With a burning desire to “get out into the world” and a growing passion for entrepreneurship, Stacey became an “accidental entrepreneur” at the age of 25, with a startup born out of her Harvard Business School assignment. After her first company raised millions of dollars, was acquired, and she went on to build several tech ventures, she felt that she was burning the candle at both ends. Stacey took a trip to India, where she immersed in the realm of wisdom traditions, collective wholeness, and the inner landscape. Ever since then, Stacey has integrated the notion of conscious leadership and authenticity into the world of business to co-found the Center of Entrepreneurship and Technology at UC Berkeley, run for U.S. Congress, and build her latest venture Ygrene Energy Fund.

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>>TIME FRAME<<

[0:28] How to become a better listener

[4:30] Current company: Ygrene Energy Fund

[7:23] Being a woman in power

[10:46] The learning journey to consciousness

[13:30] Advice to first-time founders

[14:30] Books & podcasts that Stacey loves

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>> ABOUT STACEY and MARIA <<

Connect with Stacey through https://www.linkedin.com/in/stacey-lawson-204a3/ and get to know Ygrene Energy Fund.

Connect with Maria through https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariasipka/

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>> MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE<<

Book: The Shiva Sutras

Book: The Hero with a Thousand Faces - Joseph Campbell

Podcast: Dear First-Time Founders

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>> CONNECTED WITH 2TF <<

Second Time Founders (2TF) is founded on the belief that when founders create their second company, they choose to do things differently based on what they learned.

We at 2TF are committed to creating a space for founders to share knowledge, perspectives and resources that create positive changes in their consciousness, community, and the world. To do this, 2TF has developed an annual peer-focused forum to provide founders with the thought frameworks necessary for their success. Request an invitation here: https://lnkd.in/eSQemnH

Website: www.secondtimefounders.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2ndtimefounders

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/2ndtimefounders/

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>> MUSIC <<

Quietly Confident Outlook - Stevens Grenga

Efficiency - Manuel Ochoa

Enjoy the Ride - Simon Pettersson