ROCK HILL, SC, November 12, 2026 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Kristin Hinton, chief operating officer of PalCare, has been selected for inclusion in Marquis Who's Who in recognition of her leadership in building and growing technology businesses. What Kristin is proudest of is leaving a business stronger than she found it, doing work that matters to the people it serves, and opening doors for others along the way. She likes being close enough to the work to see what could be better and having the responsibility to do something about it.

Kristin joined PalCare in early 2025 and leads operations during a period of rapid growth for the company. PalCare works on the front lines of resident safety in senior living. Around the clock, residents and caregivers count on the technology her team builds and supports. For Kristin, that's what makes running a business like PalCare so rewarding.

Kristin's appetite for fast-growing businesses goes back to her start-up life at Virtual Event Bags, where she credits her colleagues with showing her what it takes to build success from the ground up. She put those lessons to work at Aperture Education as part of the small team that launched the company following a spin-off from Apperson in 2017. She built the brand, led sales and marketing, and helped put Aperture on the map by making the case for social and emotional learning in schools. Together, the Aperture team grew the company to more than 100 employees and $13 million in annual recurring revenue before its acquisition by Riverside Insights.

After the acquisition, Kristin became chief of staff to the CEO of Riverside Insights. The role took her from leading commercial teams to working across a larger enterprise, where she experienced firsthand how decisions about strategy, people, acquisitions, and operations come together and what it takes to carry them out.

"My faith shapes how I think about ambition and what I do with the opportunities God gives me," Kristin said. "I want to do excellent work, be someone people can count on, and use whatever influence I have to help open doors for somebody else. So many people have done that for me."

Kristin likes to challenge herself outside of work, too. She's run marathons and ultramarathons around the world and makes a point of spending time with people who push her to grow, including fellow executives in her Charlotte Vistage group. Family is at the center of her life. She and her husband are raising their two children in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Part of the legacy she wants to build for them is showing them how much joy there is in working hard at something they love.

Kristin graduated as the top scholar in her class at the University of South Carolina's College of Journalism and Mass Communications, earning her bachelor's degree summa cum laude.

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