Erik Kjell - References

Professional References

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"Out-of-the-box thinker."

— Joshua Martens, Designer

"Gets shit done fast."

— Josh Heckathorn, Co-founder

"Inspired creator of the possible."

— David Hanley, Co-founder

"Voracious learner, connected leader."

— Brian Moats, Investor (2x)

"Genuinely absorbs situations and provides clarity."

— Kathleen Weinstein, Investor

"Ambitious, persuasive, measured leader."

— Brent Eyler, Co-founder

"Brilliant thinker, designer, and leader."

— George Aposporos, Co-founder

"Positive, energetic, and forward thinking."

— Brent Scheffler, Principal Software Engineer

"Erik has a velocitizing effect on people."

— Matthew Lehman, Head of Security Testing

"Erik’s attention to detail will always impress me."

— Aaron Egaas, Senior Software Engineer

"Creative developer who brings vision to life."

— Greg Large, Partner

"Sincerely good human and storyteller."

— Aaron Papermaster, Founder

"You can’t beat Erik’s charisma and dedication."

— Will Prater, President

"Passionate, motivated, and forward thinking."

— Martin Young, Developer

"Empathetic, contrarian product innovator."

— Adam MacBeth, Engineering Leader

"Listens, learns, leads. No bullshit."

— Darren Kochansky, Partner

"A kind, generous, and loving human."

— Kaje Thomas, Coach

"Brilliant, innovative, forward-thinking individual."

— Corey Jones, Investor

"Crystal clear vision and design thinking."

— Erik Dane Wirsing, Chief Content Officer

"Out-of-the-box thinker."

— Joshua Martens, Designer

"Gets shit done fast."

— Josh Heckathorn, Co-founder

"Passionate learner with incredible intuition."

— Benjamin Dodgson, Developer

"Inspired creator of the possible."

— David Hanley, Co-founder

"Voracious learner, connected leader."

— Brian Moats, Investor (2x)

"Genuinely absorbs situations and provides clarity."

— Kathleen Weinstein, Investor

"Ambitious, persuasive, measured leader."

— Brent Eyler, Co-founder

"Brilliant thinker, designer, and leader."

— George Aposporos, Co-founder

"Positive, energetic, and forward thinking."

— Brent Scheffler, Principal Software Engineer

"Erik has a velocitizing effect on people."

— Matthew Lehman, Head of Security Testing

"Erik’s attention to detail will always impress me."

— Aaron Egaas, Senior Software Engineer

"Creative developer who brings vision to life."

— Greg Large, Partner

"Sincerely good human and storyteller."

— Aaron Papermaster, Founder

"You can’t beat Erik’s charisma and dedication."

— Will Prater, President

"Passionate, motivated, and forward thinking."

— Martin Young, Developer

"Empathetic, contrarian product innovator."

— Adam MacBeth, Engineering Leader

"Listens, learns, leads. No bullshit."

— Darren Kochansky, Partner

"A kind, generous, and loving human."

— Kaje Thomas, Coach

"Brilliant, innovative, forward-thinking individual."

— Corey Jones, Investor

"Crystal clear vision and design thinking."

— Erik Dane Wirsing, Chief Content Officer

Professional References

Role

Product Lead

Dates

Month, 2018 - Month, 2019

Accomplishments

Seed funded a startup with $2M from Dan Nordstrom
Built a team of 8 including specialists in marketplaces, payments
Designed an end-to-end licensing and royalty payment platform
Negotiated a partnership with the NFL Players Association
Reduced overhead of licensing department by a factor of 50:1
Sub-licensed digital assets from NFL licensees Topps and EA
Reduced the time to get a licensing deal from 6 months to 6 days
Collected pre-paid, guaranteed, and advance royalty payments
Tracked sales via API and computed revenues for reporting
Computed royalty payments for 1,800+ NFL players on 32 teams
Sold the technology to the NFL Players Association

9

10

"Out-of-the-box thinker."

— Joshua Martens, Designer

"Gets shit done fast."

— Josh Heckathorn, Co-founder

"Inspired creator of the possible."

— David Hanley, Co-founder

"Voracious learner, connected leader."

— Brian Moats, Investor (2x)

"Genuinely absorbs situations and provides clarity."

— Kathleen Weinstein, Investor

"Ambitious, persuasive, measured leader."

— Brent Eyler, Co-founder

"Brilliant thinker, designer, and leader."

— George Aposporos, Co-founder

"Positive, energetic, and forward thinking."

— Brent Scheffler, Principal Software Engineer

"Erik has a velocitizing effect on people."

— Matthew Lehman, Head of Security Testing

"Erik’s attention to detail will always impress me."

— Aaron Egaas, Senior Software Engineer

"Creative developer who brings vision to life."

— Greg Large, Partner

"Sincerely good human and storyteller."

— Aaron Papermaster, Founder

"You can’t beat Erik’s charisma and dedication."

— Will Prater, President

"Passionate, motivated, and forward thinking."

— Martin Young, Developer

"Empathetic, contrarian product innovator."

— Adam MacBeth, Engineering Leader

"Listens, learns, leads. No bullshit."

— Darren Kochansky, Partner

"A kind, generous, and loving human."

— Kaje Thomas, Coach

"Brilliant, innovative, forward-thinking individual."

— Corey Jones, Investor

"Crystal clear vision and design thinking."

— Erik Dane Wirsing, Chief Content Officer

"Out-of-the-box thinker."

— Joshua Martens, Designer

"Gets shit done fast."

— Josh Heckathorn, Co-founder

"Passionate learner with incredible intuition."

— Benjamin Dodgson, Developer

"Inspired creator of the possible."

— David Hanley, Co-founder

"Voracious learner, connected leader."

— Brian Moats, Investor (2x)

"Genuinely absorbs situations and provides clarity."

— Kathleen Weinstein, Investor

"Ambitious, persuasive, measured leader."

— Brent Eyler, Co-founder

"Brilliant thinker, designer, and leader."

— George Aposporos, Co-founder

"Positive, energetic, and forward thinking."

— Brent Scheffler, Principal Software Engineer

"Erik has a velocitizing effect on people."

— Matthew Lehman, Head of Security Testing

"Erik’s attention to detail will always impress me."

— Aaron Egaas, Senior Software Engineer

"Creative developer who brings vision to life."

— Greg Large, Partner

"Sincerely good human and storyteller."

— Aaron Papermaster, Founder

"You can’t beat Erik’s charisma and dedication."

— Will Prater, President

"Passionate, motivated, and forward thinking."

— Martin Young, Developer

"Empathetic, contrarian product innovator."

— Adam MacBeth, Engineering Leader

"Listens, learns, leads. No bullshit."

— Darren Kochansky, Partner

"A kind, generous, and loving human."

— Kaje Thomas, Coach

"Brilliant, innovative, forward-thinking individual."

— Corey Jones, Investor

"Crystal clear vision and design thinking."

— Erik Dane Wirsing, Chief Content Officer