Shawn Olds
Co-founder and CEO
boodleAI
Education
United States Military Academy at West Point
B.S., Computer Science
1994Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law
J.D., International Law and National Security Law
2005Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
M.B.A., Finance, Accounting, International Business
2005Podcasts
39:03516: What It’s Like to Be CEO at a Machine Learning & A.I. Start-up With Shawn Olds, boodleAI. [Main T4C Episode]
Shawn is the Chief Executive Officer of boodleAI, the leading machine learning peer-to-peer platform that empowers nonprofits to connect with and engage new donors and supporters and companies to find their best customers. Shawn started his career in the U.S Army in the 82nd Airborne Division before transitioning to the..
04:51Career Path
Interview Highlights
“When you’re sitting in the red carpet lounge, people assume that you have a job. And that was how I networked, that was how I found my next opportunity.”
Best Career Advice
“If you take care of your people, they are going to take care of the company.”
Career Challenge
“After my second startup, which failed miserably. I lost almost everything. I was living in Los Angeles and I spent a little over three months homeless, literally living in my car. And at the time I still had a gym membership, so I would sleep in the gym parking lot.”
Skills
Strategy, Leadership, Program Management, Due Diligence, Private Equity, Business Development, Government, Start-ups, Supply Chain Management, Global Sourcing, Corporate Development, Corporate Finance, Investments, Venture Capital, International Business, Machine Learning, Team Leadership, Negotiation
Professional Interests
Mark Cuban, Melinda Gates, US Army, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, Nonprofit Leaders Forum of DMV, United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point, ACG National Capital, Northwestern University – Kellogg School of Management, United States Military Academy at West Point
Related Professionals
Michelle Howard
Adjunct Professor
George Washington University
Industry: Armed Services & Civil Service
