Cathleen Draper
Staff Writer at Built In

Cathleen Draper is a Staff Writer for Built In’s Brand Studio. Before joining the Brand Studio team, she worked in nonprofit communications and journalism. Draper reported on voting rights, mental health, gender and equality, and arts and culture in Chicago; Madison, Wisconsin; and Buffalo, New York. 

A graduate of the University at Buffalo with a master’s degree in journalism and mass communication from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Draper currently resides in Chicago. Her hobbies include reading, cooking and weaving.

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Collaboration Is the Secret Sauce to MVF Global’s Success
A culture built on a foundation of mutual respect and trust — as well as plenty of fun — has allowed teams to break one record after another.
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Spring Clean Your Resume: 4 Seattle Companies Hiring Now
The need for tech talent is high in companies and industries outside of Seattle’s tech giants.
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Cultivating an Engineering Culture Where People Thrive
Room to experiment, elevating voices and encouraging innovation are just a few of the ways two Austin engineering leaders build a successful team culture.
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The Future of Sales and CX Isn’t All Human. AI Will Be There to Help.
Convoso has developed an AI-powered Intelligent Virtual Agent to handle the tedious tasks and improve efficiency for contact centers.
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A Company at the Forefront of a Fairer Future
At Checkr, scaling responsibly means keeping a fair chance mission in sight.
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At Camp BigTime, Onboarding Means Learning the Ropes While Making Connections
For the past year, BigTime has been designing an onboarding program that goes well beyond HR paperwork.
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Credit Karma’s Internal Mobility Program Helps Karmanauts Forge New Paths
Karma Compass empowers employees to grow by leveraging their skills and institutional knowledge to impact other areas of the business.
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At Optimize Health, Interest in Chronic Care Management Led to a Product Redesign
A cross-functional team overhauled the company’s technology platform to integrate multiple care programs into one solution.
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For This Product Manager, Testing Is Key to Long-Term Product Success
At Sysco LABS, data yields insights about where exactly to proceed on the product roadmap.
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Digitizing the Antiques Roadshow: How a One-Stop-Shop Platform for Collectibles Is Changing the Game
With Collectors and its family of brands (PSA, PSA/DNA, PCGS, Wata, Goldin), collectors can authenticate, store, buy and sell the items they care about.
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Have Faith, Be Bold and Rally Together: Career Advice From 7 Women Tech Leaders
Seven women leaders share what they learned on the journey to the top in tech and their advice for the next generation of women in the field.
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A Hotbed for Startups, Austin Continues Its Rise
Industry professionals are finding new roles, especially at startups in the Lone Star State.