Kat Cole
President, COO, and Board member, Athletic Greens
Kat Cole is the President, COO and Board member at Athletic Greens. Previously, she served as president and COO of North America for Focus Brands and as the president of Cinnabon, a Focus Brands subsidiary. Perhaps most known for her meteoric rise from Hooters waitress to Hooters VP of Training and Development by the age of 26, Cole has used her aptitude for human-centered leadership and cultural empathy to help companies foster open and inclusive cultures at every step of the way throughout her career.
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We can be blinded by our own progress and delay action on obvious issues because, when you’ve been in a role for a while, you can lose that sense of urgency. But when I look at it through new eyes, I see my world differently.
Flight Template Series: Constant Improvement in Culture and Operations
The “Hotshot” Test
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Kat’s rise from waitress to COO can be attributed in part to what she calls The Hotshot Rule. Imagine someone you admire is in your job tomorrow: What would they do differently? What is the first thing they would see that they can improve? Why can’t that be you? How can you implement that in your role today? It’s easy to get complacent, but a fresh perspective can reset and remotivate us to tackle opportunities with day-one energy. Use this flight to ensure your practices and workflows are continuously improved and optimized for disruption.
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