Kathleen Long
About
Kathleen Long is from Denver, Colorado, United States. Kathleen is currently Vice President, Business Operations & Strategy (formerly CRO @RepairPal) at Yelp, located in San Francisco Bay Area. Kathleen also works as Member of the Board of Advisors at CYTK, a job Kathleen has held since Feb 2025. Another title Kathleen currently holds is Ghana Liaison + General Volunteer at African Library Project. In Kathleen's previous role as a Sr Director, Business Operations & Strategy (formerly CRO @RepairPal) at Yelp, Kathleen worked in San Francisco Bay Area until Jan 2026. Prior to joining Yelp, Kathleen was a Board of Directors - Communications & Marketing Director at African Library Project and held the position of Board of Directors - Communications & Marketing Director at Portola Valley, CA. Prior to that, Kathleen was a VP of Sales & Success (Customers) at Bill.com, based in Palo Alto, CA from Jul 2010 to Sep 2014. Kathleen started working as Consultant at Kathleen Long Consulting Services in May 2010. From Jul 2009 to May 2010, Kathleen was Group Manager, Customer Care, Learning & Development at Intuit. Prior to that, Kathleen was a Director, Customer Success, Learning and Development at PayCycle from Nov 2004 to Jul 2009.
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Kathleen Long's current jobs
We leverage machine learning, natural language processing and mobile technologies to create a true hands-free experience for auto repair technicians in the service bay or out in the field. We are also working together to create solutions direct-to-consumer, to empower all those who work on cars to do so efficiently and effectively.
The liaison plays a crucial role in communicating between the board and the partner organization(s) in one country (in this case, Ghana). They also communicate updates to the African Partners Committee and relay information back to the partner(s). This critical role helps each country develop community and school libraries and evolves the overall literacy program and love of reading.
Engaging, educating and empowering women in auto care
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Kathleen Long's past jobs
Leading growth functions, including: business development, marketing, referral partners (implementation and relationship management), customer success, and operational efforts around the core business, with the goal of creating strategic value, growing units, increasing revenue, creating delightful consumer experiences, and improving customer retention. I developed and lead our primary monetization efforts and strategy. I also lead strategic initiatives to continue to energize and educate our auto repair shops.
The African Library Project (http://www.africanlibraryproject.org) changes lives book by book by starting libraries in rural Africa. Our grassroots approach mobilizes U.S. volunteers, young and old, to organize book drives and ship books to a partner library in Africa. Our method makes a concrete and personal difference for children on both continents. As of December 2013, we have: --Completed 1,165 libraries in Zimbabwe, Zambia, Cameroon, Lesotho, Nigeria, Botswana, Swaziland, Malawi, Ghana and Sierra Leone. --Created 900 partnerships with U.S. schools and other organizations. --Donated over 1.2 million books. --Organized major conferences to share best practices among our African Partners in 2008 (Botswana), 2009 (Lesotho), 2011 (Swaziland), and 2013 (Malawi).
I lead business direct and reseller (accountant) sales channels, customer success and account management, and award-winning customer support teams for our direct and partner businesses. Together, these teams provide an unmatched customer experience, contributing to gross revenue production and net revenue retention. • Doubled net revenue YOY • Held the line on churn below 2% • Created new sales channels • Built inside and field sales teams • More than doubled ARPU • Developed sales messaging & methodology • Transactional NPS of 70+ • 2012 & 2013 Yahtzee champ
I'm offering consulting services to SaaS companies interested in improving the intersection of their product offering and customer service model in order to offer a truly unique and high value online service. I'm also a skilled people manager and change leader, offering strategic HR services to help organizations better define roles, find the right fit, build cross-functional bridges and destroy silos.
I now lead four teams: Learning & Development, Online Support, Advanced Support, and Setup Services. I am working to integrate our people, customers, and systems to ensure a smooth and superb customer experience. I am also working to increase conversion, as well as the number of prospects signing up for payroll.
I currently direct three teams: Training & Development, Online Support and Advanced Support. I am working to move traffic from our traditional call center model to an online model while maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction. I am also working on projects to make our specialized and expert support more efficient and more scalable over time and to make our whole support team more expert in their jobs and as professionals.