Guest:
Andrea Guendelman
Bio
Andrea Guendelman is a writer, speaker, and entrepreneur who specializes in Expansive Leadership—helping individuals and organizations unlock potential through openness.
Through her deep and varied background—from practicing law to tech start-ups, diversity initiatives to energy work—Andrea has come to embody an inspiring and unique kind of alchemy, fluidly transitioning between the worlds of business and spiritual growth. Her strength derives from the intersection of these forces and allows her to bring a unique energy and mindfulness forged with keen business acumen to her work and to those around her.
Andrea has curated major conferences and festivals on social entrepreneurship, technology, and diversity, drawing hundreds or thousands of individuals, speakers, and performers ranging from Al Gore to Devendra Banhart. Earlier in her career, Andrea worked as a finance lawyer at the international law firm of Debevoise and Plimpton and at the Export-Import Bank of the United States.
Andrea earned law degrees from Harvard Law School and the University of Chile. She is in the Executive MBA program at MIT’s Sloan School of Management. She is a leading force in creating platforms for minority professionals and the tech industry.
Useful links
- Twitter: @FutureofWomen
- Website: www.andreaguendelman.com
- Email: hello@andreaguendelman.com
- Phone +1 (505) 205-2723
Questions
Tell us about your transition from practicing law to tech startups and community building.
How can someone be qualified to do community work?
You tweeted about your investor thesis before, can you walk us through those six points?
What are your main pieces of advice for startups and community companies to build inclusive products?
In terms of diversity and inclusion, how can you describe the current status of today’s community movements?
Can you tell us the link to this Delta: Innovative Inclusion, Social Entrepreneurship, and Community Building?
What would you say to someone who just started community building?