Danya Shults

Experience

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  Danya Shults Co.

  Executive Coach & Startup Advisor

  Nov 2022 - Present

  I coach leaders who want to learn, grow, and shift so they can lead and live in a more effective, creative, healthy way. I also advise startups in their earliest stages on culture, hiring, management, community, and content.

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  New Ventures West

  Certified Integral Coach

  Jul 2022 - Jul 2023

  New Ventures West provides a thorough, rigorous coaching certification program resulting in a designation as a New Ventures West Integral Coach®.

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  Patreon

  Head of Community and Education

  Oct 2020 - Jan 2020

  Providing spaces, experiences, and content that help creators connect, collaborate, and grow.

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  Arq

  Founder & CEO

  Apr 2016 - Jan 2019

  Arq was a digital media company and community inspired by all things Jewish and open to everyone. Arq reignited Jewish pride and positivity among Jews and the broader global community and shifted the institutional Jewish approach to innovation and engagement.

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  Spark Capital

  Director of Marketing & Community

  Jan 2013 - Dec 2016

  I built Spark Capital's in-house marketing and community functions from scratch.

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  Skillshare

  Head of People and Culture

  Mar 2011 - Mar 2013

  As the second employee, I began in an everything-non-product role and ultimately built the foundations for and managed the following areas: early market development, customer acquisition, community management, copywriting, PR, customer support, events, social media, recruiting, hiring, onboarding, and ongoing learning & development opportunities.

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  Teach For America

  Recruitment Director

  Jul 2007 - Apr 2011

  I developed and executed experimental, high growth teacher recruitment campaigns on college campuses and led the training for the entire organization's student campus representatives.