
Kyle Kesterson is the Founder and CEO of Freak'n Genius, a technology startup in Seattle that making it so anyone can animate instantly using a multitude of platforms.
They are graduates of the Microsoft's Kinect Accelerator, SW Next Accelerator, and are currently in Washington Interactive Network's Reactor Accelerator.
At Freak'n Genius, Kyle is responsible for creating the company's online and offline presence, voice and brand, internal culture, product UI/UX, character development and illustration.
Prior to Freak'n Genius, Kyle was the Chief Creative Officer of Giant Thinkwell, a venture-backed TechStars company, as well as working on the creative side of large brand's mobile experiences at Übermind and was a Toy Developer at Funko, working with brands such as Lucas (Star Wars), Marvel, Warner Bros, Universal, MGM, Burger King, Simpsons, South Park, Hasbro, Sega, Star Trek and more.
In 2011, Kyle was awarded Seattle 2.0's "Best Startup Designer".
He is a Seattle TechStars graduate, Startup Weekend Organizer and Facilitator, a compulsive doodler, photographer, binaural beats enthusiast, ping pong samauri, Cinematologist & Graphologist.
Kyle loves to collaborate and shoot the shiz, please feel free to drop him a line at kyle@freakngenius.com.
Follow him on Twitter at @kylekesterson
Various videos of Kyle:
NextCast Interview
Startup Weekend Aalborg - Trendsonline.dk interview
Rise of the Designer
Sir Mix-A-Lot & Kyle's commercial
Global Startup Battle with Kyle, Sir Mix-A-Lot and a tapeworm
LOLcat hiring video
Startup Weekend
Cameos:
Down With Mike Bales - Music Video
Highlighter.com - Product Demo
Jason Hills's Wedding
Startup Weekend - Madrona
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2010 Fine Art Exhibitions
February "Bridgetown Hustle" - Nemo (Portland)
February "Artifakt" - Lo Fi
2009 Exhibitions
April "Lowell Brow" - Lowell Art Works
May "Very Sheri Show" - Studio 3
May "Solo show" - Sureel Boutique
October "Monsters" - Lowell Art Works
November "Solo show" - Deli Boutique
2008 Exhibitions
May "Sci-Fi" - Lowell Art Works
July "575" - ElevenTwelve
November "Bone Show" - Lowell Art Works

