Kate Cole

Kate Cole has over 10 years of work experience in sales, events and partnerships in various industries. Kate currently holds the position of Senior Director of Sales, North America at PopSockets. Prior to this, they worked as the Event & Partnerships Manager at Great Divide Brewing Company from 2013 to 2015. Before that, they were the Colorado Sales Representative at Crazy Mountain Brewing Company from 2012 to 2013. Kate also has experience in advertising and sponsorship, having worked as an Advertising & Sponsorship Associate at Brewers Association from 2010 to 2012. Kate started their career as a Student Fundraiser at KU Endowment in 2007 and later worked as Vacation Sales at Crested Butte Mountain Resort in 2009.

Kate Cole holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in Private Capital and Entrepreneurship from the University of Denver, which they completed in 2016. Prior to that, they obtained a Bachelor's degree in Public Administration, with a minor in Business, and Economics from the University of Kansas. During their undergraduate studies, they also attended Ashesi University as an exchange student, where they focused on developmental economics. In 2019, Kate completed a certificate program in Leading With Finance from Harvard Business School Online.