Austin Desautels Email & Phone Number

I’m a #generalist with a diverse background in community-building through the development of events focused on co-creation, collaboration, and connection. With 15+ years of experience, I’ve taken on a variety of roles and challenges while developing skills in collaborative problem-solving, systems thinking, strategic planning, leadership & team building, project management, event management & production, and aligning diverse stakeholders.Accustomed to working with strict timelines and budgets, and I know what it’s like to have skin in the game. Key Achievements Include: ✅ From Summer Intern to Managing Director, I played an integral role in scaling a European CEO community from 20 initial members to over 200 with €1M+ revenue by building our team and delivering 6 years of events based on trust and collaborative problem-solving✅ Created and led the production department for Spain’s regional Burning Man event, with 5000 attendees and 30 theme camps co-creating unique experiences out in a barren desert, supported by a radically flat, international, remote volunteer organization ✅ Developed Spain’s first street food festival into a recurring gastronomic series, revindicating public and post-industrial urban spaces and converting them into cultural experiences, delivered with love by our event team and community of chefs✅ Created Kickass Picnics as a way to connect people with local wilderness and gastronomy, and launched just 3 days before both picnics and leaving your home became illegal due to Covid restrictions✅ Hiked 101 days from Canada to Mexico on the Pacific Crest Trail in 2005Born in San Francisco, and transplanted to Barcelona in 2007.

Listed skills include Start Ups, Entrepreneurship, Business Strategy, Strategy, and 14 others.

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