Courtney Klein is the Co-Founder and CEO of SEED SPOT, an organization designed to educate, accelerate, and invest in entrepreneurs who are creating solutions to social problems. SEED SPOT ranks as one of the “Top 20 Accelerators in the World” by Gust and “Top 3 social impact incubators in the United States” by UBI Global and Cisco. SEED SPOT also holds an Emmy for their partnership with Univision serving Latino entrepreneurs.
Forbes, USA Today, Huffington Post and others have profiled Courtney for her work and over 400 media stories have been written about SEED SPOT to-date. SEED SPOT has operations in Phoenix, AZ and Washington, D.C. with plans to expand globally in the years ahead.
Previously, Courtney served as the Co-Founder and CEO of New Global Citizens, a journey that started with a $1,000 seed grant and a dream when she was a senior in college that grew into a national-class organization that served over 10,000 youth and partnered with organizations in 33 countries.
In 2016, Arizona State University honored Courtney as the “Young Alumni of the Year” award and Arizona Economic News named her “One of Arizona’s most Influential Millennials.” In 2015, the Phoenix Business Journal named Courtney as one of the “Top 10 Business People of the Year” and in 2013 as one of the “25 Most Dynamic Women in Business.” She has also been recognized by media outlets as one of the nation’s “Top 30 Civic Leaders Under the Age of 30,” one of Arizona’s “35 Entrepreneurs Under 35,” one of “20 Women to Change Arizona by 2020,” and one of “Arizona's Most Intriguing Chief Executives.”
Courtney is a graduate of Arizona State University’s Barrett Honors College, where she received her undergraduate and master’s degrees in nonprofit management. She also completed work through the DSIL United Nations Executive Education Program in Thailand & Cambodia focused on Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
Courtney resides mostly on airplanes, is married to an entrepreneur and has a 1-year old daughter. She is an avid yogi and Ironman finisher.
SEED SPOT
Courtney Klein is the Co-Founder and CEO of SEED SPOT, an organization designed to
educate, accelerate, and invest in entrepreneurs who are creating solutions to social
problems. SEED SPOT ranks as one of the “Top 20 Accelerators in the World” by Gust
and “Top 3 social impact incubators in the United States” by UBI Global and Cisco.
SEED SPOT also holds an Emmy for thei…
Courtney Klein is the Co-Founder and CEO of SEED SPOT, an organization designed to
educate, accelerate, and invest in entrepreneurs who are creating solutions to social
problems. SEED SPOT ranks as one of the “Top 20 Accelerators in the World” by Gust
and “Top 3 social impact incubators in the United States” by UBI Global and Cisco.
SEED SPOT also holds an Emmy for their partnership with Univision serving Latino
entrepreneurs.
Forbes, USA Today, Huffington Post and others have profiled Courtney for her work
and over 400 media stories have been written about SEED SPOT to-date. SEED
SPOT has operations in Phoenix, AZ and Washington, D.C. with plans to expand
globally in the years ahead.
Previously, Courtney served as the Co-Founder & CEO of New Global Citizens, a
journey that started with a $1,000 seed grant and a dream when she was a senior in
college that grew into a national-class organization that served over 10,000 youth and
partnered with organizations in 33 countries.
In 2016, Arizona State University honored Courtney as the “Young Alumni of the Year”
award and Arizona Economic News named her “One of Arizona’s most Influential
Millennials.” In 2015, the Phoenix Business Journal named Courtney as one of the “Top
10 Business People of the Year” and in 2013 as one of the “25 Most Dynamic Women in
Business.” She has also been recognized by media outlets as one of the nation’s “Top
30 Civic Leaders Under the Age of 30,” one of Arizona’s “35 Entrepreneurs Under 35,”
one of “20 Women to Change Arizona by 2020,” and one of “Arizona's Most Intriguing
Chief Executives.”
Courtney is a graduate of Arizona State University’s Barrett Honors College, where she
received her undergraduate and master’s degrees in nonprofit management. She also
completed work through the DSIL United Nations Executive Education Program in
Thailand & Cambodia focused on Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
Courtney resides mostly on airplanes, is married to an entrepreneur and has a 1-year
old daughter. She is an avid yogi and Ironman finisher.
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