Kat Dawe is a people-focused leader building teams in the hardware space. She's led People Ops in frontier and defense tech startups, focused on adding empathy and clarity with a bias to action. Whether she's rolling out onboarding or tackling sticky team dynamics, she believes that trust and transparency aren’t just nice-to-have, they're the foundation for effective teams. She’s happiest when the work is messy, meaningful, and moving fast.