Speaker: Kaleem Clarkson

Chief Operating Officer @blendmeinc

Kaleem is a husband, father, remote work advocate, people operations professional, and speaker. He is the Chief Operating Officer of Blend Me, Inc a remote employee experience consultancy that helps startups and small businesses onboard, engage and retain their remote teams. With nearly 20 years of strategic operations and event planning experience, he helps leadership implement people operations solutions that increase productivity and engagement for both internal and external stakeholders. 

Kaleem was born and raised in Bangor, Maine, the home of Stephen King. He graduated from Worcester State University and has been featured in Harvard Business Review and was named one of the top 15 Remote Work Advocates and Leaders by All American Speakers Bureau. 

In addition to being a prominent advocate of remote work, Kaleem is an evangelist of the free, open-source CMS platform, Drupal, and currently serving as President of the Global Drupal Event Organizers Working Group. 

Kaleem currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia with his family. When he is not working, you can find him mountain biking on the trails of Georgia with his headphones, blasting a little hard rock music.

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