Under Will St. Clair’s leadership as VP of strategy and partnerships, Notarize has built a thriving and category-leading partner ecosystem that has powered the online notary startup’s rapid growth and expansion. St. Clair has been instrumental in leading one of Notarize’s most important growth channels — partnerships.St. Clair brought the industry-leading Adobe Sign and Notarize partnership to fruition, and has been key to additional partnerships that are expanding Notarize into additional high-growth categories like real estate, automotive, financial services and more.
St. Clair embodies Notarize’s core values of ‘Yes Before No,’ and ‘Solve Problems That Matter’ — and those are often most reflected in how he leads his growing, thriving team internally at Notarize. It also extends to his partnership philosophy for the real estate industry. He believes deeply in growing the pie for the entire industry versus trying to carve out the largest piece for Notarize. St. Clair believes that Notarize is best if it can partner with other incredible organizations, help them grow their business and revenue, and delight their customers.
What is the best piece of advice you have ever received?
Don’t take life too seriously. You’ll never get out alive. Embracing humor and authenticity in my leadership style enabled me to hit my stride professionally and find more joy in my work. We’re all tackling hard problems in our careers, but we can still have fun doing it.
Name:
Will St. Clair
Age:
37
Title:
VP, Strategy & Partnerships
Company Name:
Notarize