Free on-demand webinar: How to raise capital and scale a business
As wedded in 2005, our next guest saw how difficult it was to find an online resource that would help him execute his wedding plans more effectively. He was committed to building a state-of-the-art business that would make planning less stressful and frustrating for engaged couples. Since co-founding WeddingWire in 2007, Timothy Chi has taken the company from an Internet start-up to a multi-million dollar leader in the wedding planning industry. He also led WeddingWire's merger with The Knot and its collective brands under one umbrella - The Knot Worldwide - the largest provider of wedding marketplaces, websites, planning tools and registry services in 16 countries. from North America, Europe, Latin America and Asia.
In the next episode of Leadership Lessons, Chi will chat with series host Jason Nazar about the biggest lessons he's learned from his 25+ year career . Topics include:
Entrepreneurship and co-founders
How to raise capital and scale a business
The future of work and workplace culture
Servant Leadership
Fill out the registration form below to watch now!
About the speakers:
Timothy Chi is co-founder of WeddingWire and CEO of The Knot Worldwide, a leading global wedding planning company with over 1,900 employees worldwide. Previously, he co-founded Blackboard Inc., where he helped the company grow to over 600 employees, raised $100 million in capital with a valuation of $750 million, and took the company public in 2004. Chi holds a B.S. degree in Operations Research/Industrial Engineering from Cornell University and an M.S. degree in Engineering Management from Tufts University. He is a member of the Young President's Organization in Washington, D.C.
Jason Nazar is a serial tech entrepreneur, advisor, and investor with two successful exits. He was most recently co-founder/CEO of corporate culture review platform Comparably (acquired by ZoomInfo), and previously co-founder/CEO of Docstoc (acquired by Intuit). Jason was named the LA Times' Top 5 Midsize Business CEOs (2020), the LA Business Journal's Most Admired CEOs (2016), and named the City of Los Angeles' top Entrepreneur-in-Residence (2016-2018). ). He holds a B.A. degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara and his JD and MBA from Pepperdine University. He currently teaches entrepreneurship as an adjunct professor at UCLA.
As wedded in 2005, our next guest saw how difficult it was to find an online resource that would help him execute his wedding plans more effectively. He was committed to building a state-of-the-art business that would make planning less stressful and frustrating for engaged couples. Since co-founding WeddingWire in 2007, Timothy Chi has taken the company from an Internet start-up to a multi-million dollar leader in the wedding planning industry. He also led WeddingWire's merger with The Knot and its collective brands under one umbrella - The Knot Worldwide - the largest provider of wedding marketplaces, websites, planning tools and registry services in 16 countries. from North America, Europe, Latin America and Asia.
In the next episode of Leadership Lessons, Chi will chat with series host Jason Nazar about the biggest lessons he's learned from his 25+ year career . Topics include:
Entrepreneurship and co-founders
How to raise capital and scale a business
The future of work and workplace culture
Servant Leadership
Fill out the registration form below to watch now!
About the speakers:
Timothy Chi is co-founder of WeddingWire and CEO of The Knot Worldwide, a leading global wedding planning company with over 1,900 employees worldwide. Previously, he co-founded Blackboard Inc., where he helped the company grow to over 600 employees, raised $100 million in capital with a valuation of $750 million, and took the company public in 2004. Chi holds a B.S. degree in Operations Research/Industrial Engineering from Cornell University and an M.S. degree in Engineering Management from Tufts University. He is a member of the Young President's Organization in Washington, D.C.
Jason Nazar is a serial tech entrepreneur, advisor, and investor with two successful exits. He was most recently co-founder/CEO of corporate culture review platform Comparably (acquired by ZoomInfo), and previously co-founder/CEO of Docstoc (acquired by Intuit). Jason was named the LA Times' Top 5 Midsize Business CEOs (2020), the LA Business Journal's Most Admired CEOs (2016), and named the City of Los Angeles' top Entrepreneur-in-Residence (2016-2018). ). He holds a B.A. degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara and his JD and MBA from Pepperdine University. He currently teaches entrepreneurship as an adjunct professor at UCLA.
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