Kristin Toth
After decades of leadership in founding, building, and growing companies large and small, Kristin founded Ulu Partners.
Previously, she was a late-stage founder, board director, and President & Chief Operating Officer at Fernish (acquired by Showroom Group/Vesta Home). Her startup career began at Zulily as Vice President, Operations where she built and scaled the full operations organization through IPO. She subsequently held CEO and COO positions at startups Code Fellows (software coding school) and Dolly (on-demand last-mile delivery and moving, acquired). Earlier, in eight years at Amazon, Kristin led several teams across the company, building Prime, launching same day delivery, serving as category manager of Movies & Television, and leading the Marketing, Product Management, Site Merchandising, Pricing, Business Development, and Design teams responsible for building and launching Amazon’s digital music offering.
Kristin holds a BSE and MSE in Industrial Engineering & Operations Research from the Tauber Institute for Global Operations at the University of Michigan, a SM in Civil and Environmental Engineering from MIT, and an MBA/SM from MIT’s Sloan School of Management through the Leaders for Global Operations fellowship program.
Kristin is a director and governance & nominating committee chair for Radiant Logistics (RLGT) and serves on the board of Seattle Hospitality Group's MTR Western. She's also an active volunteer and serves on and leads non-profit boards of directors and dedicates time helping others be successful, through education, coaching, advisory positions, and mentoring. She is the Board Chair for University of Michigan’s Center for Entrepreneurship and serves on the advisory board for Armoire. She was a contributing author for Women in Tech (Sasquatch Books) and enjoys speaking at conferences and corporate events and teaching at universities and privately.
Kristin lives on Lake Sammamish, just outside of Seattle, where she can often be found paddle boarding (with her pup, Maizey) or wake surfing.
Jonathan Evans
Aviation Technologist | Leadership & Culture Strategist | Public Safety Innovator
Jonathan Evans is an aviation technologist, entrepreneur, and leadership strategist with a deep background in building high-performing teams at the intersection of aviation, technology, and public safety. His career began as a UH-60 Blackhawk pilot in the U.S. Army, where he developed expertise in mission-critical operations, teamwork, and decision-making under pressure. Since then, he has led organizations through transformational change, focusing on leadership development, cultural alignment, and innovation in complex operational environments.
As the co-founder and CEO of Skyward, a pioneering drone operations platform acquired by Verizon in 2017, Jonathan played a key role in integrating emerging technologies into global airspace management. He later served as Verizon’s VP of Global Aviation Policy, working with NASA, ICAO, and other international regulatory and technical standards bodies to shape the future of airspace integration for uncrewed and advanced air mobility systems.
At Ulu Partners, Jonathan helps leaders and organizations cultivate adaptive, high-trust cultures that thrive in uncertainty and change. Drawing from his experience in military, corporate, and startup environments, he specializes in leadership development, team dynamics, and fostering innovation within mission-driven organizations. His work bridges the gap between technical advancements and the human factors that drive successful adoption.
Jonathan remains an active flight instructor (CFI/CFII), specializing in helicopter and airplane instrument training, decision-making frameworks, and operational safety. He is also a sought-after speaker and advisor on leadership, technology adoption, and the future of public safety in aviation.
Ulu Partners helps transform leaders’ visions into reality.
It’s about building culture, leadership skills, and business processes that transform potential into scalable, lasting success.
WHY?
65% of new ventures fail - 82% of which fail due to cash flow problems stemming from systemic inefficiencies like turnover, low employee engagement, ineffective leadership, and poor execution.
You worked so hard to grow, but instead of solving the problems, it feels like they’ve only gotten bigger. And with everything to build, you’re left wondering, ‘Where do I start?’
So what does it take to stop wasting your precious time, money, and sanity? Three things:
Exceptional culture that attracts, retains, enables, and empowers the best people at all levels of your team
Effective leadership that drives the vision, navigates tough decisions and challenging situations with grace, builds trust, and enables your team to be effective and efficient
Efficient processes that ensure each person knows what they need to do and enables them to get it done
Only Ulu Partners takes this holistic Exceptional Culture, Effective Leadership, Efficient Processes approach so you will quickly build a scalable, cohesive, and effective company foundation.
That’s why the leaders we work with achieve their goals faster and more efficiently than those that try to figure it out on their own or with traditional coaching.