About me
Marisa Keegan is the Chief Strategy Officer for Bookelicious, an edtech startup focused on improving literacy by using innovation to inspire kids to read. Their research-based, gamified approach to book selection increases reader motivation and engagement by helping students build individual reader identities, find personally-relevant titles, and choose their own books.
In 2005, Marisa was a leader at a technology company (Webmail) that hit an unprecedented one-thousand percent (1,000%) growth in three years, culminating in a lucrative acquisition for the founders and investors.
That experience launched Marisa into the ‘quickly growing startup’ space. She has spent the past twenty years both working within and coaching the leaders at various high growth, high reward technology companies. Her work helps ensure that the founders, the business, and the employees are prepared to navigate the complexities that come with scaling a business.
Dan K. President of Energage, recently said this, “Marisa is a rare find - a chameleon unicorn who brings out the best in myself, our leaders and our organization.”
Marisa has her Masters in Industrial Organizational Psychology, is a certified Executive Coach, authored the book Culture: More than Jeans and Margarita Machines, hosts the monthly FemFounders Mastermind Group, and is a Board Advisor for The Center for Business Coaching.
In her spare time, she likes backcountry camping through the National Parks, making pottery and watching her 12 year old boys play soccer.
