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    Brian Witlin

    Brian Witlin

    CEO at Yummly (Acquired by Whirlpool Corporation)

    Entrepreneur Palo Alto Stanford University
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    Experience
    ShopWell (IDEO Spin-Out)
    ShopWell (IDEO Spin-Out)
    Founder
    RootPhi
    RootPhi
    Founder
    LeverWorks
    LeverWorks
    Founder
    Stanford University
    Stanford University
    Employee
    Diamond MMA
    Diamond MMA
    Advisor
    Yummly
    Exit
    Yummly
    Chief Executive Officer 2013 - 2021 (over 8 years)
    - Developed product vision, built team, designed and launched category-leading, editor’s choice mobile apps as Head of Mobile
    - Spearheaded successful Series B financing... more as COO
    - Led Yummly’s growth to over 30M registered users as CEO
    - Built and cultivated an amazing team and culture with 6+ years average employee tenure
    - Lead successful acquisition by Whirlpool Corporation
    - Drove the continued strategic vision for the future of the company in line within Whirlpool’s corporate objectives
    Founder
    ShopWell (IDEO Spin-Out), LeverWorks, RootPhi
    Employee
    Yummly, Stanford University
    Investor
     
    Incubator
     
    Advisor
    Diamond MMA
    Attorney
     
    Board Member
     
    Mentor
     
    Member
     
    Acquired
     
     
    Education
     
    About
    Achievements

    - Active series seed+ investor with net company valuations totaling $1B+
    - Deep expertise and network across consumer technology, food, and the creator economy
    - Hands-on, product, vision, and culture-centric exec w/ broad software & consumer goods leadership experience
    - Builds disruptive, collaborative, innovative, high-performance teams that achieve commercial success
    - Led several startup VC funding rounds, four acquisitions to larger corporations of the likes of CROX and WHR
    - 15+ years managing both startups and subsidiaries, boards & full P&L for ventures with (100+) team members
    - Deep hands-on experience in mobile app dev, A.I/Machine Learning, eCommerce, and user-centered design
    - Drives company strategy, develops award-winning products, & high-retention, diverse, company cultures
    - Proven ability to hire, mentor, train, motivate, and lead employees as a team to success

    Describe the most impressive thing you've done.
    Skills
    Leadership Product Development Intellectual Property Strategy Idea Generation Teaching. Venture Fundraising Entrepreneurship Mobile Mobile Marketing Mergers and Acquisitions
    Locations
    Palo Alto Silicon Valley
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