Kenny Mendes: Evidence of Hustle or Drive

Join us in The BreakLine Arena for a fascinating conversation with Kenny Mendes, Head of Finance, People, & Operations at Coda.In this episode, Kenny shares an incredible journey that placed him front and center in some of Silicon Valley's most exciting and influential tech companies. When asked about career he states, "I’m obsessed with building exceptional startups and believe talent is one of the biggest success drivers."As one of Coda’s earliest employees, Kenny helped the company grow from a private beta to a product used by more than 25,000 teams globally. Kenny was the first recruiting hire at Box and led the recruiting team from 2009 to 2014. Under his leadership, the talented individuals that he hired and mentored at Box are now driving recruiting at top companies like Airtable, Notion, Databricks, Affirm, Miro, Asana, and Fastly.Kenny is also the founder of Startup Hiring, an intimate live course for founders, CEOs, and company builders to become amazing at hiring.If you like what you've heard please like, subscribe, or rate The BreakLine Arena on your preferred streaming platform! We would also love to hear your thoughts, feedback, or recommendations on the content we are creating. Feel free to reach out to us at [email protected] learn more about BreakLine Education visit us at breakline.org.