Summary
Kaleem Clarkson is a people operations leader and COO who has spent nearly two decades transforming startups and small businesses into high-functioning remote and hybrid workplaces through his firm Blend Me, Inc. He combines strategic operations, event design, and data-driven HR practices to improve productivity, engagement, and the full remote employee lifecycle, a focus reflected in his TREE (The Remote Employee Experience) framework. A remote work advocate and co-founder of RemotelyOne, Kaleem has advised clients as a fractional CHRO for organizations like Gold Medal International and Fitwel while speaking at venues such as SXSW and being featured in Harvard Business Review and CNBC. He blends practical program delivery with thought leadership—named among LinkedIn’s Top 10 Voices in Remote Work—while bringing an organizer’s eye from a background in large-scale events and web-driven initiatives. Based in Atlanta, he balances professional rigor with a personal passion for mountain biking and hard rock, an indicator of his energetic, hands-on approach to building remote culture.
11 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General at Worcester State University