# Sunny Han

> Sunny Han is the chief marketing officer of Toronto-based Nanoleaf, where she has helped turn a crowdfunded, faceted LED bulb into a widely recognized smart-lighting brand. Her career at the company traces an unusually complete marketing arc: early Kickstarter storytelling, global brand building, product translation, team leadership, and a 2022 promotion to CMO. Her work offers a practical case study in how a hardware marketer earns attention for a new object, answers the awkward questions after launch, and gives a changing product company a coherent public language.

- **Role:** Chief Marketing Officer at Nanoleaf
- **Organizations:** Nanoleaf, Hewlett-Packard, car2go N.A., LLC, University of California San Diego Rady School of Management
- **Education:** Bachelor's degree in General Biology and Psychology, University of California San Diego, Master of Business Administration in Marketing, San Diego State University
- **Known for:** Advanced from Nanoleaf's early Kickstarter-era marketing work to chief marketing officer., Helped build the public language around Nanoleaf's transition from energy-efficient bulbs to connected modular lighting., Leads Nanoleaf's marketing organization as part of the company's leadership team.

## Career timeline

- **2009-2010** — Worked as a Marketing Lab Manager at UC San Diego's Rady School of Management.
- **2012** — Worked as a Marketing Associate at car2go N.A., LLC.
- **2013** — Worked briefly as a Marketing Consultant at Hewlett-Packard.
- **2012-present** — Joined Nanoleaf's early marketing effort, including its Kickstarter-era campaign and brand materials, and advanced through marketing leadership roles.
- **2014** — As marketing director, publicly explained the Nanoleaf Bloom's switch-based dimming mechanism and the company's response to early product feedback.
- **2021-01** — Promoted to Vice President of Marketing at Nanoleaf.
- **2022-07** — Promoted to Chief Marketing Officer at Nanoleaf.
- **2026** — Helped lead and communicate a broader evolution of the Nanoleaf brand after more than 13 years with the company.

## Achievements

- Advanced from Nanoleaf's early Kickstarter-era marketing work to chief marketing officer.
- Helped build the public language around Nanoleaf's transition from energy-efficient bulbs to connected modular lighting.
- Leads Nanoleaf's marketing organization as part of the company's leadership team.
- Provided clear public explanations of early product mechanics and the company's response to customer feedback.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Shared a first-person reflection on Nanoleaf's brand evolution, describing it as the result of sustained team effort and a push to make emerging technology more attainable in daily life.

## Links

- Website: https://nanoleaf.me
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunnyhan

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Last updated: 2026-08-24