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Transparency and simplicity in the credit industry, especially in a world of financial uncertainty, are exactly what Kenneth Lin was aiming for when he launched Credit Karma in 2007. Identity checks, credit cards, loans, and more are all free. Today, Credit Karma, an Intuit (NASDAQ: INTU) company, serves more than 120 million people in the US, UK and Canada. This includes nearly half of US millennials. In his Leadership Lessons episode next, Lin talks with his series host Jason Nazar about how he’s led a company from three to a team of 1,500 employees. Other topics include:
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About the speaker
Prior to founding Credit Karma as CEO in 2007, Kenneth Lin was a data-driven marketing agency actively managing over $40 million in online marketing dollars annually for clients such as Wells Fargo, Liberty Mutual and eBay. founded Multilytics Marketing. He holds a BA in Mathematics and Economics from Boston University. He was named an Aspen Institute Henry Crown Fellow in 2018.
Jason Nazar is the co-founder and CEO of Comparably, the leading workplace culture employee evaluation site. Previously, he was co-founder and CEO of Docstoc (acquired by Intuit). Jason was named one of the Los Angeles Journal’s Most Admired CEOs and was named the City of Los Angeles’ first resident entrepreneur in 2016. A native of Los Angeles, Jason earned his BA from the University of California, Santa Barbara and his Juris Doctor and his MBA from Pepperdine University. .