# Misha Sallee > Founder at Curio Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/misha ## Work Experience ### Co-Founder @ Curio Interactive Jan 2023 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States ### Founder @ Kiwi Studios Jan 2017 – Jan 2023 | Greater Los Angeles Area We work closely with companies until they reach milestones necessary to scale rapidly and/or fundraise. Companies include Praxis, The Site, Untapped, Looped, and more. ### Product & Design Lead @ Praxis Pioneering Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area ### Co-Founder, Head of Product @ The Site™ Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Los Angeles, California, United States Designed, managed, and hired engineers for a live shopping platform used by brands such as Lanvin, Oscar de la Renta, Cristofle, Marni, and others. Brands achieved lift in key metrics compared to traditional e-commerce (up to $3k+ average order, 40+ mins per session, 80%+ conversion rate, and 2.5+ units per transaction). ### Head Of Design @ Looped Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 Rebranded and redesigned the Looped product + homepage prior to raising $7M from Will Ventures and Alpaca VC. ### Head Of Design @ Jumpstart Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Greater Los Angeles Area Designed and managed Jumpstart's product through launch prior to raising $8.5M from Sequoia. ### Co-Founder, Head of Product @ Sylo Music Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | Greater Los Angeles Area Cofounded a music streaming service with the world's largest catalog of music. Led product roadmap/management, UI/UX design, branding, user research Sylo’s engagement and retention are on par with industry leaders like Spotify, reaching 15M+ streams between 55K+ users. Supported by: makeuseof.com, Netted.net by the Webby Awards, CHIP.de and many more. Finalists for Tech Stars, Thiel Fellowship. ### Quality Assurance Lead @ bop.fm Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Greater New York City Area • Created and executed end-to-end test plans for iOS and desktop web apps based on a variety of use cases, including front-end user interface, back-end operations, and admin data validation • Interviewed users and led the creation of multiple survey campaigns, resulting in dozens of pieces of strategic and product feedback that were ultimately incorporated into the product ### Business Strategy Research @ Universal Music Group Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 • Pitched a business strategy project idea that would recruit Columbia University students for summer and/or fall work in business strategy and statistical modeling • Wrote a 17-page consulting style business proposal detailing the historical context, goals, logistics, and expected outcomes of the project • Researched the general history, mission, successes, failures, and legal obstacles that notable music startups following Napster have faced • Learned a lot about the complex business and legal landscape in which record labels and their revenue streams operate ### Sales Intern @ Universal Music Group Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 • Used programs such as SoundScan, Dashboard, Mediabase and various other sales platforms to create sales charts, competitive reports, and various other spreadsheets comparing both internal/external album sales, singles sales, and digital sales over varying periods of time • Edited and mailed artist music promo videos, CDs, vinyls, posters, and other various merchandise to retailers for marketing purposes ### Student Aide @ City of Los Angeles Jan 2010 – Jan 2011 • Assisted the Councilman in a variety of project areas: city-planning, drafting resolutions/commendations, media presentations for committee hearings, Consular Corps and community event coordination, IT work, and photography • Earned a Mayor-signed Certificate of Appreciation for service to the City, and was the youngest paid employee in the Councilman’s nine year tenure ### Computer Technician @ GEAR UP Jan 2009 – Jan 2010 • Performed internet diagnostics and hard drive formatting ## Education ### Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Sociocultural Anthropology & Computer Science Columbia University Jan 2011 – Jan 2015 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/mishasallee --- Source: https://flows.cv/misha JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/misha/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-25