KATIE KORMANIK

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Learning Strategist  ·  Investor  ·  Author  ·  Course Creator  ·  Mom

What I do

Katie Kormanik wearing VR goggles

Learning Strategist

From building Udacity's introductory statistics course (hundreds of thousands of enrollments) to many of McKinsey & Company's first online courses, to leading engineering content development at Applied Materials — I've spent my career designing learning experiences that change how people work. Currently I focus on learning strategy for field technicians in the semiconductor industry.

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Katie outside her rental property

Investor

While the majority of my portfolio is in stocks, about 40% of my net worth is in real estate and 2% is in seed and Series A funds. I bought my first property in 2016, performed multiple rehabs, and have always self-managed all tenancies. I also hold a real estate license and am the founder of SLCAgentMatch.com.

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Adventures of a Chess Girl book cover

Author

My debut memoir, Adventures of a Chess Girl: Into the Depths of the Chess World and Back Again, was published in December 2025. It's a coming-of-age story about my early twenties — rising to become one of the top 100 women chess players in the nation, while figuring out how to make it in the world of adulthood.

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Online courses by Katie Kormanik

Course Creator

I've created several online courses on topics I love: chess, handwriting, algebra, and the basics of cooking. I've also written a statistics textbook, Street-Smart Stats: A Friendly Introduction to Statistical Research Methods. All courses are free or low-cost — I made them for the joy of it.

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Beyond the work

Katie and her children

Mom

The most important thing I do is raise my two little ones — a 1-year-old and a 3-year-old. Here I share some thoughts and reflections on motherhood and being a working mom.

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Katie doing aerial silks

Hobbies

Things that bring me joy: surfing, snowboarding, doing aerial silks, singing, playing piano, and so much more!

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