Andy Sparks
Investor at Holloway
San Francisco, California
Writes $5K β $25K checks Β· typically $15K
About
Andy Sparks is an executive coach to startup founders and CEOs and the founder of Management Craft, a library of management resources focused on scaling teams from 1 to 100. He previously served as COO of Mattermark, which grew to $5M in ARR before being sold and is the subject of a Harvard Business School case study, and later co-founded the digital book publishing company Holloway. Earlier in his career he co-founded LaunchGram through 500 Startups, and he authored The Holloway Guide to Raising Venture Capital before becoming a coach in 2020.
Experience
- Management CraftFoundercurrent2026 β presentUnited States
- Andy Sparks Executive CoachingExecutive Coachcurrent2020 β presentUnited States
- HollowayAuthorcurrent2019 β present
- HollowayCo-Founder2020 β 2021
- HollowayCEO2016 β 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- MattermarkCo-founder & COO2013 β 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- LaunchGramCo-founder & CEO2011 β 2013San Francisco Bay Area
- eProximitiDirector of Product Development - Duet Health2011 β 2012
- eProximitiSales Manager2010 β 2011
- Scheming Lemur Brewing CompanyFounder2008 β 2009Columbus, Ohio Area
Education
- The Ohio State UniversityB.A.
Skills & more
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Web AnalyticsSocial Media MarketingWeb DesignStrategic PartnershipsDigital MediaMarket ResearchBusiness DevelopmentProduct DevelopmentGoogle AnalyticsTeam LeadershipIdeationPublic Speaking- Executive Coaching Certification β Hudson Institute of Coaching
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Frequently asked questions
- What check size does Andy Sparks write?
- Andy Sparks typically writes checks of $5K β $25K.
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