Notable Alumni: Kyle Konieczka

Class of 2023

Bachelor’s Degree: UW-Milwaukee

Master’s Degree: Marquette University

Kyle Konieczka, senior director of sales and planning for Briggs & Stratton, has made a significant impact at three large area companies – Quad, Harley-Davidson and Briggs & Stratton – all while contributing to the Milwaukee startup ecosystem through serial entrepreneurship and organic mentorship, according to Paul Hoff, co-founder of Atlas MKE and a  former co-worker at Harley.

“After driving the launch of Harley-Davidson’s dedicated electric vehicle division, spinning it off as its own publicly traded company, LiveWire, Kyle now works to drive Briggs & Stratton out of the shadow of bankruptcy and into a new and ever-changing market of agnostic power generation,” Hoff said.

Konieczka, a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee alum with a degree in finance, has also launched four different startup companies and continues to give back to the community through formal and informal mentorship.

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