Kristen Hamilton
Kristen Hamilton is currently an advisor and coach to CEOs and executives at Alongside Advisors, and serves as an advisor at Staircase Ventures and on the boards of STRIVR and Top Hat. She is a multi-time tech founder and CEO with two exits, including one IPO, and brings expertise in advising founding CEOs, corporate leadership, and board governance.
Kristen Hamilton - Multi-Time Tech Founder and CEO
Kristen Hamilton is a three-time technology entrepreneur and CEO with multiple exits, a board director of late-stage startups, and a professional CEO Advisor. She is a General Partner at Enjoy The Work, where she teaches founders to become great CEOs. She co-founded the predictive hiring software leader Koru, and was CEO until it was acquired by UK-based Capfinity in 2019. Kristen grew up near Montreal, and currently splits her time between Seattle and Whistler. She is a mom to two university-aged daughters and a golden retriever, and has deep passion for skiing, biking, rowing, and spending time outdoors in the…
Kristen Hamilton (2x founder, SVP at Guild) on the value of inquiry, overcoming fear, and honesty in the struggle
Kristen is a 2x founder, startup executive, and board member. She co-founded Onvia in 1997 which went on to IPO. Recently co-founded at Koru which sold in 2018. Now an SVP at Guild Education. But through 25 years of building start-ups she was "operating from a place of fear."
GeekWire Awards preview; brave Amazon employee quizzes Bezos
We're preparing for the GeekWire Awards, our annual event recognizing the best in Pacific Northwest tech and innovation, and on this episode of the GeekWire Podcast we provide an update on past Startup of the Year winners and preview this year's contest. Find out more, submit nominations, and buy tickets at geekwire.com/awards. Plus, a brave Amazon employee asks Jeff Bezos if his tumultuous personal life is distracting from his work, and Peter Sagal of Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me offers his input on getting less input in our lives. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Organizations
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Staircase Ventures Advisor 2023–present · current
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University of Washington - Michael G. Foster School of Business Advisory Board - Center for Entrepreneurship 2022–present · current
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STRIVR Board of Directors 2021–present · current
Education
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Leaders In Tech Fellow, CEOs leading wholeheartedly · 2018–2020
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Ivey Business School at Western University Hons. BA, Business
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CEGEP - John Abbott College CEGEP, Pure & Applied Sciences
