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Karen Zelnick

Investor

Senior Director of Platform at Kickstart Fund · Manager, Kickstart Collective at Kickstart

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

About

Runs Kickstart Collective, the firm's platform for learning, connections, and introductions, helping busy leaders build relationships and access resources. Previously managed events and built value-add platforms in New York City, and is an artist who does watercolor painting.

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Experience

  1. KickstartPart-Timecurrent2026 — present
  2. KickstartSenior Director of Platform2020 — 2026Greater Salt Lake City Area
  3. KickstartDirector of Platform2018 — 2020Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area
  4. The Grand WorldCoachcurrent2020 — present
  5. PompBoard Observer2021 — 2023
  6. Peterson PartnersOffice Manager2016 — 2018Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area
  7. Shadow Mountain PublishingMarketing Manager, National Product2012 — 2016Salt Lake City
  8. Bloomberg LPMarketing Events Manager2009 — 2012
  9. McGraw-HillAssociate Manager, Events2006 — 2009
  10. Condé NastAdvertising Assistant2005 — 2006

Education

  1. Brigham Young UniversityBA, Advertising and Marketing Communications2002 — 2004

Skills & more

Marketing57Marketing Strategy29Advertising27Event Planning34Marketing Event Planning2Public Speaking13Online Advertising4Strategic Planning7Social Media Marketing8Editing6Social Media12Marketing Communications7
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Also attended Brigham Young University183

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Shared employers

Also worked at Kickstart20

Gavin ChristensenFounder & General Partner at Kickstart FundKat KennedyGeneral Partner at Kickstart FundDalton WrightGeneral Partner at Kickstart FundAlex SoffeGeneral Partner & CFO at Kickstart FundTanner PotterPartner at Kickstart FundKristin GonzalezDirector of Finance at Kickstart Fund

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Also worked at The Grand World1

Cristina Apple GeorgoulakisPartner at Seven Seven Six

Also worked at Bloomberg LP81

Eric WagnerVP of Research and Data at Redpoint VenturesVivek GopalanInvestment Team at 8VCAndrea GurnariInvestor at Moonfire VenturesArpan PunyaniCo-founder and General Partner at Garuda VenturesNick AlbaneseVP, Research & Strategy and Investment Associate at The Westly GroupNaimish PatelChief Growth Officer at Red Cell Incubation

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Also worked at McGraw-Hill7

Zach PosnerManaging Partner & Co-Founder at LegalTechSam ElhagManaging Partner & Co-Founder at LegalTechJuan Luis LeungliInvestor at Tectonic VenturesAllison Baum GatesGeneral Partner at SemperVirens Venture CapitalPhil MoyerAdvisor at AlphaPointAlexander PackManaging Partner at Hack VC

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Colleagues at Kickstart Fund

Alex Soffe
General Partner & CFO at Kickstart Fund
Anna Sophia Rowe
Associate at Kickstart Fund
Brandon Beck
Principal at Kickstart Fund
Curt Roberts
General Partner at Kickstart Fund
Dalton Wright
General Partner at Kickstart Fund
Gavin
Investor at Kickstart Fund
Gavin Christensen
Founder & General Partner at Kickstart Fund
Jaime Novoa
Investor at Kfund