At COO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top United States based COO’ operating in the Sharing Economy space. If you think a COO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Ian Arthurs
COO of TaskRabbit
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About TaskRabbit: TaskRabbit is a platform that matches up users with help on furniture assembly, moving, and other handyman services.
Ali Kriegsman
Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer of Bulletin
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About Bulletin: Bulletin operates as a wholesale marketplace and community that connects premium brands and retailers.
Jessica Crothers
Co-Founder and COO of Good Buy Gear
COO and Co-Founder at Good Buy Gear.
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About Good Buy Gear: GoodBuy Gear is a managed marketplace that enables parents to safely and sustainably circulate quality-used baby & kid products they love
Courtney Caldwell
Co-Founder and COO of ShearShare
Courtney Caldwell is cofounder & COO of ShearShare. Prior to launching ShearShare with her husband, she spent 20+ years building winning teams in tech marketing for organizations such as Oracle, Zendesk, and RightNow Technologies. Courtney recently received an honorary doctorate degree from Miracle University and is the 33rd African-American female to raise $1 million in venture funding.
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About Ogle Schools, ShearShare: Reimagine how, when, & where you work w/ the first B2B mobile platform that provides space-as-a-service for the beauty + barbering industry
Erin Wold
Co-Founder and COO of SilkRoll
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About SilkRoll: SilkRoll is a digital currency marketplace to exchange products online
Heather Le
COO, Co-Founder, VP of Product & Ops of Candidly
Heather Le is the Co-Founder and COO at Candidly
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About Candidly, Women in Product: Book an event photographer on Candidly.com and receive photos back within 24 hours. We shoot all events EXCEPT weddings.
Tam Ngo
COO of SpotOn Parking
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About SpotOn Parking: a web and mobile app that connects drivers to parking
Rotimi Akinyemiju
COO of Eleven James
Rotimi Akinyemiju serves as the Chief Operating Officer at BaubleBar. In this role, he is responsible for human resources, facilities, customer experience, global supply-chain management, including international and domestic logistics, packaging supplies, and Information Technology. He is also a Board Adviser at Topshelf. Before joining Baublebar, Rotimi was the Chief Operating Officer at Moda Operandi, where he held overall responsibility for global supply chain, warehousing, logistics, HR, facilities, and accounting functions. Previously, Dr. Akinyemiju was a Head of the US Operations at Net-A-Porter.Com, the UK based online luxury retailer, where he worked from October 2005 to January 2012. Prior to this, Dr. Akinyemiju was a Distribution Manager with Net-A-Porter.Com at their London Distribution Center, between 2005 and 2007. He has been in the luxury industry for over a decade and has a complete understanding of the online luxury market. Dr. Akinyemiju also specializes in global supply chain and logistics issues associated with global ecommerce space. He previously worked with Sheffield Insulations as a Logistics Manager and prior to that worked with Tibbett & Britten as a Warehouse Operations Controller in the United Kingdom. Dr. Akinyemiju holds a Bachelors degree in Management of Logistics from Anglia Ruskin University, UK, a Masters degree in Purchasing and Supply-Chain Management from London Metropolitan Business School, and a Doctorate in Business Administration from Argosy University Business School, Chicago.
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About Eleven James: Eleven James is a lifestyle brand that is pioneering the luxury experience for the digital age.
John Tunison
CFO/COO of Kaseware
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About Kaseware: Built by the team who designed the FBI’s case management system – innovative SaaS or On-Premises software for incidents & investigations .
Srivatsan Padmanabhan
Co-Founder and COO of GoFloaters
Srivatsan Padmanabhan is the Co-founder and COO at GoFloaters.
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About GoFloaters: Pay-per-use office spaces for work and meetings across India
Judith Scharnowski
COO of GoNitely
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About GoNitely: An easy and seamless, full-service solution for finding, buying and managing a short-term rental property.