THE PEOPLE BEHIND BEYOND
Meet Our Leadership Team
The people behind Beyond have managed listings, scaled rental businesses, and built pricing tools from scratch. They know this industry because they have worked in it. Our leadership team brings together decades of experience across technology, revenue management, product, and operations, united by a shared belief that every host deserves smarter tools to grow their business.
From scaling enterprise software companies to managing large rental portfolios firsthand, the people leading Beyond have lived the challenges our customers face. That experience shapes every product decision, every pricing model, and every feature we build.

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Julie Brinkman
CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER
Maria Flores Portillo
As Chief Revenue Officer at Beyond, Maria leads the company's go-to-market strategy and revenue growth, leveraging her passion for people and product combined with sharp analytical skills. With nearly two decades of experience scaling business development and growth strategies at fast-growing AdTech and MarTech companies, she brings expertise in building high-performing teams, entering new markets, and navigating disruptive industry trends—from mobile marketing to programmatic advertising to AI. Prior to Beyond, she held leadership roles at Amobee, Persado, Ooyala, and Google, where she consistently delivered revenue growth and successful market expansions across EMEA and beyond.

CHIEF PRODUCT OFFICER
Gerard Murphy
CHIEF PRODUCT OFFICER
Gerard Murphy
As Chief Product Officer at Beyond, Gerard leads product and design as the company evolves into a vertical AI platform for short-term rental operators. With nearly two decades of senior product leadership experience in SaaS, marketplaces, and ecommerce, he brings expertise in outcome-focused execution, scaling product teams, and building human-centered AI solutions. Prior to Beyond, Gerard held VP of Product roles at CarGurus—where he launched CarGurus Buy Online and scaled the Digital Deal product by over 600%—and at Sesame, where he grew revenue from under $10K to over $1.3M per month and helped secure a $27M Series B from Google Ventures and Virgin Ventures.

CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER
Maria Flores Portillo
CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER
Maria Flores Portillo
As Chief Revenue Officer at Beyond, Maria leads the company's go-to-market strategy and revenue growth, leveraging her passion for people and product combined with sharp analytical skills. With nearly two decades of experience scaling business development and growth strategies at fast-growing AdTech and MarTech companies, she brings expertise in building high-performing teams, entering new markets, and navigating disruptive industry trends—from mobile marketing to programmatic advertising to AI. Prior to Beyond, she held leadership roles at Amobee, Persado, Ooyala, and Google, where she consistently delivered revenue growth and successful market expansions across EMEA and beyond.

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Lindsey Branding
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Lindsey Branding
As Chief Revenue Officer at Beyond, Maria leads the company's go-to-market strategy and revenue growth, leveraging her passion for people and product combined with sharp analytical skills. With nearly two decades of experience scaling business development and growth strategies at fast-growing AdTech and MarTech companies, she brings expertise in building high-performing teams, entering new markets, and navigating disruptive industry trends—from mobile marketing to programmatic advertising to AI. Prior to Beyond, she held leadership roles at Amobee, Persado, Ooyala, and Google, where she consistently delivered revenue growth and successful market expansions across EMEA and beyond.

CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
François Toubol
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
François Toubol
As Chief Technology Officer at Beyond, Francois leads the company's engineering organization, scaling high-performance Product and Engineering teams that deliver software products that wow customers on time and on target. With over two decades of experience building SaaS startups from founding to exit, he brings deep expertise in scalable engineering culture, organizational development, and cloud architecture. Prior to his promotion to CTO in 2026, he spent five years as VP of Engineering at Beyond, where he scaled the engineering team from 16 to 49 engineers, reduced hosting costs by 44%, and achieved 99.98% application uptime while processing 30TB of data daily.

SENIOR DIRECTOR, PRODUCT
Jess Kelso
SENIOR DIRECTOR, PRODUCT
Jess Kelso
As Senior Director of Product at Beyond, Jess leads the company's product strategy and vision, guiding teams to solve real problems for real people. With nearly eight years at Beyond and a background in customer success, she brings a people-centered approach to product leadership that prioritizes deep customer understanding and meaningful impact. Before Beyond, Jess worked in membership, engagement, and marketing roles at Advance, a global community organization representing Australia's brightest talent across 110 countries.

VICE PRESIDENT, CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE
Maxine Karlinksy
VICE PRESIDENT, CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE
Maxine Karlinksy
As Vice President of Customer Experience at Beyond, Maxine leads the company's customer operations and experience strategy that uses scalable processes and high-touch implementations to maximize retention and growth. With nearly a decade of experience scaling customer success organizations at B2B SaaS companies, she brings expertise in designing omni-channel customer journeys, building award-winning support teams, and driving operational excellence. Prior to Beyond, she held leadership roles at ALICE, DoorDash, and Actabl, where she consistently built cross-functional teams and unlocked customer value at every stage of the journey.Maxine is an avid cook experimenting with cuisines from around the world, and enjoys movement and spending time with friends and family across the country.

VICE PRESIDENT, MARKETING
Caitlin Cassady
VICE PRESIDENT, MARKETING
Caitlin Cassady
As Vice President of Marketing at Beyond, Caitlin leads the company's marketing strategy and cross-functional initiatives that use data-driven storytelling to drive tangible business impact. With fifteen years of experience as a communications and content marketing leader at enterprise SaaS businesses, she brings expertise in brand and messaging strategy, customer advocacy programs, and integrated marketing campaigns that turn complex technical platforms into compelling narratives. Prior to Beyond, she held director-level roles at Formation (where she drove 2x sales opportunities through content and community programs), Allocadia (where she led a rebrand that increased inbound inquiries by 2x), and Lattice Engines (where she co-wrote the business book The Revenue Acceleration Rules).

SENIOR DIRECTOR, STRATEGY & OPERATIONS
Aaron Navarro
SENIOR DIRECTOR, STRATEGY & OPERATIONS
Aaron Navarro
As Senior Director of Strategy, Revenue Operations & BI-Analytics at Beyond, Aaron architects AI-powered GTM organizations, designing and scaling revenue streams across acquisition, retention, and expansion through clean data, multi-system integrations, and operational efficiency. An aerospace engineer by training turned business strategist, he brings hands-on expertise in building high-performing cross-functional teams at the intersection of data, systems, and AI.

VICE PRESIDENT, LEGAL
Connor Townsend
VICE PRESIDENT, LEGAL
Connor Townsend
As Vice President of Legal at Beyond, Connor leads the company's legal strategy across commercial transactions, data privacy, and international operations, partnering closely with executive leadership and cross-functional teams to align legal strategy with business objectives. With over a decade of in-house legal experience at global SaaS companies, he brings expertise in structuring complex commercial agreements, supporting M&A activity, and building scalable legal frameworks across 50+ countries. Prior to Beyond, he spent three years as Head of Legal at Duetto and held counsel roles at OSP Health and Burgess LLC.
Built by Operators. Trusted by STR Managers.
Beyond is trusted by hundreds of thousands of hosts across the world because it was built by people who understand what it takes to grow a vacation rental business. Smarter pricing starts with people who know the market.








