The Higher Tide

Myles Weissleder, Chief Community, Strategic Marketing & Communications Officer

The Higher Tide

I'm a community-led marketing and communications leader that builds brand love and affinity via innovative experiences and the magic of human connection. 

It's time to rally and delight your most cherished people.

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Available 20hrs/week

San Francisco, CA, USA

25 years experience

communities

Community For The Win!
 0->1 & beyond

  • Community Strategy/Planning
  • Community Platform Optimization
  • Community Leadership
  • Human Outcomes

marketing

Ready. Fire. Aim!

  • GTM Marketing 
  • Community Frameworks
  • Strategic Product Planning
  • Community Marketing Flywheels

business development

Let's go! 

  • Growth Hacking
  • Lead Generation 
  • Targeted Sales Outreach
  • Sales Experiments
  • Partnership Outreach
  • Investor Outreach

communications

Always perfecting the notion that "Their story is our story!" as a communications strategy to drive increased memberships and engagement. 

events

Produced, MC'd, swept the floors
 
* 300+ Startup Events 
* 55k+ Tickets Sold
* 700+ Startups Served
* Connector for 1000s 
* Famous Alumni!

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Myles Weissleder, Chief Community, Strategic Marketing & Communications Officer

Myles Weissleder, Chief Community, Strategic Marketing & Communications Officer
Always on the Rise. 

I connect people, ideas, and innovation and create experiences that result in increased brand love and deal flow. 
 
By harnessing the Higher Tide, companies engage to create and optimize their customer-facing products, services, and vibes, with bona fide people-first community strategies supported by tactical communications, peak experiences, and the magic of human connections to rally and delight their most cherished people.

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I'm interested in

Live Music
Good Friends
Cold Beer
Photography
Hiking
Bad Surfing
Travel
Raising two monkeys
✌️❤️😀 ⚡️⭕️
Building Community!
Cooking Great Food

Project Portfolio

Community Leadership

Client The Bluntness Kitchen

15 hour/week

Fundraising

Client 1521 Ventures

20 hour/week

The Inaugural LG Nova webOS Hackathon

Client LG Nova

20 hour/week

It's In The Air & Smart Hikes

Client The Higher Tide

20 hour/week

Deep Experience

Amazing journeys, incredible outcomes
Higher Tide
Higher Tide

Chief Rising Up Officer

2022-Present

Companies harness Higher Tide to build and optimize their customer-facing products, services, and vibes, with bona fide people-first community strategies supported by tactical communications, peak experiences, and the magic of human connections, to rally and delight their most cherished people. 
Myles Weissleder Consulting
Myles Weissleder Consulting

Strategic Advisor, Consultant, Investor

2018-Present

San Francisco, California, United States

Advisory and consulting with companies seeking an edge with market strategy, community strategy + immersion, fundraising, business development, and strategic communications.

Clients/projects include but are not limited to Evensi, 11biomics, Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada, Earth PCB, Banpu.
SF New Tech
SF New Tech

Founder, Chief Strategist, Community-Driven Evangelist, Ring Leader

2006-2020

San Francisco, California, United States

I created and led SF’s largest tech community and event series.

SF New Tech was a world-renowned community of geeks famous for its live platform for startups to showcase their latest innovations in front of founders, engineers, investors, media, and more. 

SFNT was the first of its kind and ushered in an entire industry of startup networking and pitch events.

* 50,000 Community members at peak
* 1000+ Startups vetted + demo'd on stage
* 300+ Events - produced and MC'd
* 55,000 Tickets sold
community,startups,marketing,events,networking,innovation
Rocketspace
Rocketspace

Director, Ecosystem + Programming, Head of Corporate Membership

2017-2018

San Francisco, California, United States

Provided corporate clients with access to startups, proprietary research via Disruption Reports (AI, AR, VR, IOT, Blockchain), and access to a unique online community. I executive produced highly acclaimed Corporate Innovation Summits in San Francisco and London, attended by clients and top brands including but not limited to: AT&T Foundry, Arvato Bertelsmann, BASF, BP, Canon CIIS, Capgemini, EY, Eli Lilly and Company, GKN, IBM, Ingram Micro, KPMG, Magna Int'l, Mizuho, Moody's, others.
community,corporate innovation,startups,events
Meetup
Meetup

Vice President, Public Affairs

2002-2006

New York, New York, United States

Managed all corporate communications via marketing and public and media relations strategies. As spokesperson and chief evangelist for the company, I secured coverage with top-tier media,  wrote and developed most all marketing communications documents, press releases, and media materials; primary communications liaison with company investors and partners; and played a pivotal role in taking the firm from the pre-launch R&D, to 2.7 million ARU  and over 4,000 “Meetups” per week.
i-traffic
i-traffic

Director of Marketing

1995-1999

New York, New York, United States

Played an integral role in basically inventing the online advertising industry. 

