As a trained storyteller and creator, Kate Hamilton serves as 8th Light’s Vice President of Growth. Kate specializes in driving strategy, building teams and developing a lead-generating function supportive of 8th Light's growth. She helps our teams tell authentic stories about the amazing work we do with our clients and help engage prospective buyers, clients, talent, and the industry at large in compelling ways.

Before her time at 8th Light, Kate served as vice president and digital strategy leader for a number of marketing agencies, helping companies — from startups to global Fortune 500 organizations — execute integrated marketing solutions to solve business challenges. She has extensive experience leading organizations committed to connecting communities through storytelling, including LoganSquarist — a hyperlocal news website serving Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood that she founded in 2011.

Prior to her marketing career, Kate spent a decade as a B2B journalist, covering a number of industries. Kate double majored in Communication Studies and Journalism and Mass communications, earning her Bachelors of Arts from the University of Iowa.