katiekelly

Katie Kelly
Finding Talent& Scaling Operationsfor Growth-StageCompanies

Growing faster than your teams can handle?
I fix that.

(About)

I've built operating models and hired the teams that let fast-moving businesses actually deliver.

Talent

High-Signal Recruiting

I've interviewed hundreds of candidates and built teams from scratch. I know what good looks like — and I work directly with HR leaders who are tired of high volume and low signal.

Operations

Operational Infrastructure

I've seen exactly where companies break when they scale too fast. I fix the systems around the teams you already have — onboarding, structure, and process — so growth doesn't destroy what's working.

Building

D1 Talent

After building and leading teams of hundreds I'm convinced college athletes are the most underutilized early-career talent pool in the country. I'm building the marketplace that changes that.

(Track Record)

Track Record

Here's what this looks like in practice

100s

Candidates personally interviewed

$20M+

Churn prevented

60%

Efficiency improvement

100+

Person teams built & scaled

(What I'm Building)

The Work

D1 Talent

D1 Talent.

The Marketplace

A two-sided marketplace connecting former college athletes to corporate employers. Companies pay for verified, coachable, high-signal talent.

D1 Ops

D1 Ops.

The Framework

Operational frameworks and insights from scaling growth-stage companies. Systems, structure, and the infrastructure that makes fast-moving teams work.

D1 AI

D1 AI.

The Perspective

How AI is reshaping hiring and operations — from an operator's perspective, not an engineer's.

I write about talent, operations, and the tech reshaping both. No fluff.

Drop your email.

Let's talk.

Let's figure out what's actually broken and fix it.