Press
Last updated: August 26, 2026
1. Press contact
Genius Guild LLC
818 East 63rd St, #157
Chicago, IL 60637
2. About BUILD
BUILD is a membership platform that takes you from the idea in your head to a real product you can sell. It was built by Kathryn Finney, the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Build the Damn Thing. Inside one membership you get the full suite of build tools and a community of Builders.
3. Kathryn Finney bio
Short.
Kathryn Finney is the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Build the Damn Thing, a twice-exited founder, and an investor in over 100 companies.
Long.
Kathryn Finney is the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Build the Damn Thing, a twice-exited founder, and an investor in over 100 companies. She launched The Budget Fashionista in 2003, grew it into a seven-figure media business, and sold it in 2013. She founded digitalundivided in 2012 and the venture fund Genius Guild in 2020. BUILD is her book, productized.
4. The book
Build the Damn Thing: How to Start a Successful Business if You're Not a Rich White Guy was published by Portfolio, the business imprint of Penguin Random House, on June 7, 2022. More at books.
5. Assets
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Kathryn Finney headshot
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Build the Damn Thing book cover
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BUILD logo
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6. Speaking
Speaking requests for Kathryn go through kathrynfinney.com.