Luke Kolin

Inspirer
DISC Type : di

VP Engineering at Hive.co

Marietta, Georgia, United States

Overview

Luke Kolin is a technology executive with over 15 years of experience leading engineering teams and architecting cloud-native, AI-powered platforms at companies like Hive. co, Calendly, and Equifax. He holds a BA from the University of Toronto and colleagues describe him as a professional and indispensable expert.

Outside of his executive roles, Luke has a deep, long-standing passion for aviation. He is highly active in the flight simulation community, where he serves as the Vice President of Information Technology and Chief Technology Officer for Delta Virtual Airlines, blending his technical expertise with his hobby.

Unique fact: He cut cloud spending by 75% at Turner Sports while simultaneously increasing infrastructure capacity by 80%.

Personality Overview

Fast Adopter

Decisive

Achievment Oriented

They measure a product on its merit but can be influenced by strong testimonials.  They respond well to objective pitches but also attach some value to relationships. They don’t mind taking a stand if they believe in something.

Topics They Care About

Scaling Engineering Teams
His personal headline is "I build great teams and great products, " and he frequently posts about expanding his teams at Hive. co and Calendly.
Platform Modernization
He has led major modernization initiatives, including moving from a monolith to a modular architecture at Calendly and building a cloud-native data warehouse at Equifax.
AI-Driven Products
At Calendly, he spearheaded the company’s first new product line in nearly a decade, focusing on an AI-powered meeting intelligence platform.

Media Appearances

Luke has no verified media appearances

Work History

9-2025
VP Engineering at Hive.co
8-2023 - 1-2025
Head of Engineering, Meeting Intelligence at Calendly
5-2021 - 8-2023
Head of Architecture at Calendly
9-2019 - 3-2021
VP Architecture, Global Consumer Solutions at Equifax
6-2016 - 9-2019
Senior Director, Architecture at Turner (Turner Broadcasting System, Inc)

Education

1991 - 1995
BA from University of Toronto
1980 - 1991
Education details unavailable from Upper Canada College

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Exp : 13 Location : Marietta, Georgia, United States Job Level : Senior Designation : VP Engineering at Hive.co
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Insights For Selling To Luke

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Get them to a point where they are ready to bat for your product internally
  • Focus on the big picture and the strategic value of your product
  • Refer to testimonials from well known people to highlight the value of your product

DONT's

  • Don’t be very informal even if they are being so themselves
  • Don’t keep repeating the same information, it could make them impatient
  • Don't be unorganized, be prepared for the pitch

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Luke is

  • Belief in the value of the product, relationship and a sense of accomplishment matter the most.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Luke

  • They are not shy of saying no if they do not develop trust in your product.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Luke move?

  • If they develop confidence in your product and you, then they can make fast decisions.
  • Can Luke take some risk or not?

  • If necessary, they have the ability to take risky decisions.

You And Luke

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