About Me

I love tech, operations, and people. That intersection is where I am the most happy and the best at my job.

My background is extremely varied—from running a Tinder consultancy to executive coaching and from being a kayaking instructor to being CEO of a fully remote international travel company and trying to stop monkeys from chewing through internet cables. I also used to be a wild bat catcher using the high-tech equipment of a plastic ice cream bucket and a baseball mitt.

With this wide breadth of experiences, I've managed almost every aspect of a company (front-end dev, QA, HR, strategy, PR, finance, sales, marketing, PM, logistics, customer service, copywriting, etc.) over the years.

As you can imagine, I have a lot of fun stories from my various ventures. Hit me up if you want to know more.

Contact Details

Spencer Jentzsch
+1 (801) 793-2490
[email protected]

Work

Vagabond Partners

COO & Co-founder May 2020 - Present

Co-founded an agency to provide supplemental ops and marketing while helping build strong virtual communities—the best way to increase engagement and strengthen your brand.

Spooncake

Executive Coach May 2020 - Present

I teach CEOs and founders how to run the ops of their startup from early phases through scaling.

Hacker Paradise

CEO September 2018 - January 2020

Scaled the company from 2 to 20 employees, hiring and managing an international remote team. Rebuilt our website and created and executed project roadmap to successfully roll out our travel app. Led team through successful Series A round of fundraising.

COO June 2016 - September 2018

Implemented our first budget, pulled us out of the red, doubled our client base, and grew our revenue to 7 figures. Expanded our business to 20 new countries. Rebranded the company, set new KPIs, and built a highly engaged community.

Tinder Check

Co-Founder & Resident Truth Teller June 2016 - July 2019

I started a Tinder consultancy with a friend to help all those needing an extra boost. Your online profile sucks and you're terrible talking about yourself. We're here to help you fix it.

Epic Software

Senior Software Project Manager January 2011 - June 2016

Simultaneously oversaw multiple software projects of over $15m and 150 team members, consistently bringing our software live on time and under budget.

Concordia Language Villages

Operations Manager and Bat Catcher July 2007 - August 2010 (summers only)

Managed all the operations of summer camp language immersion village with 60+ live in participants. Was also captain of the bat catching squad to catch potentially rabid bats that broke into cabins. Fun times.

Univesity of British Columbia
& Brigham Young University

Korean Language Instructor September 2006 - April 2010

Built a curriculum from the ground up and taught 4 separate classes. Only non-native speaker to teach like this in our college.

Education

Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

Business Foundations Specialization Certification (First Year MBA) July 2020

Decided to get a mini MBA while quarantining during Covid-19.

Project Management Institute

Project Managers Professional (PMP) Certification July 2014

I'd been doing the work for years so decided I might as well get the certification to match. I flew through the course and tested above average in all areas.

University of British Columbia

Master in Korean April 2010

I did an emphasis in Korean language pedagogy and North Korean language branding and marketing. I wrote my thesis on Munhwaŏ : the 'cultured language' and language branding in North Korea, 1964-1984 in a record 3 weeks.

Feel free to read my thesis here. You'll want to get comfy first.

Brigham Young University

Bachelor in Neuroscience and Korean (Summa Cum Laude) April 2008

I started in Neuroscience with a dream to go to med school but added Korean as a double major after I fell in love with teaching Korean language and culture. I melded them both together with research about which brain centers are activated in processing your primary language vs. secondary language.

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Skills

  • PM methodologies (Agile,Scrum,Kanban)
  • Strategy
  • People Ops
  • Marketing
  • Data Analysis
  • Front End Dev
  • Portuguese & Spanish
  • Korean

Education

University of British Columbia

Master in Korean April 2010

I did an emphasis in Korean language pedagogy and North Korean language branding and marketing. I wrote my thesis on Munhwaŏ : the 'cultured language' and language branding in North Korea, 1964-1984 in a record 3 weeks.

Feel free to read my thesis here. You'll want to get comfy first.

Brigham Young University

Bachelor in Neuroscience and Korean (Summa Cum Laude) April 2008

I started in Neuroscience with a dream to go to med school but added Korean as a double major after I fell in love with teaching Korean language and culture. I melded them both together with research about which brain centers are activated in processing your primary language vs. secondary language.

Client Testimonials

  • Working with Spencer has been eye opening. I didn't realize how much help I actually needed with operations until he came and saved me from being overwhelmed with it all.

    Renata Aquino
  • Spencer's setup is impressive. You'll get all the operations expertise that you bargained for (and more) and you'll have a great time along the way. Who knew operations could be so fun?

    Mac Willson

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