Kate Kendall is a San Francisco-based, British-Australian entrepreneur and writer. She�s the founder and CEO of CloudPeeps � a trusted marketplace, platform and community that empowers freelancers and businesses to do their best work. Kate also created the Freelance Friday offline community and The Fetch event guide. She�s currently serving on the board of the Aussie Founders Network in Silicon Valley.

In 2011, Kate founded her first company The Fetch. The Fetch is a curated guide to the best industry reads and events for professionals. Kate started out as a business journalist and online editor of Australian Marketing magazine. She was promoted to digital director of Niche Media publishing company looking after development, tech and growth. She�s held other roles in media, travel and startup companies, and regularly helps businesses understand the role of community (management, building, outreach and strategy) through her Skillshare and General Assembly classes. She helped Stripe launch in Australia in 2014.

She holds a Bachelor of Science from The University of Melbourne in biotechnology and microbiology, and Masters of Business (Marketing) at RMIT University with a thesis on social media strategy and agile marketing. She was recently ranked the most influential Australian entrepreneur on Twitter by Smart Company. Her work has been featured in Quartz, BuzzFeed, The Next Web, The Australian, the ABC, Marie Claire, Lifehacker and more. General Assembly named her blog in the top 10 startup founder blogs to read in 2014.

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