Angie Hicks

Who is Angie Hicks?

Knowing that the frustrations she and her friends had finding good contractors were not unique, in 1995, Angie Hicks

literally set out door-to-door in Columbus, OH, recruiting members and

collecting reports from friends and neighbors to start what would

become Angie’s List. Taking the “ask-your-neighbor” approach to

a higher level, Angie used the detailed feedback from members as the

basis for providing up-to-date, reliable, unbiased ratings and reviews

on local services.

After the first year, with more than

1,000 members throughout Columbus, Angie had laid the foundation for

what would become one of the fastest growing companies in the U.S. Over

these last 12 years, she has led the list’s expansion from a 100 square

foot office to an operation that now covers more than 120 major cities

across the U.S., serves more than 600,000 consumers and was placed for

three years in a row – 2002, 2003 and 2004 – among the Inc. 500

by Inc. magazine, a list of the fastest-growing privately held

companies in the nation. All the while, Angie’s keen sense of business

and common sense have helped Angie’s List remain a

locally-focused service that members say they wouldn’t live without.

Over the years, consumers have come to trust Angie to help make the

hiring process easier, as well as raise the level of service they can

expect from local companies and contractors.

A working mother herself, Angie has ensured Angie’s List continues to evolve to meet the ever-changing, dynamic needs of today’s families and homeowners. She knows that Angie’s List members are challenged each day to fit work, family and at-home time into already busy schedules. With this in mind, Angie’s List

puts reliable information and resources at the fingertips of its

members, so they can access it anytime they need help finding a good

contractor or service company – whether it’s for a major home

renovation, an emergency car repair, or even find a clown for their

kid’s birthday party.

With more consumers across the U.S. turning to Angie’s List

each day, Angie regularly contributes to national and local consumer

news stories across the country, including for CNN, The Washington

Post, The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Redbook, Real Simple,

USA Weekend, Parade magazine, Good Housekeeping, Kiplinger’s Personal

Finance, Home Magazine and the Wall Street Journal.

Angie’s

official title at Angie’s List is Founder and Chief Marketing Officer.

She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a bachelor’s degree

in economics from DePauw University, in Greencastle, IN, which named

her a 2007 Distinguished Alumni for Management and Entrepreneurship.