Senior Account Manager / Business Development Executive@The RealReal
Verified
Kaela Linscombe is a dynamic Senior Account Manager and Business Development Executive at The RealReal, where she has spearheaded strategic partnerships and driven significant revenue growth over the past five years. With a keen eye for luxury consignment trends and a passion for sustainability, Kaela has successfully expanded the company's client base by 30% through innovative marketing strategies and personalized client engagement. Her exceptional leadership and negotiation skills have earned her recognition as a top performer, consistently exceeding sales targets and fostering long-term client relationships. Outside of work, Kaela is an advocate for ethical fashion and spends time exploring San Francisco with her dog Ghost.More...
Hayley Pettengill
Luxury Specialist@The RealReal
Verified
-5+ years of Sales experience
Top Achievements @ Yelp:
-President’s Club (2021)
Awarded to the top 10% of local sales revenue generators company wide
-Yelp Top Rep Q1 (2020) and Q3 (2021)
This award celebrates the executives bringing the most revenue into Yelp
-“The New Yorker That Never Sleeps” (February 2021)
Awarded to executives that embody Yelp values of positivity and work ethic
while exceeding revenue goals
Top Achievements @ The RealReal
-Achieved 125%+ of quota in first selling month
-Consistent Top 10 LS Producer
-Consistently exceeding 100% of quotaMore...
Sarah Frank
Senior Regional Sales Manager@The RealReal
Verified
Seasoned sales manager with over a decade of experience in the luxury goods industry. Responsible for creating sales strategies and leading a dynamic sales team bringing in ~$40M annually. Known for her strategic thinking, leadership skills, and her ability to drive sales growth.More...
Artur Caliendo Prado
Senior Software Engineer@The RealReal
Verified
I am a passionate developer, speaker, and writer with over 15 years of experience in Ruby on Rails and, more recently, with Elixir, React, and NextJS. I worked for the largest magazine publisher in Brazil, where I helped to build high-performance websites like Exame.com, which garnered 90 million page views per month and 6 million unique visitors. In 2004, I won 3rd place in the Brazilian stage of Microsoft Imagine Cup.
In addition to his work in software development, I am also a committed advocate of personal and social projects. I enjoy creating side projects that make a positive impact, such as a vegan online community and a customized event organizer for friends, such as themed picnics or park treasure hunts.
I am currently working for The RealReal, an online and brick-and-mortar marketplace for staff-authenticated luxury consignment. As a driven and innovative professional, I am dedicated to building user-centric solutions that solve real-world problems and drive positive change.More...
Haley Soble
Sales@The RealReal
Verified
Kathy Hein
Director of Business Support@Millennium International
Verified
Kathy Hein is a strategic, results-oriented leader with deep expertise in customer support operations, team development, and process optimization. As the Director of Business Support at MSI, she is known for building efficient, scalable systems that improve both internal workflows and the overall customer experience.
Kathy is passionate about empowering teams and fostering a culture rooted in accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement. She is highly regarded for her ability to identify root causes rather than just surface-level issues and for developing solutions that create lasting impact. Whether mentoring future leaders or enhancing cross-functional collaboration, Kathy leads with intention and a focus on long-term growth.
Her work is driven by a commitment to client satisfaction, operational excellence, and innovation—often leveraging tools like AI, analytics, and real-time documentation to drive performance. She thrives in environments where leadership, communication, and strategic thinking are key to success.
Kathy’s professional philosophy centers on making things better—for the team, for the clients, and for the business. She consistently raises the bar and helps others do the same.More...
Jessica Alves
Teacher@School
Verified
Brazilian teacher looking to develop her translation and writing skills.More...
Julie Kessler
Retention Marketing Strategic Lead
Verified
Julie Kessler is an established professional in the field of marketing, currently serving as a Retention Marketing Strategic Lead for various clients. She has spent her career developing and implementing effective marketing strategies aimed at improving customer retention rates.
She has worked in various sectors, including retail, technology, and finance, which has allowed her to gather a broad range of experiences.
