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Wendy Lea has had a lifetime of high-profile successes in building successful businesses. Leaving Get Satisfaction after years as CEO, Wendy was lured to Cincinnati to develop and grow an enduring business ecosystem that brings together startups, bigcos, government nonprofits, neighborhoods and even the clergy. The results already have been amazing.
But Wendy is not your garden-variety winner. What you’ll hear in this Real Leaders podcast is deep and candid reflection on what has motivated Wendy in her career and what gaps she’s looking to fill across her life.
MergeLane is honored to have Wendy Lea as a mentor in our accelerator program.
This post was orginally published on at sueheilbronner.com as part of Real Leaders Podcast.
We have talked about declaring investment themes since our launch six years ago. Today we settled on one "anti-theme": Founders who dislike authentic feedback.
Read more ➞Rapid-fire explanations without curiosity or engagement often feel like dressed-up defensiveness. I’m not terribly game to build a relationship with someone who feels defensive from the start.
Read more ➞I’ve made a decision to take a break from speaking engagements that focus topically on women, women in startups, investing in women, women as leaders, and the rest. This includes events that may not be topically focused on women but are part of something called a “women’s track.” Here's why.
Read more ➞If you're relying on rationalizations for why you're not raising, you're missing excellent insights
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