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Kara DeFrias

Thinking beyond salary: How to negotiate your best comp package

Pull up a chair and kick back, I have a bit to say about salary, benefits, negotiating, and title…

6 min readFeb 10, 2022

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Thinking beyond salary: How to negotiate your best comp package

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Kara DeFrias

How to create community while working remote

What we’re doing at QuickBooks to cultivate community and create meaningful connections among employees while working as a distributed…

8 min readMar 20, 2020

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8 people appear on a video screen together during a meeting.

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Kara DeFrias

To bore or not to bore: How theatre can save your conference panel

There are a number of things moderators can do ahead of time, and in the moment, to ensure a smooth experience for everyone involved.

8 min readJan 18, 2019

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To bore or not to bore: How theatre can save your conference panel

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Kara DeFrias

The leader’s guide to the care and feeding of humans

Leading through influence, not authority

17 min readMar 14, 2017

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The leader’s guide to the care and feeding of humans

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Kara DeFrias

Running through the tape: Saying goodbye to the White House

Walking out of this building one last time, there’s so much to feel: pride, sadness, gratitude. Four years ago I came to government in the…

2 min readJan 10, 2017

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Running through the tape: Saying goodbye to the White House

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Kara DeFrias
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Cancer Moonshot℠

What to do when your friend gets cancer

“Say a young, vivacious person you adored just found out he had cancer. What’s a not-stressful-for-him way to help out? Is there one?” —…

2 min readJul 24, 2015

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Kara DeFrias

Goodbye Silicon Valley, Hello Government

On leaving the private sector to serve in the US Digital Services at 18F.

3 min readMar 30, 2015

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Goodbye Silicon Valley, Hello Government

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TheLi.st @ Medium

Rainy with a chance of baby: infertility, IVF, and cancer

3-time cancer survivor Kara DeFrias shares her story of love, loss, and the struggles that go along with trying to conceive a child.

9 min readOct 28, 2014

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TheLi.st @ Medium

What the World Cup and Jill Abramson Have in Common (For Me)

I was a sports reporter, briefly.

4 min readJun 29, 2014

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What the World Cup and Jill Abramson Have in Common (For Me)

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Kara DeFrias

Kara DeFrias

Fiercely fights for the underdog. Chief of staff, QuickBooks • Past: Sr. Advisor, Biden White House; Obama White House; Women’s World Cup; Oscars; TEDxIntuit

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