Burnt-out Attorney ➡️ Private Equity CEO (Recruit Rockstars 436)

Recruit Rockstars Podcast

English - November 22, 2021 21:50 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 24 ratings
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Digital publishers in every field are trying to figure out how to best monetize their website.

Kurt Donnell, CEO of Freestar, shows them the way.

Combining industry-leading tech, data, and scale, Freestar works with the leading online publishers to help them better personalize & increase their ad revenue.

And they’re onto something big…

Freestar’s been ranked as an Inc. 5000 company for 3 years in a row. That makes it one of that nation’s fastest-growing companies.

And it’s backed by Abry Partners, one of the nation’s leading Private Equity firms focused on media & communications.

Prior to joining, Kurt served as General Counsel for YogaWorks and SheKnows Media.

In this 20-minute conversation, Kurt shares how he’s scaled the team to130 employees and how he’s kept the culture intact during this unusual time.