Affecting change, understanding your environment, and then leading forward is clearly prescribed by Amanda Orson. She was among the first group of women to graduate from the Citadel and is currently Head of North America for Curve, a popular financial technology startup from the UK. During this episode she clearly walks through the importance of understanding intent, mission, winning people over, organizing effective teams, executing operations, and how teamwork compounds.

You can connect with her on Twitter @amandaorson, learn more at curve.com/careers/ , or directly reach out to her. And if you’re interested in being one of Curve’s first US consumers, feel free to join the waitlist at curve.com/usa/