News October 16, 2024

Saint Luke’s, FutureLand, and City Club host Everette Taylor, CEO of Kickstarter

(October 11, 2024) – FutureLAND is an annual multi-day conference that highlights diversity in tech, arts, and culture in Northeast Ohio. The City Club is partnering with FutureLAND for a live broadcast from the Allen Theatre in Playhouse Square. This year’s keynote speaker is Everette Taylor, CEO of Kickstarter, the leading crowdfunding platform for creative projects. Under his leadership, Kickstarter was named one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential Companies for its role in shaping the future of work and its global impact on the creator economy.

Before joining Kickstarter, Everette was the CMO of Artsy, an online marketplace for fine art, where he was recognized by Forbes for achieving record revenue growth. As an entrepreneur, Everette founded or co-founded several multi-million-dollar companies before turning 30 and sold his first company at 19.

This forum was part of the Saint Luke’s Foundation Health Equity Series in partnership with the City Club of Cleveland.

Watch the conversation with Everette Taylor, CEO of Kickstarter and Shanelle L. Smith Whigham,
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