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Colleen Maxwell

Organizer · DISC type Sd
Account Manager - Startups at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
📍 Greater Chicago Area, United States

Colleen is a relationship-driven revenue leader at Amazon Web Services (AWS), helping startups scale. With 13 years of experience in business development, consulting, and partnerships, she leverages her Vanderbilt MBA and entrepreneurial mindset to solve complex customer problems and drive growth for companies ranging from startups to the Fortune 100.

Outside of her professional roles, Colleen is deeply passionate about supporting entrepreneurial ecosystems. She has been an active supporter of the Chicago startup community, stemming from her time at the tech hub 1871, and previously volunteered at the Nashville Entrepreneur Center while completing her MBA.

Interesting fact: She moved to Chicago on a whim with no job prospects or local network and successfully built her career from the ground up.

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Experience
9 Years
Current Role
Account Manager - Startups
Job Level
Middle
Location
Greater Chicago Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Colleen shows up

Slow Starter
Thoughtfully Quick
Pleasant

Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them. They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily. They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time.

Priorities

Topics Colleen cares about

Startup Scaling
Her current role at AWS is focused on helping startup customers scale and innovate in the cloud, a theme also present in her consulting work.
Chicago Startups
She is passionate about supporting the Chicago startup and entrepreneurial ecosystem, a focus of her previous role as a director at the tech hub 1871.
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Career

Work history

6-2025
Account Manager - Startups
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
4-2023
Founder & Principal Consultant
CM Consulting
1-2022 - 4-2023
Director of Business Development & Operations
SpringFour
4-2021 - 1-2022
Founder & Principal Consultant
CM Consulting
7-2016 - 5-2021
Director of Corporate Innovation & New Business Development
1871
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Media appearances

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Education
2011 - 2013
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
Vanderbilt University - Owen Graduate School of Management
2004 - 2008
Bachelor of Science - BS
Vanderbilt University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

S

Steadiness (S)

Steadiness (S) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to focus on cooperation, support and taking everyone along. Those scoring high tend to be consistent and calm.

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