weskao.com

I typically work with tech leaders on: managing up to a CEO/VP, strengthening your executive communication and presence, and delegating to a team of ICs while raising the bar. Clients are leaders at Amplitude, 1Password, Amazon/AWS, DoorDash, AngelList, Product Hunt, Google, etc. If you’re interested in how I can support you, learn more about my coaching approach:

-> weskao.com/coaching

Writing for 300,000+ tech operators across LinkedIn, Twitter, and Substack.

-> weskao.com/newsletter

Check out my 2-day intensive course: Executive Communication & Influence for Senior ICs and Managers. Alumni include 1,200+ students from companies like Uber, Amazon, Grammarly, Workday, Google, Pinterest, Meta, Expedia, Twilio, Spotify, Anthropic, GitHub, Zillow, PayPal, Atlassian, Netflix, Square, Figma, Stripe, and more.

-> weskao.com/course

Reach out at wes@weskao.com

Executive coach, advisor, instructor

Maven

Maven is a platform for live, cohort-based courses. Learn more at maven.com

Co-founder

Various courses

Built, launched, and grew courses that have reached 500k+ students. Clients included: Section (Professor Scott Galloway), Outlier (from cofounder of MasterClass), Build a Second Brain, Write of Passage, Poo~Pourri, Morning Brew, and more.

Cohort-based courses

altMBA

Created and built the altMBA with bestselling author Seth Godin. One of the first mainstream cohort-based courses. Grew from zero to thousands of students in 45 countries and 550+ cities at $3,000 price point (10x higher than avg online course at the time).

Flite

Head of Digital Marketing

Bare Escentuals

Global Brand Management Marketing

Gap Inc.

Business Analyst

L'Oréal

Brand Management Marketing

Wes Kao is an executive coach, advisor, and entrepreneur who writes at newsletter.weskao.com. She is co-founder of Maven, an edtech company that raised $25M from First Round and Andreessen Horowitz. Previously, she co-founded the altMBA with bestselling author Seth Godin.

Newsletter for 60,000+ high performers on Wednesdays at 8am ET
-> weskao.com/newsletter

Live, 2-day course on Executive Communication & Influence 
-> https://maven.com/wes-kao/executive-communication-influence

1:1 executive coaching for tech leaders 
-> https://www.weskao.com/coaching

Wes Kao

Excited to share my conversation with First Round Capital! I talk about some of my favorite communication frameworks, including a checklist of questions to ask yourself to maximize your chances of getting buy-in.

Would love to hear what you think. Link in the comments.

a16z-backed founder turned executive coach. Helping tech operators improve their executive communication, leadership, and influence

Craig Zelizer

BlueDot Impact

Facilitate a group of global  participants from diverse backgrounds in a discussion section of the AI Safety Fundamentals: Governance course for 12 weeks.

Facilitator

International Panel on the Information Environment (IPIE)

Consulting Scientist to develop and draft the research output of the Panel on AI and Peacebuilding.
•	Develop and draft a technical paper of 10,000 words under supervision of the Panel.
•	Conduct literature reviews, perform data analysis, and undertake additional research-related tasks.
•	Actively participate in and contribute to the dissemination of the Panel's findings and recommendations by providing input to IPIE’s communications team

Consulting Scientist

Boardy

Connector

Twill

Twill makes hiring easier by having top talent recommend their peers & friends for jobs. If we have worked collaborated or worked together before, feel free to reach out and I can share their current openings.

Member

Astia

Interact and support diverse startup founders (Astia has a strong focus on increasing the capital allocated to female founders). Review pitch-decks, provide guidance to founders in diverse impact sectors.

Advisor

Enduring Planet

Growth Capital for Climate Entrepreneurs

Enduring Planet offers rapid financing without dilution, personal guarantees, or collateral.
Simple. Fast. Founder-friendly.

Scout

Ganas Ventures

Ganas Ventures invests in pre-seed and seed Web 2 and Web 3 community-driven startups in the US and Latin America. ​​For more info, visit: ganas.vc.

Deal Partner

Carbon Collective

Your Investments, Solving Climate Change.

