REACH Interview Series: Paul Liberman

Nov 30, 2017

Paul Liberman is co-founder and COO of DraftKings, a leading provider of daily fantasy sports. Together with Matthew Kalish and Jason Robins, Paul founded DraftKings in 2011 and built the company from a small operation working of out Paul’s spare bedroom to one of the most popular daily fantasy sites in the country, with over 6 million registered users. Paul has served as both CTO and CMO of DraftKings before assuming his current position guiding the company’s operations and growth. In our interview, Paul talks about the challenges he’s faced in stepping outside his comfort zone and offers his best advice for young, aspiring leaders.

Encourage Foreign-Born Employees to Participate More in Meetings

Imagine the following: Feng Li is a Chinese-born management consultant for a major American-based professional services firm in Chicago.

As Helen walked up the stairs and towards Dean Johnston’s office, she realized she had probably walked up these same stairs a thousand times – though never for a reason like this.

“Finally,” you think to yourself as you board the plane to London for a series of business meetings with the British subsidiary of your American corporation.

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Learning to Make Uncomfortable Choices

By Emily Reich, originally featured on Linkedin, as part of the #StudentVoices series.

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