Chief evangelist of Canva and podcaster
Menlo Park, California
Advisor @ Xat Co-founder @ Alltop From April 2007 to December 2017 (10 years 9 months) Co-founder @ Garage Technology Ventures From 2008 to 2017 (9 years) Advisor @ SocialToo From 2009 to 2015 (6 years) CEO @ Fog City Software Fog City Software created Claris Emailer and LetterRip, two Macintosh applications. This was a great company...
Advisor @ Xat Co-founder @ Alltop From April 2007 to December 2017 (10 years 9 months) Co-founder @ Garage Technology Ventures From 2008 to 2017 (9 years) Advisor @ SocialToo From 2009 to 2015 (6 years) CEO @ Fog City Software Fog City Software created Claris Emailer and LetterRip, two Macintosh applications. This was a great company because I got to work with three of my favorite people in the world: Will Mayall, Kathryn Henkens, and Jud Spencer. From 1993 to 1995 (2 years) CEO @ ACIUS After listening to my own hype about the opportunities in Macintosh software, I left Apple to start a Macintosh database company. From 1987 to 1989 (2 years) Director of Marketing @ EduWare Services I will always have a soft spot in my heart for EduWare because this company enabled me to break into the tech sector from the jewelry business. I was rejected by many, many tech companies back then. From 1982 to 1983 (1 year) Vice President of Marketing @ Nova Stylings, Inc. This is my first real job: counting and schlepping diamonds and fine jewelry. It is where I truly learned to sell. The jewelry business is much tougher than the computer business. Marty Gruber, my boss at Nova, had a tremendous influence on me. From 1979 to 1983 (4 years) Advisor @ Paper.li Advisor @ TicketLeap From 2009 to 2017 (8 years) Advisor @ Tweetmeme From 2009 to 2016 (7 years) Advisor @ BagtheWeb From 2010 to 2015 (5 years) Advisor @ Visibile Measures From 2008 to 2015 (7 years) Special advisor to CEO @ Motorola From February 2013 to February 2014 (1 year 1 month) SunnyvaleAdvisor @ StumbleUpon From 2010 to 2013 (3 years) Advisor @ Statusnet From 2009 to 2013 (4 years) Advisor @ TripWire Tripwire provides change-auditing software that ensures the security and availability of corporate networks by establishing a baseline of data in its desired state. From 1998 to January 2012 (14 years) Chief Evangelist @ Apple This was my second tour of duty at Apple. I held the position of "chief evangelist" and was an Apple fellow. My job description was to protect and preserve the Macintosh cult by doing whatever I had to do. From 1995 to 1997 (2 years) Columnist @ Macworld MacUser and Macworld were competitors back then. I wrote for both of them--though not simultaneously. I simply can't remember the dates of my employment with them! From 1989 to 1993 (4 years) Software Evangelist @ Apple My job was to convince developers to create hardware and software products for a new computer that had a zero installed base, zero backward compatibility, and zero/month sales. Towards the end of my first tour of duty at Apple, I also managed the group that published the Apple-labeled software (MacWrite, MacPaint, MacDraw, etc) that became Claris. From 1983 to 1987 (4 years) Advisor @ Triggit From 2009 to 2015 (6 years) Podcaster @ Guy Kawasaki's Remarkable People Guy interviews remarkable people so you can be one too. For example, Jane Goodall, Margaret Atwood, Steve Wozniak, Stephen Wolfram, Martha Stewart, Arianna Huffington, and Phil Zimbardo. Silicon ValleyBrand ambassador @ MERGE4 Santa CruzAdjunct Professor @ UNSW Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaChief Evangelist @ Canva Guy is chief evangelist of Canva, an online graphics-design service. In this position, he "spreads the good news" about how Canva democratizes design by empowering people to create great graphics without buying or learning high-end applications. Wherever there's WiFiExecutive Fellow @ University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business Guy is an executive fellow at Haas. This means he goes to Haas several times a year and scares the crap out of the students by telling them about the real world. Berkeley, CaliforniaMember Board of Trustees @ Wikimedia Foundation Guy was on the board of trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation. This is the entity that oversees (to the extent that anything oversees 300,000 community members!) Wikipedia and the other wiki properties. Guy serves this position because he believe the democratization of information is the third most important cause in the world--the first two being climate change and human rights. From March 2015 to December 2016 (1 year 10 months) San Francisco Bay AreaAdvisor @ Ustream, Inc From 2008 to 2016 (8 years) Brand Ambassador @ Mercedes-Benz USA It's a tough job, but someone has to do it. Guy is a brand ambassador for Mercedes. This means that he makes appearances for Mercedes, "unboxs" cars, and supplements Mercedes social-media efforts. And he has to drive a Mercedes all the time--yes, you read that right. From November 2015 to August 2020 (4 years 10 months) Member Board Of Directors @ Cheeze, Inc Guy is on the board of directors of Cheeze. This app does one thing really well: manage albums for sharing content in a controlled manner. For example, albums for only your family, only your surfing buddies, or only your colleagues. Think of it as the anti-social social-media app.
Xat
Advisor
Alltop
Co-founder
April 2007 to December 2017
Garage Technology Ventures
Co-founder
2008 to 2017
SocialToo
Advisor
2009 to 2015
Fog City Software
CEO
1993 to 1995
ACIUS
CEO
1987 to 1989
EduWare Services
Director of Marketing
1982 to 1983
Nova Stylings, Inc.
Vice President of Marketing
1979 to 1983
Paper.li
Advisor
TicketLeap
Advisor
2009 to 2017
Tweetmeme
Advisor
2009 to 2016
BagtheWeb
Advisor
2010 to 2015
Visibile Measures
Advisor
2008 to 2015
Motorola
Special advisor to CEO
February 2013 to February 2014
Sunnyvale
StumbleUpon
Advisor
2010 to 2013
Statusnet
Advisor
2009 to 2013
TripWire
Advisor
1998 to January 2012
Apple
Chief Evangelist
1995 to 1997
Macworld
Columnist
1989 to 1993
Apple
Software Evangelist
1983 to 1987
Triggit
Advisor
2009 to 2015
Guy Kawasaki's Remarkable People
Podcaster
Silicon Valley
MERGE4
Brand ambassador
Santa Cruz
UNSW
Adjunct Professor
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Canva
Chief Evangelist
Wherever there's WiFi
University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business
Executive Fellow
Berkeley, California
Wikimedia Foundation
Member Board of Trustees
March 2015 to December 2016
San Francisco Bay Area
Ustream, Inc
Advisor
2008 to 2016
Mercedes-Benz USA
Brand Ambassador
November 2015 to August 2020
Cheeze, Inc
Member Board Of Directors
What company does Guy Kawasaki work for?
Guy Kawasaki works for Xat
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Guy Kawasaki is Advisor
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Guy Kawasaki works in the Photography industry.
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Guy Kawasaki's colleagues are Romain Francez, Jane Abernethy, Wellington Almeida, Vladimir Katushenok, Ian Wang, Andrew Gallasch, Joanne Huang, Robin Zhang, Tomáš Brambora, and Linda Zhang
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