At Pipedream Products, we pride ourselves in product quality, ingenuity and customer service. To achieve these high standards we recognize our best asset is our people. We’ve identified specific traits that empowers our employees to strive for and achieve excellence in our day-to-day operations.
We would like to share these core leadership principles with you here.
Matthew Matsudaira - CEO | Chief Executive Officer
Matthew is a serial entrepreneur with previous senior leadership positions at Amazon, Chewy, Nordstrom, and numerous startups. He spearheaded the Chewy acquisition to PetSmart for $3.35B in 2017 and was a founding member of various lucrative Amazon launches including Prime Now and Amazon Fire Phone. He holds awards for Entrepreneur of the Year (Geekwire) and Hottest Startup (Techcocktail), with a recent nomination for the Progressive Leadership Award by leading adult media source, XBIZ.
Kristin has 25 years of combined experience in marketing, sales, product development, buying manufacturing, and licensing at companies including Warner Bros., Funrise Toy Corporation, and May Merchandising Company. She founded the lucrative Global Gaming category for Warner Bros. and created the Willy Wonka Billion Dollar Golden Ticket lottery program - the largest revenue-generating instant ticket lottery program in history. She received the Commitment and Partnership Award from Mattel for her work in developing The Dark Knight toy line and serves on the Board of Trustees for Camp Ronald McDonald of Southern California.
Kristian oversees all design aspects of Pipedream Products. He has been highly influential in the creation of the company's award-winning products and is committed to his role as a customer obsessed innovator. Pipedream has accumulated over 30 product and design awards under Kristian's leadership and he recently received a nomination for the XBIZ Senior Leadership Award. Before joining Pipedream, Kristian worked for Phase One Graphics as a Senior Graphic Designer. He received a BFA in Graphic Design from Mississippi State University and a MFA in Electronic Visualization and Film from Florida State University.
Tami came to Pipedream with 20 plus years of experience in HR, working her way up from an HR Assistant while attaining her bachelor's degree, to her most recent position at Amgen where she evolved over a 15-year tenure from HR Manager to Head of Quality for HR. She's honed a range of skills and experiences including performance management, talent management, organizational development, talent acquisition, organizational design, executive coaching, and change management.