Heather Wilde
| Heather Wilde | |
|---|---|
| File:Heather Wilde Scottsdale EWF 2016.jpg Wilde in October 2016 | |
| Born | Heather Richardson |
| 🏳️ Nationality | American |
| 🎓 Alma mater | St. John's College, Annapolis[1] |
| 💼 Occupation | Software Engineer, Author, Speaker, Coach, Consultant |
| Known for | Female CTO. Expertise in growth, distributed teams, community engagement and digital innovation. |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Leon (m. 2001 d. 2016)[2] |
| 🌐 Website | www.heathriel.com www.heathriel.com/blog |
Heather Richardson Wilde (born November 20, 1976) is an American speaker, author, Executive Coach, entrepreneur, software trends and innovation engineer.[3][4][5]
Education[edit]
Wilde graduated from St. John's College, Annapolis in 1999. She also attended Cambridge University.[6]
Career[edit]
After college, Wilde was a Flight Attendant for Spirit Airlines,[7][8][9][10][11] and later began working with Phil Libin at his second Company, CoreStreet.[12]
She spent multiple years working in the online and game industry, including time at Floodgate Entertainment working with Steve Meretzky. [13]
She later joined Phil Libin again at his third company, Evernote while working from her sailboat.[14]
Wilde moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 2012 to explore Tony Hsieh's Downtown Project.[15] After leaving Evernote, she became the Chief Technology Officer of ROCeteer[16] as well as joined the board of productivity software firm Centrallo.[17][18][19]
Wilde also is the Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of a travel technology company, TWIP - Travel With Interesting People.[20]
Early life[edit]
As an adolescent, Wilde was involved in an accident that would affect her the rest of her life. When walking across the crosswalk in front of her school, a distracted driver hit Wilde at upwards of 35MPH.[21] This accident provided the inspiration for the company Text Safe Teens .
While attending College, Wilde twice participated as a contestant in College Jeopardy after becoming a finalist in their online tournament, winning a $10,000 scholarship from Pontiac.[22]
Community work[edit]
Wilde serves on the GWIB IT Sector Council of Nevada,[23] the UNLV Howard R. Hughes School of Engineering Advisory Board,[24] and the Nevada Lt. Governor's Entrepreneurship Task Force.[25][26]
Writing[edit]
Wilde is the author of the guide "Fundamentals of Evernote”[27] and the children’s book “Morgan’s Christmas Wish”.[28] She is an online columnist for Inc Magazine.
Speaking[edit]
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Wilde and Christina Aldan at TEDx UNLV
She is a TEDx Speaker.[29]
Coaching[edit]
Wilde was named 2015 Mentor/Coach of the Year[30] and 2016 Las Vegas High Tech Woman Mentor.
Published works[edit]
- Wilde, Heather. Fundamentals of Evernote. Amazon. Search this book on
Video games[edit]
| Game Name | First Released | Wilde's Role(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Galactic MUD | 1994 | Writer and Designer |
| Chron X | 1997 | Community Engineer, then Director |
| Star Trek: Conquest | 2001 | Community Engineer and Designer |
| WWF With Authority! | 2001 | Community Engineer |
| Pirates of the Caribbean Multiplayer Mobile | 2005 | Community Engineer |
| MoPets | 2005 | Community Engineer |
References[edit]
- ↑ "St. John's College, "The College, Winter 2010"". St. John's College Digital Archives. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ↑ "St. John's College, "The College, Fall 2010"". St. John's College Digital Archives. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ↑ "Entrepreneur Coaching: It's Not Just for Athletes!". Tech.Co. 2015-10-06. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ↑ "Industry Angel Podcast by Ian Farrar on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ↑ Lukas, Ivo (2014-10-24). "The Future of Information Is Here: The Internet of Things". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ↑ Totten, Kristy (2015-05-14). "Degree of Risk". Las Vegas Weekly. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
- ↑ "Flight attendants reveal their weirdest moments on the job". Mail Online. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ↑ "Why many flight attendants actually prefer working in Economy to Business Class". The Sun. 2017-02-21. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ↑ "Assuming there is no difference in pay and prestige, would flight attendants prefer to work in the economy, business class or first class section of the plane? - Quora". www.quora.com. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ↑ "Why flight attendants prefer economy class service". NewsComAu. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ↑ "11 insider facts most flight attendants know — and you probably don't". The Independent. 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ↑ Journal, Steve Stecklow Staff Reporter of The Wall Street (2005-11-19). "Obsessive Coupon Disorder". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ↑ Quora. "4 Neat Startup Culture Hacks That Promote Teamwork". Inc. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ↑ 정보라. "[직장人] 365일 바다 위 요트에서 일해요". www.bloter.net (in 한국어). Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ↑ Raz, Nicole. "Las Vegas Technology Boom Sputtering But Still Alive". Las Vegas Review Journal. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ↑ F_464. "Les développeurs du monde entier se rencontrent pour la première fois au Maroc (PAPIER GENERAL)". french.peopledaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ↑ "Award" (PDF).
- ↑ "How This Teenager Turned a $500 Ad Into $7 Million Overnight". Inc.com. 2017-02-23. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ↑ Mysoor, Alexandra. "The Science Behind Intuition And How You Can Use It To Get Ahead At Work". Forbes. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ↑ Blog, Gigster. "This startup will change how you travel". Gigster. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ↑ "Putting Teen Drivers In "Safe Mode"". Inc. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ↑ ""Jeopardy Winner"". The Capital. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ↑ "IT Sector Council Members" (PDF).
- ↑ "University Advisory Board" (PDF).
- ↑ "Task Force Meeting Minutes" (PDF).
- ↑ "Mark Hutchison Announces Creation of Southern Nevada Entrepreneurship Task Force".
- ↑ Wilde, Heather. Fundamentals of Evernote: Everything you need to get started with Evernote in just one hour. Search this book on
- ↑ Wilde, Heather. Morgan's Christmas Wish: A Very Bengal Christmas. Search this book on
- ↑ "Speakers | TEDxUNLV | University of Nevada, Las Vegas". www.unlv.edu. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ↑ "Coach of the Year" (PDF).
External links[edit]
- Information about ROCeteer
- Information about CTI
- Information about Robbins Results
- Heather Wilde on IMDb
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