Dean K.

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Chief Executive Officer at Gainful @ Gainful
Dean K.'s Location
New York, New York, United States, United States
About Dean K.

Dean is a successful entrepreneur based in New York, currently the CEO of Gainful and previously on the executive team at Zola. Prior to Zola, Dean founded three global start up companies (HeyLets, Zanui and Orbirental), was an investor (Tipit, Legal Vision, Found, Escape to Paradise, Routinely, Ethels Club, Newtral, Eucalyptus, Expectful, Zenlytic, Frontier Pets) and an executive operator running a $400m+ business across the US for Walmart global Ecommerce. He is also on the Board of Change Makers Rule Breakers, a group of entrepreneurs who meet every year at Necker Island. Previously, Dean was the Head of Strategy at Football Federation Australia, as well as a Senior Strategy Associate at Booz and Company, and the Corporate Development and Strategic Partnerships Manager in Malawi at the William J Clinton Foundation. He has deep experience in - Launching start-up companies - Fundraising and Investor relations - Ecommerce - Social and Consumer Applications - Strategic Partnerships - User Acquisition, Growth Hacking, Growth Strategy - Digital Marketing across all Channels - Community building and engagement - Solving complex business problems for multi national companiesHe is also the San Francisco based leader of the UNSW Entrepreneurs and Innovation Group, promoting and supporting new entrepreneurs from Australia in the SF Bay Area