PCDN.Global

Launched PCDN the go to hub for the global social change community connecting over 65,000 social impact & social change individuals/organizations from 180 countries. We provide a one-stop shop to inspire, connect, inform and provide the tools and resources to scale social change. Since its founding, PCDN has had over 25,000,000 pageviews and 5,000,000 unique visitors.  PCDN has helped thousands of individuals and organizations worldwide network, obtain funding, jobs, and be inspired.
Among projects helped to lead or co-lead

•	Develop a sustainable social enterprise. Lead for marketing, outreach, strategy and work with over 100 clients (leading universities, fellowship programs, employers, etc.).
•	Manage a team of staff & consultants
•	Launched the Social Change Career Helping Line to serve as career center to the world of changemakers.
•	Lead on PCDN Career Series Content includes: Generating over 50 blogs on all things social impact & innovation, manage guest contributors (including many leading innovators) and our key resource guide series.
•	Develop & Lead PCDN's Career Services that provides high-impact customized career guidance to experienced & aspiring social impact professionals. 
•	Lead PCND's partnerships with many leading organizations.
•	Lead PCDN's consulting services helping organizations build innovative online communities, podcast, and strategy.

CEO & Founder 

Georgetown University

Teach yearly course on Social Entrepreneurship for Georgetown University Graduate Students. Help mentor select students and deliver occasional workshop on Careers in Social Change.

Conflict Resolution Faculty Fellow & Adjunct Professor

Craig Zelizer is a connector, innovator, professor, changemaker, and social entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience in the fields of impact investing, social innovation, and conflict resolution. He is the Founder and CEO of PCDN.global, one of the world’s leading platforms connecting changemakers in diverse sectors to opportunities around the world.

Craig is also an advisor, scout, and deal partner for several funds and organizations that invest in pre-seed and seed stage startups that are solving social and environmental challenges, especially in the US and Latin America. He is passionate about supporting diverse and inclusive founders and communities, and leveraging his expertise in online education, networking, and content creation to foster creative social impact. Craig teaches classes on impact careers and social entrepreneurship at Georgetown University, where he served as a professor and associate director in the Conflict Resolution program for over 10 years. He has led trainings, workshops, and consultancies in over 20 countries for organizations such as USIP, USAID, CRS, and Rotary International. Craig is a Fulbright Scholar, a Boren Fellow, and a recipient of multiple awards and honors for his work.

CEO & Founder

Launched PCDN the go to hub for the global social change community connecting over 65,000 social impact & social change individuals/organizations from 180 countries. We provide a one-stop shop to inspire, connect, inform and provide the tools and resources to scale social change. Since its founding, PCDN has had over 25,000,000 pageviews and 5,000,000 unique visitors.  PCDN has helped thousands of individuals and organizations worldwide network, obtain funding, jobs, and be inspired.
Among projects helped to lead or co-lead

•	Develop a sustainable social enterprise. Lead for marketing, outreach, strategy and work with over 100 clients (leading universities, fellowship programs, employers, etc.).
•	Manage a team of staff & consultants
•	Launched the Social Change Career Helping Line to serve as career center to the world of changemakers.
•	Lead on PCDN Career Series Content includes: Generating over 50 blogs on all things social impact & innovation, manage guest contributors (including many leading innovators) and our key resource guide series.
•	Develop & Lead PCDN's Career Services that provides high-impact customized career guidance to experienced & aspiring social impact professionals. 
•	Lead PCND's partnerships with many leading organizations.
•	Lead PCDN's consulting services helping organizations build innovative online communities, podcast, and strategy.


taplio

The Battle

Wes Kao

Craig Zelizer

Followers

Posts

Engagements

Likes

Performance ScoreWes Kao's LinkedIn Performance

Ready to grow your LinkedIn presence?

taplio

The Battle

Wes Kao

Craig Zelizer

Followers

Posts

Engagements

Likes

Performance Score.css-goub6s{font-size:var(--chakra-fontSizes-md);font-weight:500;color:var(--chakra-colors-gray-600);display:block;margin-top:var(--chakra-space-1);}Wes Kao's LinkedIn Performance

Ready to grow your LinkedIn presence?

Performance ScoreWes Kao's LinkedIn Performance