Danya Shults
Fractional Chief Experience Officer
Entrepreneur, Coach, Advisor, Writer
Danya Shults is an entrepreneur, writer, and coach who has spent 15 years building and nurturing communities and companies, designing meaningful and memorable experiences, creating entertaining and educational content, and assembling and developing high-performing teams.
Danya is a constant learner and optimist who welcomes juicy challenges, a connector of people and dots, a catalyst, and a storyteller. She is warm and full of chutzpah and believes we are all more alike than we are different. Danya was born and raised on the East Coast, educated in the Midwest, and lives with her husband and daughter in sunny Los Angeles.
I love starting from scratch and have worked at non-profits, tech startups, VC firms, and founded a digital media company. I am a self-starter, dedicated, adaptable, strategic, creative, resourceful, resilient, and ready.
Experience
Patreon
Head of Community and Education
Oct 2020 - Jan 2020
Providing spaces, experiences, and content that help creators connect, collaborate, and grow.
Spark Capital
Director of Marketing & Community
Jan 2013 - Dec 2016
I built Spark Capital's in-house marketing and community functions from scratch.
Skillshare
Head of People and Culture
Apr 2011 - Apr 2013
I led our recruiting, hiring, onboarding, and ongoing learning & development opportunities.
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