About Us

Who We Are

We are Strativise, a strategic marketing agency purpose-built to serve industrial and manufacturing companies. Our expertise is helping businesses thrive by leveraging modern, revenue-focused marketing strategies. We understand the unique challenges of the industrial sector, and we’re passionate about transforming how these businesses approach their marketing—and driving measurable results.

Our Core Values

Our core values define who we are and how we work. These principles guide us every day as we help our clients achieve success:

We prioritize excellence and determination in every project we take on.

We believe in the power of teamwork and achieving great things together.

Transparency is at the heart of everything we do. We are committed to doing what’s right, even when it’s difficult.

We love what we do, and we find purpose in helping our clients reach their goals.

Our Founding Story

From Nate Maguire, CEO

After nearly two decades in the industrial sector, I saw a recurring challenge: many industrial companies rely on outdated marketing approaches and lack the modern marketing capabilities and know-how needed to drive revenue growth effectively. That’s why I founded Strativise—to help industrial companies build the modern marketing capabilities they need to compete and grow. By combining deep industry expertise with cutting-edge strategies, we empower businesses to implement scalable, measurable marketing programs that drive real revenue growth. Today, Strativise is a thriving company with about 20 team members collaborating with industrial businesses around the globe. We’ve directly influenced over $100M in opportunity pipeline for our clients, and we’re just getting started!

Our Leadership Team

Nate Maguire

CEO

Nate Maguire is an accomplished entrepreneur, thought leader, and the visionary Founder and CEO of Strativise, Inc. A former executive at Xylem Inc. (NYSE: XYL) and Dover Corp. (NYSE: DOV), Nate brings over 20 years of experience leading sales and marketing teams and driving growth in the industrial sector.

Under Nate’s leadership, Strativise has become a leading marketing agency for industrial companies, helping clients build modern marketing capabilities and achieve measurable growth. The agency has influenced over $100M in opportunity pipelines and continues to raise the bar for industrial marketing. Nate’s expertise has made him a trusted advisor on industrial growth, sought after by private equity firms, M&A teams, and angel investors.

Nate has also authored original research on industrial purchasing behavior, contributed white papers, and published in leading industry outlets. He holds an MBA in Marketing from Pepperdine University, is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt (i.e., advanced statistical tools for process control), and is a patent holder for innovative pump technology (US Patent # 8,932,031).

Outside of work, Nate enjoys rock climbing, mountain biking, and skiing with his family.

Heather Maguire

COO

Heather holds a PsyD in Educational Psychology and is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst-Doctoral (BCBA-D). With over a decade of leadership experience in academia, private practice, and operational management, she has developed a talent for building efficient, high-performing teams. At Strativise, Heather leads internal operations, ensuring the systems and processes are in place to deliver exceptional results for our clients.

Beyond her professional work, Heather is passionate about problem-solving and fostering environments where teams can thrive.

Rebecca salem

Director of Project Management

With extensive experience in project management, Rebecca excels at delivering projects on time and within budget. As Director of Project Management at Strativise, she bridges the gap between clients and team members, ensuring smooth collaboration and exceptional results. Rebecca thrives on seeing the big picture while maintaining attention to detail, enabling her team to overcome challenges and deliver excellence.

Outside of work, Rebecca enjoys getting outdoors for inspiration and balance.

Will Stevens

Director of Strategy & Account Management

With over 12 years of agency experience, Will has worked with everyone from startups to Fortune 500 companies, leading go-to-market strategies and managing multimillion-dollar portfolios for globally distributed teams. Now, as part of Strativise, he helps our clients cut through complexity, simplify strategies, and drive meaningful growth. Will’s expertise spans refining go-to-market approaches, optimizing digital performance, and aligning cross-functional teams to achieve real business outcomes.

Passionate about technology, creativity, and communication, Will thrives on bringing teams together, building relationships, and navigating the noise to deliver results that matter.

Sara van ess

Marketing Director

Sara brings a wealth of expertise in content marketing, copywriting, and messaging tailored for industrial manufacturers. She has a proven track record of driving results through strategic, revenue-driven content marketing. Sara is passionate about using marketing to connect people with solutions and thrives on the transformative impact of a well-executed content plan.

When she’s not crafting strategies, Sara enjoys exploring innovative ways to tell compelling stories that resonate with audiences.

Susanna Gilbert

Digital Director

Susanna’s career is rooted in her love of learning. She is an expert B2B marketer who has mastered everything from ABM programs to CRM troubleshooting, demand generation, and multi-channel campaigns. Her ability to test, adapt, and deliver results has made her a versatile and invaluable marketing professional.

For Susanna, people are at the heart of everything she does—whether crafting strategies or building new websites. Her philosophy? Focus on the people first, then the solutions that serve them, always backed by meticulous planning and a readiness to adapt.

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