# Unity Stoakes

> Unity Stoakes is the Berkeley-based CEO, president and co-founder of StartUp Health, which he launched with longtime business partner Steven Krein in 2011. His career spans early internet marketing, company building, investing, publishing and founder communities; he also writes Dream Impossible! and co-hosts StartUp Health NOW.

- **Role:** CEO, President & Co-founder at StartUp Health
- **Organizations:** StartUp Health, OrganizedWisdom, Webstakes.com / Promotions.com, Middleberg Interactive, The Privacy Council, Dream Impossible!, UNITAS X, StartUp Health Magazine
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degrees in Communications and Political Science, Boston University
- **Known for:** Co-founded StartUp Health in 2011., Helped build Webstakes.com / Promotions.com and take it public on Nasdaq in 1999., Co-founded OrganizedWisdom with Steven Krein.

## Career timeline

- **1996** — Completed studies at Boston University and moved to New York; early work included Middleberg Interactive.
- **1999** — Helped take Webstakes.com / Promotions.com public on Nasdaq with Steven Krein.
- **2004** — Began blogging intermittently, according to his January 2025 personal essay.
- **2006** — Was co-founder of OrganizedWisdom by September 2006, when he discussed it in his personal blog.
- **2011** — Co-founded StartUp Health with Steven Krein.
- **2025** — Published a personal selection of 59 influential books in Dream Impossible! on January 5.
- **2026** — Current StartUp Health team page identifies him as CEO, President & Co-founder; appointment date is not specified.

## Achievements

- Co-founded StartUp Health in 2011.
- Helped build Webstakes.com / Promotions.com and take it public on Nasdaq in 1999.
- Co-founded OrganizedWisdom with Steven Krein.
- Publisher of StartUp Health Magazine and co-host of StartUp Health NOW.
- His LinkedIn profile lists the Gerry Powers Award for writing and Most Distinguished Student Award at Boston University in 1996.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Hosted Menlo Ventures partner Greg Yap for a founder-focused investing conversation published September 11.
- **2025-12** — Published reflections on his three-decade relationship with Esther Dyson alongside their conversation about limits, leadership and abundance.
- **2025-01** — Shared his 59-entry personal reading list in Dream Impossible!.

## Links

- Website: https://www.dreamimpossible.org/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/unitystoakes/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/unitystoakes
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/unitystoakes
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/unitystoakes

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Last updated: 2026-10-21