Blake Padua

Blake Padua's work experience begins in 2007 as an Assistant Tournament Director at Lafayette Tennis Club. From 2010 to 2011, Padua worked as a Head Tennis Coach at Stanley Middle School. Padua then moved on to work as a sales intern at PSAMA - Penn State American Marketing Association in 2012. In 2013, Padua worked as an Assistant Account Executive at BRAND 33 before interning as a Sales & Marketing Intern for Men's Basketball and Baseball at Penn State University. Padua joined Yelp in 2014 as an Account Executive and worked their way up through various roles, including Senior Account Executive, Elite Account Executive, Elite Local Client Partner, and Elite Local Client Director. From 2019 to 2023, Padua served as a Midmarket Client Partner | National Sales at Yelp. Padua's most recent work experience is as a Senior Executive Assistant to the CEO at Gallery Media Group since 2023.

Blake Padua attended Acalanes High School from 2006 to 2010. They then pursued a degree in Advertising with a Spanish Minor at Penn State University from 2010 to 2014. In 2012, Blake also spent a period of time studying Spanish Language, Art, and Mexican Culture at Universidad Iberoamericana, Ciudad de México. In terms of additional certifications, Blake obtained a Video for Sales Certification from Vidyard in 2021.