Kate Parrish is an accomplished executive assistant and brand manager with a diverse educational and professional background. She studied communication at the University of Colorado at Boulder and international business as part of a study abroad program in Paris, France at the University of New Haven. Her professional career has included a variety of roles in corporate branding and strategic development. Kate has worked for prominent companies such as Mekanism, McGarrah Jessee, and Godfrey Dadich Partners in roles ranging from assistant brand manager to brand manager. She has also had the privilege of interning with Polo Ralph Lauren as a menswear design archive intern. Kate's current position is as an executive assistant to the CEO and co-founder at Segment, a fast-growing data analytics startup. Prior to this role, she worked as an executive assistant to the COO and VP of Marketing at Segment, before taking a well-deserved sabbatical. During her time off, Kate shared her adventures on her personal blog, Life on Pine.