I helped to initiate the first 'keyword' buys on search engines, created online publicity strategies for Hollywood studios, major telcos, and top sport and entertainment brands to generate 'earned' exposure online.

Oversaw all agency marketing and communications. 
advertising,online PR,public relations,media
Mylermedia
Mylermedia

Chief Propagandist

2000-2002

Head of Mylermedia, a marketing, public relations, and corporate affairs consulting company that primarily served technology companies in need of expert strategies and executions. Mylermedia also produced technology events in the Bay Area and beyond.

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Allan Young

Allan Young

CEO

Myles worked with me at 11Biomics. His business development efforts resulted in valuable connections and relationships. They will literally prove to be difference makers in our company's history. You'd be lucky to keep him away from your competitors. 
Paolo Privitera

Paolo Privitera

CEO

Myles is great and trustworthy, savvy and knowledgeable, and he knows how to get things done. It's a pleasure to work with him.
Manuel E. Gonzalez

Manuel E. Gonzalez

General Partner

I met Myles at an SF New Tech meetup. His was a pioneering community and his format was the most engaging I had ever seen. I approached him to help me launch FoodBytes! based on that idea -- and we worked together for 2 years as FoodBytes! went from zero-to-one, on its way to becoming a leading name in the agrifoodtech space.
Megan Smith

Megan Smith

U.S. Chief Technology Officer and Assistant to the President of the United States

You represent the incredible local community organizing that happens every day across this country, connecting people who share common passions and who would otherwise be strangers to one another. By sharing your talents and knowledge with your neighbors and peers, organizing meetups, investing in people’s development, and helping connect people to reach their goals, you’re keeping our nation on the cutting edge of innovation. In short, the work you do is critically important on so many levels.

Scott Heiferman

Scott Heiferman

Co-Founder

I've got a million great things to say about Myles. We were co-conspirators a couple of times, and he brings incredible energy, passion, commitment, creativity, hard-work, and positive spirit. Mylerdude is truly an amazing guy and a good guy.
David Siegel

David Siegel

Venture Partner

Myles is Mr. Energy. He's ten people rolled into one. He knows everything going on everywhere and loves being plugged in. He's one of those people who has no enemies and knows everyone. He's more creative than almost everyone I know and always is helping someone build the next big thing. His pace is breathtaking, but when you have lunch with him you feel like you're the only person on the planet who counts. He's a gem. I've hired him before and look forward to working with him again.
Ed Niehaus

Ed Niehaus

CEO

Based on a recommendation from the PR team at the Omidyar Network, I recruited Myles to handle PR for the US launch of Power.com. The time-frame was tight and the objectives were large - and Myles didn't cease to amaze me with his diligence and integrity in maneuvering through the challenges of a global launch. We got world-class results (NYT, CBS Interactive, and many others) and people everywhere began to see Power.com as the emerging category leader. I'd recommend Myles and his work any time.
Jami Diaz

Jami Diaz

Sr. Manager, Ecosystem Community

We brought Myles on to help with the execution of the '23 LG webOS Hackathon. He was highly instrumental in its success, ultimately creating a memorable experience with our brand amongst participants and driving innovative ideas into the webOS ecosystem. The hackathon wouldn't have been as successful without his efforts wrangling and keep things moving forward. Myles is professional, creative, and kind and I look forward to working with him again!

Skills & Tools

Top areas of expertise and tools used to accomplish projects.
marketing strategy
public relations
community management
lead generation
community marketing
marketing flywheel development

Open to

project based

remote work

company advisor

monthly retainers

collaborations

expert calls

open to travel

hourly work

I generally only work on projects with budgets of at least $2,500.00 per week and at least a $5,000.00 overall project budget.

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