Zachary Leifer — Founder, State of Mind Strategies
Founder & Lead Partner

Senior Operator. Measurable Results.

Zachary Leifer is the founder of State of Mind Strategies and a senior commercial growth executive with 15+ years of experience at Fortune 500 companies and high-growth platforms. He has led both the marketing and technology functions at scale — an uncommon combination that informs every engagement State of Mind Strategies takes on.

The Approach

State of Mind Strategies doesn't sell frameworks. We solve problems, build systems, and hold ourselves accountable to the same commercial outcomes our clients are measured on. Every engagement starts with an honest assessment of the current state — what's working, what isn't, and where the highest-value opportunities are.

Career Timeline

2024 – Present
Founder & Principal Consultant
State of Mind Strategies — Las Vegas, NV
2025
Chief Commercial Officer
PokerAtlas (Overlay Gaming Corp.) — Las Vegas, NV
2020 – 2024
Chief Marketing Officer
1/ST Technology (The Stronach Group) — Remote · $1.5B revenue
2019 – 2020
VP, Corporate Information Technology
Las Vegas Sands — Las Vegas, NV · Fortune 500
2014 – 2019
VP / Executive Director / Director, Digital Marketing & eCommerce
Las Vegas Sands / The Venetian Las Vegas — Las Vegas, NV
2013 – 2014
Director of Marketing
Overlay Gaming — Las Vegas, NV
2006 – 2011
Marketing Producer
MLB Advanced Media (Yankees.com) — New York, NY

Education

2026
Advanced Management Program
Harvard Business School · Capstone: Driving Enterprise Value from Data, Digital Transformation, and AI
2006
B.S. Applied Economics and Management
Cornell University

Core Expertise

Commercial Growth

P&L management, revenue strategy, pricing & yield management, go-to-market, customer acquisition & retention, and enterprise value creation.

AI & Digital Transformation

AI strategy & governance, digital transformation programs, customer data platforms, personalization architecture, and technology operating models.

Marketing Technology

MarTech stack design, CRM & CDP implementation, marketing automation, performance marketing, analytics infrastructure, and agency governance.

Leadership & Org Design

Team building, organizational scaling, performance management, change leadership, board-level communication, and capital allocation.

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