The Tech AF Team
Kristin Slink
FOUNDER & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Kristin has built and sold several startups– with no MBA or tech background. When Kristin launched, grew, and sold her first financial technology company– inspired by her personal experience with predatory loans, Kristin was the only woman in the room. Through mentorship and tenacity, she taught herself to step into the role of Chief Product Officer– now she wants to teach you to do the same.
Kristin raised $55m in funding before successfully exiting her fintech startup. Since then, she has helped hundreds of underestimated founders through her work within the Atlanta community and beyond. Kristin launched Tech AF Founder Academy to bring more diversity to tech, smash the glass ceiling, and re-define what it means to have success in the tech industry for founders and investors.
“My north star? Increasing how much startup capital goes to women!”
Ashley Aarti Beck
CO-FOUNDER & CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER
Ashley is a multi-passionate entrepreneur, storyteller, and fundraiser. Through her work with nonprofits, social impact initiatives, and tech startups, she has helped raise $70 million to redistribute wealth and make the world a little better.
As Tech AF’s CSO, she focuses on strategy, content creation, relationships, and leadership development. She loves to build partnerships with aligned visionaries who enjoy pushing boundaries and saying "YES."
Ashley is also the leader of our personal development work. She creates and holds transformative spaces that dissolve perceived barriers and push people to think beyond the obvious.
“Let’s launch the business of your dreams, solve world problems, break generational curses, and circulate wealth.”
Alyssa Washburn
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
Alyssa is the team’s executive assistant and helps develop and distribute content. She is also a curator of experiences and abuse survivor advocate. Creative, intuitive and detail-oriented, this jack-of-trades is backed by 10 years of collaborative work with a diverse range of professionals over the U.S.
Alyssa’s most recent work marketing within the tech industry has opened her eyes to the possibilities surrounding the world of social impact. Armed with intensive Leadership/Emotional Intelligence training, it is her mission- her devotion -to make the journey of self-empowerment more accessible. This is what drew her into the magic of Tech AF. Acting as an evolving resource for Tech AF, you will find Alyssa popping up periodically to complete administrative tasks.
“It takes a f*$%ing village! Let’s build one together.”