About

About Roberto Ercole

I started as a marketing analyst in Curitiba, Brazil, in 2014. Eleven years later I lead marketing for a Toronto investment firm.

Each move came with a bigger mandate: a larger team, a larger budget, and a number I was accountable for.

Roberto Ercole

Career

  1. 2025 – Present

    Director of Marketing

    Lankin Investments · Toronto, ON

    Built the marketing function from zero and grew the team from one to five.

  2. 2024 – 2025

    Director of Digital Marketing

    Equiton · Burlington, ON

    Owned $10M+ in annual ad budget across Meta, Google, TikTok, X and Reddit.

  3. 2021 – 2024

    Director of Digital Marketing Strategies

    Ecommerce Canada

    Promoted from Digital Marketing Manager to Director. Managed 40+ B2B client accounts across paid media, SEO and conversion.

  4. 2019 – 2022

    Co-Founder & Head of Marketing

    IR7 & Co.

    Co-founded a direct-to-consumer brand. Led marketing from launch to 20,000+ units sold in two years.

  5. 2018 – 2021

    Marketing Specialist & Project Manager

    GHY International · Winnipeg, MB

    Led a CRM implementation for a B2B trade-services firm.

  6. 2018

    BR → CA

    Brazil to Canada

    Moved from Brazil to Canada. Started again in Winnipeg, in a second language.

  7. 2014 – 2018

    Marketing Manager

    Nucleo do Corpo · Curitiba, Brazil

    Built and led a team of 3 across paid media, SEO and email. Promoted from Marketing Analyst to Marketing Manager.

Education

  • Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)

    PUC-PR · 2009 – 2013

  • Certificate in Consumer Behaviour & Marketing

    FGV · 2015

Languages

English (fluent) · Portuguese (native)

Where you come in

Tell me where growth has stalled. I'll reply within one business day.

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