Episode 8 of The Clockwork CIO is now live, featuring Vania Schlogel, Founder and Managing Partner of Atwater Capital, an LA-based Media and Entertainment focused private equity firm.

Vania grew up in Boise, Idaho; a state that she still enjoys going back to visit and experience its wide open spaces, in contrast to the hustle and bustle of city life.

Integrity was instilled by Vania’s mother at an early age, while her father’s ability to break the ice and put people at ease imbued Vania with a sense of doing good by people. Equipped with her Fisher-Price desk next to her father, Vania watched how he did business and communicated to people and knew that one day she would

After graduating summa cum laude from UCLA, began her professional career at Goldman Sachs in London and LA, and later joined KKR where she was asked to start its growth equity division. Vania’s experience, prior to founding Atwater Capital, also includes

Vania’s influence can be seen by the number of board positions she

Vania is a highly engaging, principled leader whose enthusiasm and joy working with her team – not to mention the many creative minds she gets to engage with in Media & Entertainment - is clear to see.   

During this episode Vania discusses:

 · Learning how to receive direct feedback from her basketball coach – if you don’t put in the work, don’t expect the success

·  The importance of personal accountability

·  Her early professional experience of building human relationships when her boss at Goldman Sachs entrusted her to go and do a roadshow in the UAE (her boss had a schedule conflict!)

·  The need for civil discourse where different opinions can be shared and challenged, respectfully, to get to the right outcome

·  Why leadership is about flexibility – listen but at the same time be willing to give tough feedback

·  Building a culture of respect at Atwater where people are relaxed and accessible

·  The most successful executives are those who take on feedback