Joshua Leatherman
Chief Marketing Officer
As Chief Marketing Officer of Cyderes, Joshua Leatherman is driven by a clear mission: to build a marketing engine that not only drives growth, but also empowers people - inside the company and across the clients we serve. He believes that the best marketing tells the truth well, builds trust before transactions, and creates opportunities that change the trajectory of businesses and careers.
Joshua’s approach is shaped by more than a decade leading marketing, revenue operations, and sales development in high-growth, private equity–backed companies. He has built high-performance teams, scaled programs that fueled more than 10x revenue growth, and cultivated award-winning cultures recognized nationally as Best & Brightest Companies to Work For in the Nation, as well as multiple Comparably honors for leadership, career growth, and team excellence.
At Cyderes, Joshua leads efforts to amplify the company’s Be Everyday Ready message, strengthen its position as the leader in identity-first security, and deliver scalable, high-impact programs that help clients stay ahead of evolving threats. He is committed to aligning brand, go-to-market strategy, and customer experience in ways that produce measurable results and lasting competitive advantage.
Joshua is the author of Scalable Acts of Marketing, a fable and playbook for building growth-marketing engines that scale. He serves on the Forbes Communication Council, is a Fellow with the McKinsey-backed The Marketing Academy, and has been featured in AdAge, Forbes, Renegade Thinkers Unite, and The Marketer’s Journey. In 2022, 2023, and 2024, he was named a Top 101 B2B Marketing Influencer.
