Jonathan Sposato
Jonathan Sposato is currently Chairman and co-founder at GeekWire. He has founded several companies including GeekWire, Manley and Associates Games, Phatbits (acquired), PicMonkey / Picnik (acquired), and WeCount.org. He is a serial entrepreneur with expertise in founding and growing startups.
Jonathan Sposato
Serial entrepreneur, Jonathan Sposato, was the first person in history to sell two companies to Google. Since then, he's become chairman of Geekwire and PicMonkey and has recently made waves in the Seattle community by announcing he will only invest in female-founded companies moving forward. Hear from Jonathan firsthand on how he’s always felt like an outsider but hasn’t let it stop him from achieving incredible success. His unique childhood and growing up as an Asian-American in a predominately white community shaped him to become, in his words, “more of a Nick Carraway than a Jay Gatsby.” Jonathan's wisdom on…
Organizations
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GeekWire Chairman & co-founder 2011–present · current
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Seattle magazine Owner & CEO 2022–2024 · past
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JoySauce Founder & CEO 2021–2025 · past
Education
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MIT Sloan School of Management Subject of Case Study in Advanced Course "The Secret of X-Teams" - taught since 2004, Business Management · 2004
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Whitman College Political Science & Fine Arts with Honors & Distinction, Admitted with Honors · 1985–1989
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Stanford University *WAITLISTED* #tooasian · 1985