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#93 Standing in the Gap - with Amy Nelson & Jerry Colonna


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Although the challenges women leaders face today have been well documented and highly publicized and most of us recognize that women are often forced to tackle unique and disproportionate challenges from their male counterparts, it can be hard to fully empathize with the biases with which we ourselves may not be called to face. On this week's episode, you'll meet one female founder who generously shares her story and the singular obstacles she's been summoned to encounter. A former corporate litigator, Amy Nelson is now the CEO and founder of the Riveter, a workspace which provides support and equal opportunities for women leaders and changemakers. Born in Seattle in 2017, The Riveter has experienced explosive expansion - with five locations being built in the first 16 months. As a result, Amy is now facing down the many hurdles that emerge during a period of rapid scaling. In this conversation with Jerry, Amy expounds on a few of the barriers she's come up against when raising capital and what it means to take her seat as a leader. Jerry introduces Amy to Parker Palmer's image of, "The Tragic Gap," recognizing that Amy has been called to stand in the space between the world that is, and the world that is possible. She is carrying the burden for all female entrepreneurs to forge a future where women not only have equal opportunity but a true place of belonging as leaders, forging a system where all individuals are worthy of the freedom to actualize in the fullness of who they are. Links Amy Nelson on Twitter - https://twitter.com/amy_riveter "The Myth of CEO Work-Life Balance" - www.forbes.com/sites/amynelson1/…nce/#4692dfa919ae "The Three Unspoken Challenges of Women in Tech" - medium.com/@Reboot.io/the-3-un…n-tech-417f15651ca1 Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! Follow our step by step guides: - How To: Leave a Review on Your Computer: www.reboot.io/leave-itunes-review-via-computer/ - How To: Leave a Review on Your iPhone: www.reboot.io/leave-itunes-review-via-iphone/ Never miss an episode! Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date on all our episode releases. www.Reboot.io/signup
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