Adam Dexter
Executive Coach, Creative Director, ArtistDo cool stuff with rad people and eat delicious things.
Adam Dexter is a founder coach, serial entrepreneur, creative director, photographer, and artist.Dexter served as the first Creative Director and Head of Production, Art, and Design for Summit Series (2010-2014), where he produced events described as "TED meets Burning Man" by WIRED and "the hipper Davos," by Forbes. He also led the design and construction of hospitality assets for Summit Powder Mountain, a pioneering real estate project that sold to Reed Hastings in 2023.After Summit, he co-founded a tech-enabled logistics startup in San Francisco, raising $40+ million from top-tier VCs through Series B, and leading strategy, branding, product, and R&D before its exit to Coinbase in 2019.Most recently, he advised a wellness startup on their flagship spa and community space, designing the largest sauna in the country, which was also featured in The Wall Street Journal. He then ran all brand, design, experience innovation, and PR for a Series C hospitality company and hotel operator with over 70 properties nationwide.Today Adam is full-time startup founder coach, freelance creative director, photographer, and artist. Adam helps founders grow into inspiring CEOs and scale their companies; undertakes the occasional creative project, and collaborates with artists.Dexter blends creativity, curiosity, a business mind, and detail oriented execution in everything he does. He aims to foster a sense of belonging, evoke engagement, and spark conversation in all of his projects and relationships.
Adam Dexter is the founder and head coach at TheStartupFounderCoach.comDexter is also a photographer as an artist and for hire.