Dean K.'s Current Company Details
Gainful

Gainful

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Chief Executive Officer at Gainful
Dean K. Work Experience Details
  • Gainful
    Chief Executive Officer
    Gainful Mar 2020 - Present
    New York, Us
    Gainful is a Personalized Sports Nutrition Company
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  • First Round Capital
    Angel Track
    First Round Capital Apr 2019 - Present
    San Francisco, Ca, Us
    Member of the Spring 2019 Angel Track cohort, a masterclass and community of established operators and founders looking to develop their skills and identities as early stage investors
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  • Zola.Com
    Executive, Gm, Vendor Marketplace /Inspiration
    Zola.Com Nov 2018 - Apr 2020
    New York, Ny, Us
    Zola is the fastest growing wedding company in the US. I joined Zola to build a new product for couples - a marketplace where couples could get inspiration about their wedding vision and get connected to the vendors to deliver that vision.
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  • Walmart Ecommerce
    Vice President, Gm, Pets, Us Ecommerce (Jet.Com, Walmart.Com, Hayneedle.Com)
    Walmart Ecommerce Mar 2018 - Nov 2018
    Bentonville, Arkansas, Us
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  • Walmart Ecommerce
    Senior Director, Gm, Pets, Us Ecommerce (Jet.Com, Walmart.Com, Hayneedle.Com)
    Walmart Ecommerce Dec 2016 - Feb 2018
    Bentonville, Arkansas, Us
    End to end responsibility for the Pet Supplies category across the US for all of Walmart's Ecommerce brands (Jet.com, Walmart.com, Hayneedle.com)
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  • Jet.Com
    General Manager, Pets, Us Ecommerce (Jet.Com, Walmart.Com, Hayneedle.Com)
    Jet.Com Feb 2016 - Jan 2017
    Hoboken, Nj - New Jersey
    Responsible for the Pet business across all of Walmart's US e-commerce channels (Jet.com, Walmart.com, Hayneedle) Exit: Acquired by Walmart
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  • Orbirental
    Co Founder, Investor
    Orbirental Sep 2015 - Mar 2016
    San Francisco, Ca, Us
    Orbirental is a web-based application designed by technology and vacation rental experts to make reservation process easy. Orbirental adds speed and simplicity to your vacation rental business and lets you manage your team and resources the best way possible at a fraction of the cost of more complex (and less usable...) software currently available on the market. Based on a simple but highly efficient design, driven by a sophisticated automation engine, Orbirental will allow your agency to maximize lead-to-booking conversion rates in an elegant and painless manner.Exit: Merged with Hostfully
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  • Heylets
    Co-Founder
    Heylets Nov 2013 - Feb 2016
    San Francisco, California, Us
    Founded VC backed San Francisco based, Apple Featured, Global App HeyLets. HeyLets is a social app which allows users to share and discover tailored experiences in a fun, fast and social way. - Launched HeyLets in over 113 countries globally in only 6 months. - Featured in Apple Store as best new app - Led the fundraising initiative for HeyLets. Raised $1.65m to help with expansion and product development (From Australian based VC, and a number of high profile angel investors) - End-to-end ownerships of marketing, strategic partnerships, user acquisition and growth hacking, retention, business development, PR, Community, Social Media, Ambassador Programs
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  • Found Careers
    Investor
    Found Careers Jan 2016 - Jan 2016
    Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Au
    Found instantly connects employers with qualified job seekers. Find a job to match your passion or hire the right talent for your business.
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  • Camerai
    Investor
    Camerai Aug 2015 - Aug 2015
    San Francisco , Ca , Us
    TIPIT is a video editing network with totally new automatic editing capabilities for mobile, which brings the strength and sophistication of professional video software to mobile end users.Exit: (acquired - confidential)
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  • Zanui
    Advisor And Investor
    Zanui Nov 2013 - Nov 2013
    Chippendale, Nsw, Au
    Zanui is Australia's largest pure online furniture and homewares company. After Launching Zanui, raising funding and running the company as MD, Dean moved to San Francisco to launch HeyLets. He remains an investor and advisor to Zanui. Exit: Zanui was acquired by Marlin Brands in 2019.
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  • Zanui
    Co-Founder And Managing Director
    Zanui Sep 2011 - Nov 2013
    Chippendale, Nsw, Au
    Launched and managed Australia’s largest pure online furniture and homewares company- Recruited and managed a team of up to 150 staff- Multi Million Venture and growth capital raised from global venture capital company - Negotiated with and signed over 1000 suppliers in order to sell product on Zanui.com.au- Managed buying, marketing, production and operations team- International sourcing- Negotiated and developed all contracts for the company – radio stations, tv commercials, media buying agencies, PR agencies, lease agreements, legal documents, employee contracts etc- Developed all partnerships – B2B, Affiliates etc- Furnished celebrity homes, partnerships with The Living Room, Nova, Carols in the DomainZanui is now $20m+, and as a formal advisor, I work with senior staff as needed. Zanui was acquired in December 2019
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  • Rocket Internet Gmbh
    Managing Director
    Rocket Internet Gmbh Sep 2011 - Nov 2013
    Berlin, De
    Rocket Internet is the largest venture builder in the world, companies include, Groupon (former CityDeal), eDarling, Zalando (2nd largest e-commerce company in the world outside of china), Dafiti, Lazada, Zalora, Home24, Zanui, Iconic and hundreds more.
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  • Legalvision Australia
    Advisor And Investor
    Legalvision Australia Jan 2013 - Jan 2013
    Surry Hills, New South Wales, Au
    LegalVision is Australia’s only one-stop-shop legal services provider. LegalVision provides a high-quality, cost-effective solution for Australian small and medium businesses seeking legal assistance, advice or documentation.LegalVision specialises in giving customers top quality legal advice at an affordable, fixed-fee price. LegalVision's business lawyers primarily work online. This ensures they can provide legal assistance quickly (often within 48 hours), and at a price below that of a traditional bricks and mortar firm. They work on a fixed-fee basis.The LegalVision team is made up of both experienced business lawyers and a dedicated back office team that manages marketing, sales, customer service and administration. LegalVision's team has a diverse background that includes ex- corporate lawyers, ex- Googlers, ex-investment bankers and developers. All lawyers have well-regarded legal and business experience and many have worked in top-tier corporate law firms.
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  • Booz & Company
    Senior Associate
    Booz & Company May 2005 - Sep 2011
    New York, Ny, Us
    Directed large teams of clients and Booz & Co consultants in developing major change programs for Australian and international clients across a variety of industries - Retail, Telecommunications, Financial Services, Airlines, Government, Services, Construction, Energy, Resources, MediaAnd in a number of countries- Australia, New Zealand, United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Malaysia, China
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  • Booz & Company
    Senior Consultant
    Booz & Company Mar 2005 - Aug 2009
    New York, Ny, Us
    Senior Strategy Consultant
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  • Football Federation Australia
    Senior Manager, Strategic Projects
    Football Federation Australia Aug 2009 - Apr 2011
    Sydney, New South Wales, Au
    Worked alongside CEO, Chairman and Senior Management, responsible for developing and driving strategic initiatives across all areas of Football Federation Australia, which is the governing body of Football in Australia.
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  • Clinton Foundation
    Senior Corporate Development And Strategic Partnerships Manager
    Clinton Foundation 2009 - 2010
    The Clinton Hunter Development Initiative (CHDI) is working in Malawi to strengthen agriculture, develop agri-businesses, and increase access to clean water, quality health care, and education – in ways that can be locally sustained. As the Corporate Development and Strategic Partnerships Manager in the CHDI team, I was responsible for identifying, leading and structuring all Joint Venture and Partnership opportunities across Africa.

Dean K. Education Details

  • Australian Institute Of Company Directors
    Australian Institute Of Company Directors
    Company Directors Course
  • Unsw
    Unsw
    Finance
  • Sydney Boys High School
    Sydney Boys High School

Frequently Asked Questions about Dean K.

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Dean K. works for Gainful

What is Dean K.'s role at the current company?

Dean K.'s current role is Chief Executive Officer at Gainful.

What schools did Dean K. attend?

Dean K. attended Australian Institute Of Company Directors, Unsw, Sydney Boys High School.

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