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Michael Koenig

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Chief Operating Officer at Tucows
📍 United States

Michael is a three-time COO specializing in scaling B2B SaaS companies through GTM execution and AI-driven automation. Formerly COO at Tucows, he holds a BA from the University of Colorado Boulder. Colleagues describe him as grounded, honest, motivating, and passionate about the customer experience.

Outside of his operational roles, Michael is the host of the "Between Two COOs" podcast, where he explores executive leadership challenges. He is also a Wall Street Journal bestselling co-author of "Running Remote" and serves as a mentor for Techstars.

He started his podcast because he wanted to stop Googling "how to be a COO. "

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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
Chief Operating Officer
Location
United States
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Priorities

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AI in Operations
Actively exploring how AI can automate and potentially replace traditional COO duties, a central theme in his recent professional discussions and podcast episodes.
The COO Role
Hosts the "Between Two COO's" podcast to demystify the operator's playbook and build a community around the role's unique challenges.
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Career

Work history

10-2022 - 10-2024
Chief Operating Officer
Tucows
4-2022 - 11-2022
Chief Revenue Officer, Wavelo
Tucows
5-2020 - 4-2022
Chief Operating Officer
Time Doctor
11-2015 - 5-2020
Chief Operating Officer & President
Sweet
7-2014 - 12-2015
Co-Founder & CEO
Tella
In the press

Media appearances

The Guardrails Came Off! Leading in the Age of AI - COO Tucows. Featured in Spotify
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Michael Koenig, CEO at Tucows, on Meeting Pre Reads .... Featured in YouTube
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Education
BA
University of Colorado Boulder
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