Impact Talks #37: Harold Klaje (Reddit - President Global Advertising & Pinterest, Google)

Join Our Facebook Group Community here: bit.ly/sfe-community Listen to our SFE podcast - Impact Talks on Anchor or Spotify: startupfundingevent.com/podcast/ ... An experienced international global business leader having worked in and managed teams in various locations in Asia, Europe, and the Americas for companies such as Reddit, Pinterest & Google. Outstanding track record in creating and managing successful sales development and account management teams as well as starting new business units in complex multi-location business environments with P&L responsibility. Strong affinity with sales, marketing, product engineering, sales operations, services, sales finance, and strategy as senior executive managing and collaborating with all aspects of the business.  00:00 Introduction & Gamestop effect on Reddit 07:30 Reddit approach to moderators and communities 18:03 Why join Reddit? & Career trajectory 31:42 Dreams and decision making 47:35 Best Google Ad Strategies 53:40 Points that tend to go wrong with startups and ads 57:40 Why choose the social media route? & Headhunters and getting recruited 01:13:52 Sales Rep to Sales End Responsible 01:17:00 Why leave Google? 01:30:15 Freetime and sports and destressing & Working in the Bay Area 01:47:09 The biggest learning lessons & Closing