Kjiel
Kjiel

About Me

I’m a Doctor of Business Administration focused on working with future executives and new executives on navigating the challenges of leadership in high growth organizations.

After 27 years working in Retail, Home Services, Supply Chain and Logistics I realized there was a gap in the team development cycle between the seasoned executive and the front-line employees. Tomorrow’s leadership need training and coaching now so they are prepared and capable to lead teams into the challenges they’ll face.

Services

Coaching for Technical Founders:

Projects:

HiveWatch
Board Member
Feb 2022 - Present

WhatNot
Strategic Advisor
May 2022 - Present

Foul Mouth Creative
Executive Coaching
June 2022 - Present

Resume

I’ve worked with start-ups and mature organizations

I’ve worked with high growth and also high-change companies

If you are going through growth, internal change or both, I’ve likely been through it already.

Employment

Ridwell
COO
Sep 2020 to Oct 2021

GetDone
COO
May 2020 to Sep 2021

Goat Group
VP of Global Operations
Jan 2017 to Apr 2020

Winc Wines
VP of Operations
Oct 2013 to Jan 2017

Harbor Freight Tools
Product Manager
Feb 2012 to Oct 2013

Target
Executive Team Leader
Jan 2010 to Feb 2012

 

Doctorate, Business Administration
University of Florida
2022 to 2025 (expected)

Masters, Business Adminstration
University of Iowa
2020 to 2021

Bachelors, Business Administration
University of Washington
2002 to 2006

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Testimonials

“Kjiel would be a great asset to any organization who wants to grow and modernize they way they are doing business. His ability to find opportunities for automation and streamlining business processes are a real gift that many companies just don’t have. ”
— Garrick Ballentine, Chief Revenue Officer, Doxel
“When my company had a software installation to do for a big customer, we were lucky to have Kjiel working for that customer.”
— Corey Holton, EVP and Founder, Evosus
“Kjiel was also invaluable to our nascent company culture. He has the rare combination of being a natural leader and the curiosity and humility of a life-long learner. At Winc he was both a mentor and quick study of any new discipline he was asked to step into.”
— Xander Oxman, CEO and Co-Founder, Winc Wines
“Kjiel was focused on building a culture of excellence that
continues today. His management and leadership approach was focused on the individual and their unique strengths and opportunities.”
— Eddy Lu, CEO and Co-Founder, Goat Group

Contact

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