I'm Amber, a marketing leader and consultant who helps businesses build what their marketing actually needs.

My experience spans in-house leadership, consulting, and building practical things from scratch. I work across strategy, marketing, operations, and team development, usually where the business needs more clarity, structure, or momentum.

Amber Fugedi in her studio, marketing consultant based in Connecticut

From hands-on marketing to executive leadership.

Eleven years of building marketing from the inside, first as the person doing everything, now as the executive deciding what’s worth doing. The job title keeps changing. The job hasn’t: figure out what the business needs, then build it well.

PERQ

VP of Growth Marketing & Enablement

2023–Present · Remote

Joined to lead demand generation; promoted twice since, to VP in January 2026. Now on the executive team covering brand, demand generation, website and content strategy, sales enablement, and marketing operations, with budget oversight and team leadership.

  • +120% inbound leads in five months
  • Best month on record
  • Promoted twice in two years
Read the PERQ case study

Scanoptics

Director of Marketing

2021–2023

Rebuilt a legacy marketing function from the foundation: demand generation, HubSpot CRM and automation, paid media, events, partner campaigns, and content.

  • 115% more opportunity creation
  • Pipeline from $1.3M to $2.8M
  • +47% inbound leads

Fractional Marketing

Consultant

2017–Present

Ongoing consulting alongside the full-time work, starting with Robert James Restoration in 2017, still a client today. MembersFirst CT Federal Credit Union followed in 2018, plus selected service businesses and startups working with real-world budgets.

Marketing plans and campaigns  ·  websites and local SEO  ·  Google and Meta advertising  ·  brand support

Earlier experience
2019–2021 Marketing Director StormwaterONE

95% more qualified leads, with paid media spend cut ~36% while impression share rose 35%.

2017–2018 Marketing Director eTraveler

500+ qualified leads through national trade shows and event marketing.

2015–2017 Marketing Coordinator Nutmeg Technologies

Websites, landing pages, outbound prospecting, and marketing materials.

My title has changed. What I love most is still figuring out what will move the business forward.

From people I've worked with.

“I’ve had the pleasure of working alongside Amber during my time at PERQ, and she is truly a standout colleague and leader.”
Stephanie Sellstrom
Teammate at PERQ
“Amber is easily one of the best mentors I have ever learned from.”
Vincent Mascola Jr.
Colleague at Scanoptics
“I watched Amber navigate through her responsibilities with genuine passion, care, and positivity.”
Tova Zaretsky, SHRM-CP
HR Leader, Scanoptics
“Her eye for design and ability to write content made her a valuable asset to both the Sales and Marketing teams.”
Wayne L.
VP Sales, Nutmeg Technologies
“I had the fantastic opportunity to observe her kindness, effective communication, and immense knowledge of the marketing realm.”
Amanda P.
Marketing Intern, StormwaterONE

Credentials behind the practice.

MBA, Entrepreneurial Thinking & Innovative Practices

Bay Path University

BS, Business Administration (BIS minor)

Eastern Connecticut State University

BA, Sociology

Eastern Connecticut State University

Amber Fugedi, Connecticut marketing consultant, holding a mug in a warmly lit room.

Let's figure out what comes next.

Tell me what you're working on, what feels unclear, or what you're trying to improve. I'll reply within a couple of days.

Prefer email? amberfugedi@gmail.com