Brian Trautschold

Brian Trautschold is the Cofounder and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Ambition, a company he has been with since 2013.1 Ambition is a platform that focuses on powering revenue results for innovative sales teams through Coaching Orchestration, Performance Intelligence, and Sales Gamification.1

Professional Background

Brian's entrepreneurial journey began before Ambition. He co-founded two other companies:

1. Fireplug (October 2010 - June 2013): A platform aimed at giving credit for what people read and building a verified layer of expertise online.1
2. retickr LLC (June 2010 - September 2012): A company with the tagline "Less noise, more news".1

Education and Training

Brian's educational background includes:

• University of Tennessee-Knoxville (2005-2009): Studied Finance, Economics, and International Business.1
• University of the Sunshine Coast (2008): Focused on International Marketing & Logistics.1
• Y Combinator (2014): Participated in this prestigious startup accelerator program.1

Work Experience

Before founding Ambition, Brian held several positions:

• Carrier Procurement at US Xpress (October 2010 - April 2011)
• Enterprise Servers, Storage, & Networking at Hewlett-Packard (2010 - October 2010)
• Analyst Intern at UBS Wealth Management (January 2009 - December 2009)1

Personal Interests

Brian describes himself as being interested in startups, seat upgrades, chocolate labs, and age-appropriate pickup basketball games.1 His LinkedIn profile also humorously mentions some of his achievements, including being a "MainX24 3 on 3 Basketball Champion" and a "Dunk for a Difference 3 on 3 Tournament Champion".1

Brian Trautschold's LinkedIn username is indeed brian-trautschold-97518219, as mentioned in the query.1