# Kendall Warson

> Kendall Warson is a Brooklyn-based founder, designer and growth operator who moved from fashion and immersive art into technology. After helping expand Wonderspaces and co-founding art marketplace Cohart, she joined Monk in 2026 as founding growth marketer, bringing a curator's eye to an AI-native accounts-receivable company.

- **Role:** Founding Growth Marketer at Monk
- **Organizations:** Monk, Cohart, Wonderspaces, Alumni Ventures
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BFA, Fashion Design, Parsons School of Design - The New School, Fashion Design studies, Parsons Paris - The New School, Pre-college summer program, Rhode Island School of Design
- **Known for:** Helped expand Wonderspaces from one location to four in two years; Monk says the shows she curated drew 150,000 to 200,000 visitors every three months., Co-founded and led Cohart, an art marketplace that raised more than $6 million according to a 2025 founder interview., Built Cohart's investor network from a cold start after pitching roughly 400 to 500 investors.

## Career timeline

- **2016-2017** — Earned Parsons honors and design recognition including a Hearst Scholarship Award, a Hugo Boss Award and Designer of the Year finalist placements.
- **Early career** — Worked across fashion and visual design, including experience with Marc Jacobs, Diane von Furstenberg and Helmut Lang.
- **2017-2019** — Joined Wonderspaces as its first employee and later served as creative director, helping expand its immersive-art model from one location to four.
- **2021** — Co-founded Cohart with Shyevin S'ng to build business and discovery tools for independent artists and collectors.
- **2023-2024** — Served as a founder coach for The Hidden Genius Project's alumni venture seed program.
- **2025** — Discussed Cohart's fundraising, marketplace model and founder journey on The Founder's Code and Major Futures podcasts.
- **2026** — Joined Monk as founding growth marketer, leading positioning and growth for its AI-native accounts-receivable platform.

## Achievements

- Helped expand Wonderspaces from one location to four in two years; Monk says the shows she curated drew 150,000 to 200,000 visitors every three months.
- Co-founded and led Cohart, an art marketplace that raised more than $6 million according to a 2025 founder interview.
- Built Cohart's investor network from a cold start after pitching roughly 400 to 500 investors.
- Managed or curated a network of more than 500 international artists across her art-industry work.
- Was named a featured speaker for Art & Algorithms by Instituto Itau Cultural in 2021.
- Received Parsons-era recognition including the Hearst Scholarship Award and Hugo Boss Award.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Published commentary on how finance teams should evaluate cash-application match rates and the cost of unapplied cash.
- **2026-06** — Joined Monk as founding growth marketer to lead positioning, product marketing and an LLM-first growth engine.
- **2025-09** — Appeared on The Founder's Code to discuss Cohart's art-market thesis, cold-start fundraising and founder resilience.

## Links

- Website: https://monk.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kendall-warson
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kendallwarson/

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Last updated: 2026-09-26