Exclusive: Beehiiv Taps Former Calendly Exec as Its First CMO

Darren Chait, who built and sold Hugo to Calendly, joins the newsletter platform as it eyes $50M in revenue and a broader identity

Beehiiv has hired Darren Chait as its first chief marketing officer, bringing on the former Calendly growth executive as the newsletter platform pushes deeper into the creator economy, according to its chief executive Tyler Denk.

Chait, who officially began the role on Monday, will oversee positioning, demand generation, and marketing operations as Beehiiv expands beyond its origins as a newsletter publishing tool, according to Tyler Denk.

“We’ve outgrown the newsletter platform,” Chait told ADWEEK in an interview. “We have tens of millions who know us that way, but we have ambitions to grow deeper and wider.”