Jodi Navta
Chief Marketing Officer
Coyote
Chicago, IL
Jodi Navta is Coyote’s chief marketing officer. Navta joined the pack at Coyote, a leading transportation and logistics service provider, in 2011 and has since built the marketing and communications program from scratch. Navta is at the helm of brand reputation, lead generation, strategy, sales enablement, and customer insights, combining her editorial, marketing, and entrepreneurial experience with her love for Coyote’s people, culture, and industry.
Navta started her career at Sports Illustrated magazine in New York City, then moved to Chicago to attend Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, where she earned her master of science in journalism. Navta held a number of operations, marketing, and strategy positions as a four-time entrepreneur from 2000 to 2011.
An undergraduate of the University of Michigan, Navta swam for the Wolverines earning Academic All-American and NCAA finalist status at the University of Michigan four years in a row.
Coyote is known for its mission to change the industry’s expectation of service with its "No Excuses" mentality, and Coyote’s award-winning culture fuels that commitment.
In 2016 the Chicago Tribune awarded Coyote a 2016 Top Workplaces honor for the 7th consecutive year; Fortune called Coyote one of the World-Changing Companies to Watch; Built In Chicago ranked Coyote as one of the top Digital Companies in Chicago; Crain’s Chicago Business named Coyote one of Chicago’s Coolest Offices and Selling Power named Coyote as one of the 50 Best Companies to Sell for. Some notable media mentions for Jodi include: Fast Company, Forbes, INC., Crain’s and Content Marketing Institute.