Chet Kittleson

Co-Founder

Tin Can

Sep 2024 - Current (1 year 11 months)

Tin Can is a screen-free phone for kids that gives them the independence to call friends and family—without giving them a smartphone. Built like a modern landline, Tin Can connects over Wi-Fi and uses a simple mobile app for parents to control who can call in and out. There’s no browser, no app store, no camera, no spam—just voice. It’s a safer, saner way for kids to communicate and gain a bit of freedom without the baggage of adult tech. We believe that real connection doesn’t require a screen. And that childhood is better when it’s full of imagination, not notifications. Tin Can started in one neighborhood in Seattle, where we hand-installed 40 early prototypes and watched them spread by word of mouth. Now, Tin Can is being used by kid

Co-Founder / CEO

FAR HOMES

Jun 2022 - Sep 2024 (2 years 4 months)

Simplifying the international home buying and selling experience, www.farhomes.com.

Senior Director of Marketplaces

Redfin

Dec 2020 - Jun 2022 (1 year 7 months)

I was formally offered the promotion to Vice President of Marketplaces, but ultimately decided it was time to venture out on my own and so declined it and submitted my resignation. I owned all of Redfin's marketplace businesses, responsible for P&L, operations, product roadmap, etc., for each. The largest marketplace was our Partner Agent Business, where we connected thousands of home shoppers per month with qualified, vetted real estate agents. In my time we grew: - Revenue from ~$15M to ~$60M - The agent network from ~2,500 to over 10,000 - The team from ~15 operations employees to ~75 employees spread across operations, product, engineering, design, analytics, etc.

Director of Marketplaces

Redfin

Oct 2019 - Dec 2020 (1 year 3 months)

Director of New Ventures

Redfin

Sep 2018 - Oct 2019 (1 year 2 months)

My team was responsible for starting new businesses for Redfin. I lead strategic partnerships, business development, and M&A functions working closely with the executive team and R&D. In my time we created a listing business where we leveraged Redfin's unique employed model to serve banks when selling foreclosed properties, launched a partnership with Opendoor to provide more sellers on Redfin.com with the option to get a cash offer on their home and launched the first iteration of a mortgage marketplace to make it easy for home shoppers to get live rates.

Senior Manager of New Ventures

Redfin

Jan 2016 - Sep 2018 (2 years 9 months)

New Business

PEACH

Apr 2015 - Oct 2015 (7 months)

At Peach I built, launched and managed Peach's catering/corporate businesses from the ground up, where I was responsible for everything from product management to growth and sales to overall strategy. In seven months I grew Peach's enterprise businesses from $0 to $30,000+ in monthly revenue, over 30% of overall revenue. I ultimately moved on after a short amount of time for an opportunity at Redfin that felt closer to what I wanted for my career longer-term.

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Director of Strategic Partnerships

UP Global acquired by Techstars

Mar 2014 - Apr 2015 (1 year 2 months)

As the Director of Strategic Partnerships my responsibilities were divided in two parts: new partnerships and account management. New Partnerships: I was responsible for bringing in $2m+ in corporate partnerships annually, and was fortunate enough to work with some of the biggest corporations in the world, including Google, Amazon, Intuit, 3M and more. Partnership contracts were annual at a minimum and 6-7 figures in annual value. Account Management: Here my job was to continuously find ways to add value to each of the partnerships we had. (For both our partners and for our community.) I love the hunting aspect of BD but have a lot of fun with the farming as well. I'd say this part of my job was most similar to being a consultant for bi

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Regional Manager

UP Global acquired by Techstars

May 2013 - Apr 2014 (1 year)

As a Regional Manager my job was to maintain and grow all UP Global products in the Northwest US and Canada. (Startup Weekend, NEXT, Startup Digest, SWEDU) My role was focused on understanding communities throughout my region, and delivering the right programs at the right time to the right people. In addition to the standard Regional Manager duties, I was also the business development liaison between the two departments. (Regions and BD) Here I assisted in managing our relationships with some of our partners, (Microsoft, Amazon, 3M, .CO), and helping to ensure that they drove value to the community at large and vice versa. Last, I was a contributor on the following projects/initiatives within UP Global: Startup Women: An initiative aime

Co-Founder

startedin Seattle

Mar 2013 - Mar 2014 (1 year 1 month)

Started In Seattle was an in-depth directory of all things startup in Seattle, where we interviewed CEOs from companies across the city and shared their stories with our audience.

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Business Development

Knoqcom

Jul 2012 - Jul 2013 (1 year 1 month)

Team collaboration on brand development and growth strategies, PR planning and execution, demand creation, B2B sales and ongoing account management, development and implementation of operational processes, development and customization of Salesforce CRM for ongoing growth.

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Business Development Manager

MSN Offers for Schools

Sep 2011 - Jul 2012 (11 months)

Developed sales process and strategies, sales and recruiting, channel sales, brand development, social media, Dynamics CRM management, marketing,

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Camp Staff

Four Winds Westward Ho

Jun 2005 - Aug 2009 (4 years 3 months)

The best job in the world. Period. Spent two and a half months each summer on the San Juan Islands with staff and campers from around the world. I was a camp counselor for a couple of summers and then moved into an administrative position in the front office.

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