About

Catherine Connelly is an entrepreneur, marketing leader, and engaging speaker.

Catherine co-founded The Meet Group, a NASDAQ-listed social dating and livestreaming company connecting millions of active users globally. The Meet Group was acquired in a $500 million sale in 2020.

Catherine’s nearly two decades of entrepreneurial experience includes co-founding myYearbook at fifteen, creating what would eventually become The Meet Group, and leading brand strategy and marketing for The Meet Group through a series of mergers, acquisitions, and rebrands.

Catherine has always been on a quest to manage work with her other commitments — school, relationships, and family, and learned a lot along the way about how to build an environment that leads to personal and professional success. Catherine has been reported on extensively on CNBC, Wall Street Journal, MTV, ABC News, Fox News, CosmoGIRL, BusinessWeek, the San Francisco Chronicle, and CBS.

Catherine writes the newsletter Growing Up Startup, sharing lessons inspired by her entrepreneurial journey. Subscribe for free at cconnelly.substack.com.