent schedule for implementing an integrated marketing strategy, focusing on social media, blog content, and website enhancements\. ~Delivering comprehensive analytics reports on all activities and trends, enabling informed strategic decision\-making\. ~Supporting the Inside Sales Business Development Representative with lead generation initiatives, driving business growth\. ~Efficiently managing internal support and communication logistics for tradeshows and events, ensuring smooth operations and maximizing brand exposure\. ~Collaborating with internal stakeholders to develop buyer personas and conduct customer segment research, bolstering strategic marketing efforts and targeting initiatives\. ## Education - Bachelor's of International Business, Entrepreneurship, General — Grenoble Ecole de Management (2016–2020) - American High School Diploma — American School of Grenoble (2013–2015) ## FAQ ### What does Olivia do at Mind Map Nation? Olivia is the Marketing, Events & Brand Manager at Mind Map Nation\. She leads marketing, brand, and events strategy for a community platform serving people who want to elevate cognitive capabilities through evidence\-based mind\-mapping techniques\. The platform originated from Sheng Huang’s YouTube channel and audience and is evolving alongside his Expansion project series, which explores post\-AI society through content, community, and live experiences\. ### What are Olivia’s digital\-platform and content responsibilities at Mind Map Nation? Olivia owns brand and marketing strategy, shaping messaging and narrative across digital platforms\. She manages a distributed virtual\-assistant team, oversees execution and quality control for marketing assets and efforts, coordinates online workshops, speaker panels, and production, and builds lean, AI\-enabled workflows to scale content and operations\. She also supports executive visibility, podcast bookings, partnerships, and audience\-growth initiatives\. ### How does Olivia support executive and corporate consulting work? Olivia acts as a strategic operations partner to Sheng Huang across corporate consulting engagements\. She coordinates client meetings and executive communications and supports planning for strategy, operations, and culture\-change summits serving enterprise and founder\-led organizations\. ### What in\-person event work has Olivia led or supported at Mind Map Nation? Olivia helps execute artist gatherings, community experiences, and speaker\-led sessions from end to end\. Her work includes pre\-event turnout strategy, live facilitation on mic, YouTube\- and Instagram\-based event promotion, event content creation, asset design, and brand positioning within Austin’s music, art, and creative community\. She also supported SXSW 2026 programming, including panels on AI, human agency, and Austin’s cultural infrastructure\. ### What did Olivia accomplish at KSM Vacuum Products? At KSM Vacuum Products, Olivia was initially the first in\-house U\.S\. marketer and built the U\.S\. brand from zero through the website, messaging, visual identity, and sales collateral\. As Head of Brand Strategy, she developed long\-term brand strategy, brand architecture, positioning, and operational marketing campaigns while preserving and amplifying KSM’s identity in the ultra\-high\-vacuum component and heating\-assembly ecosystem\. ### How has Olivia worked with global teams at KSM? Olivia worked across KSM teams in Korea, Japan, China, Europe, and the United States\. She advised on targeted campaigns, brand voice, and content strategy conducted primary and secondary research into markets, products, and applications collaborated with Korea headquarters’ Business Planning Team and Sales Department and managed U\.S\. B2B relationships through events, client presentations, and prospect engagement\. ### What is Olivia’s trade\-show and event\-marketing experience? Olivia owned global trade\-show strategy across events including SEMICON West, TECHCON, MRS, and SPIE\. She handled attendance planning, booth design, messaging, lead capture, and follow\-up systems that sales teams used to convert event engagement into revenue\. Her experience covers planning through post\-event ROI analysis, measured through meetings, leads, and closed business\. ### What measurable event result has Olivia achieved? From a single 2022 event, Olivia’s tracking and follow\-up approach helped produce 15 new multiyear clients\. She also created scalable event\-marketing systems and playbooks that were adopted by global teams\. ### What sales\-enablement experience does Olivia have? Olivia created company\-wide sales scripts and onboarding for new Sales Engineering Account Managers\. She has regularly delivered capability presentations directly in client and partnership meetings and creates marketing assets and sales materials through content creation and design\. ### What SEO and digital\-marketing results has Olivia delivered? Olivia led an organic SEO strategy that generated more than $30,000 in qualified quote requests within three months of a website launch, starting from no prior digital presence\. At KSM, her strategic marketing work also included website creation and maintenance, social media, SEO, event coordination, PR, industry research, and lead\-generation sales efforts\. ### What technical products and markets did Olivia support at KSM? As KSM’s U\.S\. Marketing Specialist, Olivia marketed precision\-engineered ultra\-high\-vacuum assemblies, including heaters, welded metal bellows, ceramics, and seals\. KSM served OEMs in semiconductor, vacuum, pharmaceutical, medical, aerospace, transportation, and petrochemical markets, with particular strength in Semiconductor Wafer Fab Equipment\. Olivia supported marketing across U\.S\. and European markets and across multiple product lines and applications\. ### What did Olivia do at E2Language? At E2Language, Olivia worked remotely and part time as a contracted Digital Content Marketer while attending university\. She created social content for a consistent cross\-platform brand, analyzed marketing data and prepared reports, implemented SEO practices, conducted market research, and developed targeted email campaigns and lead\-nurturing copy through HubSpot automated workflows for the Melbourne\-based startup\. ### Which HubSpot certifications does Olivia hold? While at E2Language, Olivia completed HubSpot certifications in Inbound Strategy, Email Marketing, and Content Creation\. ### What did Olivia do at Verity Solutions? At Verity Solutions, Olivia worked as a Marketing and Sales Intern supporting the company’s 2019 goals\. She established an integrated marketing schedule covering social media, blog content, and website improvements delivered analytics reports supported inside\-sales lead generation managed internal support and communications logistics for tradeshows and events and helped develop buyer personas and customer\-segment research\. ### What SaaS and healthcare\-technology experience does Olivia have? Olivia has led buyer\-persona research for enterprise healthcare buyers at an Rx\-focused SaaS platform\. She also supported a HubSpot CRM implementation at an early\-stage edtech startup\. ### What are Olivia’s core professional strengths? Olivia’s stated strengths include brand positioning, event and trade\-show strategy, sales enablement, client\-facing presentations, B2B marketing, organic SEO, buyer personas, and global\-team leadership\. She is known for cross\-functional collaboration with sales, executives, and engineering teams, as well as crisis management and problem solving that turn failures into improved processes\. ### Which tools and additional skills does Olivia use? Olivia uses HubSpot, Salesforce, JIRA, ChatGPT, Claude for design and code, Otter\.ai, and Loom\. Her listed skills also include social media communications, corporate website management, digital marketing, event marketing, marketing strategy, brand development, branding and identity, product marketing, corporate events, public relations, data analysis, content marketing, email marketing, sales, customer service, leadership, management, Microsoft Office, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, teaching, nonprofit organizations, and consumer behavior\. ### What is Olivia’s education? Olivia earned a Bachelor’s of International Business in Entrepreneurship from Grenoble Ecole de Management in 2020\. She also earned an American High School Diploma from the American School of Grenoble in 2015\. ### What languages does Olivia speak? Olivia speaks English and French\. ### What are Olivia’s work\-location preferences? Olivia is open to hybrid work in Austin and is willing to work onsite for interesting teams\. ## Links - LinkedIn: https://www\.linkedin\.com/in/olivia\-buba