Driving Change: Tackling Military Spouse Unemployment Through Innovation | The Pair Program Ep40

Join us in this illuminating episode as we explore the groundbreaking partnership between Instant Teams, a mission-driven startup, and Squadra Ventures, a venture capital fund. Liza Rodewald, CEO and Founder of Instant Teams, shares her journey and how her personal experience as a military spouse ignited her passion to tackle the alarming issue of military spouse unemployment. Margaret Falzon, COO at Squadra Ventures, delves into why their team chose to invest in Instant Teams and the transformative impact they foresee.

Discover the profound implications of military spouse unemployment on national security and how Instant Teams’ innovative customer experience marketplace is revolutionizing remote work opportunities for this remarkable and diverse workforce. Whether you're connected to the military or passionate about mission-driven startups, this episode offers invaluable insights into a pressing issue and the pioneering solutions driving change.Join us as we explore the intersection of purpose, innovation, and social impact.

About Margaret Falzon: Margaret is the COO at Squadra Ventures, a national security-focused venture capital fund founded on the belief that exceptional teams are the key to outsized success. Prior to this, Margaret was a co-founder and product leader at a dual-use data analytics company that operated in the learning and training technology space, built grassroots community networks that supported the development of women leaders, and served as a board member and advisor for multiple entrepreneur support organizations. In her work, she finds joy when she is increasing the leadership capacity of teams and individuals, working in dynamic environments on projects that tell and sell the stories of innovative products in service to the needs of customers, and helping early-stage entrepreneurs design the culture of their companies with intention.

About Liza Rodewald: Liza is a 4x entrepreneur and software engineer. She is currently the CEO and Founder of Instant Teams and Twelve Million Plus. She has scaled the company to over 500 employees, raised more than $16M in venture capital and landed at #13 on the Inc. 5000 list for Human Resources across the nation.

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