Upskale for What?
Startups are a grind. They hustle toward lofty goals with few resources. Elevating from scrappy to scale requires a mix of high performing teams, excellent communication, repeatable frameworks, and the right tools.
Upskale is a plug-and-play solution for startups — pre-Seed to pre-IPO — to make that leap. We offer a balanced approach to building teams, processes, and systems for scale.
Our Services
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If you can’t afford to wait the 4-6+ months for your dream candidate, let us fill in and get the work done while you search.
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We’ll coach your Leadership Team on people management, talent development, conflict management, influence, and more.
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Projects like: compensation and levels auditing, creating a pro forma, implementing your new ATS and training the team, and more!
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We advise Founders and their Leadership Team on all things People, Operations, and Finance.
Meet SK
Sarah is Founder of Upskale, previously COO of a 250+ startup, and has over 12 years experience in tech, finance, nonprofits, and hospitality. She is passionate about building products and teams that can improve the wellbeing of people around the world.
Prior to Upskale, she spent 7+ years at Branch International, a global fintech backed by investors such as a16z, the IFC, and Visa. She started as Product Manager and grew to lead the People and Operations teams across the US, Mexico, Nigeria, Kenya, and India. Before Branch, she worked and managed teams in Sales & Account Management, Customer Service, and Analytics at HotelTonight (acquired by Airbnb) and Bloomberg.
Sarah earned her MBA from Berkeley-Haas, and dual BS degrees in Finance and Management & Organizational Behavior from NYU’s Stern School of Business.
When she isn’t supporting startups, she’s taking care of her 2 children, cooking, and studying wine!
Sarah Tait Kinnish
Founder
sarah@upskaleconsulting.com