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Kim Conti

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Pod Mentor at National Science Foundation (NSF)
📍 Glastonbury, Connecticut, United States

Kim is an entrepreneurial product leader who founded Orbit Crates, an AI-powered toy rental platform promoting a circular economy. A former Chief Product Officer in conversational AI, she has extensive experience launching products from concept to execution across healthcare, retail, and financial services, and holds an MBA from the University of Hartford.

Outside of her founder role, Kim is deeply involved in the startup community as a mentor for the National Science Foundation and a judge at local pitch competitions. She is a mother of three and works as a part-time fitness trainer, which helps fund her startup and keeps her active.

She left a C-suite role to launch her own mission-driven business, tackling the environmental and financial waste of toy overconsumption.

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Experience
20 Years
Current Role
Pod Mentor
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Glastonbury, Connecticut, United States
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Circular Economy
Founded Orbit Crates, a toy subscription service designed to reduce waste and tackle toy overconsumption by creating a rental and reuse model for parents.
Startup Mentorship
Serves as a Pod Mentor for the National Science Foundation (NSF), supporting early-stage startups with customer discovery and sharing her own entrepreneurial experiences.
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Career

Work history

2-2026
Pod Mentor
National Science Foundation (NSF)
2-2025
Founder
Orbit Crates
2-2025 - 4-2026
Fitness Trainer (Part-Time)
F45 Training
1-2021 - 1-2025
Chief Product Officer & Product Founder - Voice Assistants
Rain Stella Technologies
6-2019 - 12-2020
Principal, Customer Strategy & Innovation
Slalom
In the press

Media appearances

Reimagining Toy Time: Kim Conti's Vision Behind Orbit Crates EP 118. Featured in YouTube
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Pitch Competition: Kim Conti, Founder, Orbit Crates. Featured in Shaping CTS Future
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Education
Bachelor's
Quinnipiac University
2012 - 2019
Master of Business Administration - MBA
University of Hartford
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