Kristina Budelis

AI strategy + product leader (0→1) with 15 years at the intersection of media, technology, and storytelling. Former Product Lead in NYT New Ventures. Founder/Head of Product at KitSplit (“Airbnb of cameras”) — built a 50K creator community, $250M virtual inventory, and raised ~$3M (Hearst, First Round, cofounder of Instagram + others), and helped start and run The New Yorker's video and multimedia team (I speak editorial :)). And I consult with media orgs and startups about AI strategy, product, innovation, and beyond.

I’m most valuable in roles that combine 0→1 building + media + entrepreneurship, especially: — Incubating and shipping new products (discovery → prototype → launch) — Translating between creative + technical teams — Driving ethical, high-quality AI adoption in media workflows — Building mission-aligned partnerships and communities