Kara Goldin

Kara Goldin is the founder and former chief executive officer of Hint, Inc., a leading healthy lifestyle brand best known for its award-winning unsweetened flavored water. [2][3][4][5] She served as the company's chief executive officer for seventeen years and continues to serve as a member of its board of directors. [6] Under her leadership, Hint became the largest independent, nonalcoholic beverage company in the United States. [5] Before founding Hint in 2005, she was the vice president of shopping and e-commerce partnerships at AOL. [4] In that role, she grew the company's e-commerce business to more than one billion dollars in annual revenue. [5][6][7] Goldin is also a celebrated author and media personality. [6][7] She wrote the Wall Street Journal bestselling book Undaunted and hosts the long-running podcast The Kara Goldin Show. [6][8][9] Her professional honors include being named one of Fortune's Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs and EY Entrepreneur of the Year for Northern California. [2][3][4][7][8]