Julie is known for her innovative thinking, strong leadership, and ability to drive results. Her passion for understanding customer behavior and creating strategies that engage and retain customers has made her a valuable asset in the marketing industry.More...
Jess Lasota
VP OF SALES@Curio Showroom
Verified
As Jess Lasota, VP of Sales at Curio Showroom, I have significantly increased the company's sales revenue and expanded our client base. I have successfully negotiated numerous high-value contracts and built strong relationships with key industry players. I have also implemented effective sales strategies and trained a high-performing sales team. My leadership has contributed to the overall growth and success of Curio Showroom.More...
Maureen Phillips
Fractional Executive@Smith Phillips Consultancy
Verified
With an extensive background of fashion and retail industry experience, Maureen Smith Phillips founded Smith Phillips Consultancy.
Leading up to starting SPC, Maureen led global strategic product initiatives for brands The RealReal, ModCloth, Anine Bing, bebe, Guess, Marciano, & Zales Jewelers. She has a demonstrated track record of achievement in assortment strategy and management, trend analysis and forecasting, merchandise planning, retail buying, inventory management, visual merchandising, P&L oversight, and global trade show participation.
Maureen is an expert in leveraging consumer insights, product performance analysis, and competitor analysis in order to provide clear product direction. She excels at building and developing partnerships and has established a robust rolodex of key contacts. With a proven aptitude for delivering forward-thinking solutions to increase revenue and consistently achieve or exceed sales and margin goals, Maureen will partner closely with you, to bring your brands’ vision to life.More...
Michaela Woods
VP, Operations@Bradley Investment Co.
Verified
A seasoned senior operator and adaptable leader who played a key role in Yelp's growth from $12M to $2B. Demonstrates an entrepreneurial spirit, a strong desire to succeed, exceptional leadership skills, and business acumen. Brings extensive
expertise in growth strategies, large-scale operations, and team development. Proficient in various areas including Go-To-Market strategies, Cross-Functional
Leadership (product, tech, marketing, sales), Sales & Monetization, Client
Experience, Revenue Retention, Subscription Revenue, Operations, Marketplaces, Property Management, Real Estate, Culture, and People Management.More...
Nicolas Genest
Chief Technology Officer@GoodwillFinds
Verified
Nicolas Genest has been part of many highly successful executive teams both as Chief Executive Officer and as Chief Technology Officer. He was named among the Top 10 CEOs to watch in 2020 by Insights Success Magazine as the CEO of CodeBoxx Technology.
Currently CTO of GoodwillFinds based in Tampa, Florida.
As CTO of Modcloth, he orchestrated the rebirth of the brand alongside Matt Kaness and a renewed executive team in 2016. The replatformed retailor was acquired by Jet.com/Walmart.
As First CTO of The RealReal in San Francisco from 2013 to 2016, he turned around their entire technology platform and re-ignited growth by transitioning them out of an outsourced technology model.
As early CTO of the European leader vente-privee.com (now Veepee) in Paris, the highly profitable pioneer of Flash Sales grew revenue from 170M to 1.2B Euros from 2007 to 2012 under his tenure. He went on to launch their USA joint venture with American Express in New York in 2011 with CEO Mike Steib.
Previously, Nicolas was at Microsoft as a Business Intelligence and Platform Engineer where he worked on their Database and .Net products. He also served at Pfizer leading a team of developers of critical web-based applications.
- 20 years of experience managing technology in all kinds of industries, contexts and cultures in the United States, France and Canada.
- Successful in small and huge projects, within small constrained structures or heavy complex organizations. Experienced in local,off-shore,near-shore and split-team projects.
- Strong track record at building and empowering extraordinary teams leading them to delivering long lasting value within a powerful culture
- Successful in managing annual IT budgets ranging from $1MM to $25MM and in managing teams of 15 or 180 collaborators.
- Engineering for Major-league E-Commerce (Heavy traffic, high-availability, Security) with solutions generating yearly revenue over 1B$ and handling 2.5 million unique daily visitors.
- End to End Business Intelligence Solutions, Advanced Decision-maMore...