Favorite role of my career? Swimply where I had the unique opportunity to build the company from the ground up.
Covid was a huge accelerant for our business and we had massive product-market fit but no people, process or systems. As Employee #1, I had the privilege of hiring our early executives and the first 70 people into the company to run operations (CS, T&S), host success, community and more. An absolute highlight was the unique opportunity to build (vs inherit) the culture -- one of celebration and belonging -- despite being fully remote during the first two years of the pandemic.
Some of the programs we rolled out: Getting-to-know you Mondays, Tuesday Trivia, Gratitude Wednesdays, virtual happy hour and team building, Highlight of the Week, cupcake & snack deliveries, employee shouts, game nights, 1:1 Donut meetings, Employee of the Month spotlights, and more. Employees felt seen and celebrated. And most importantly, we led with a People-first lens.
You can hear a bit about this magical time and more about my career journey from product to VC to the C-suite, and how my career choices & how I chose to lead was a reflection of my core values. Thank you to my friends Vidya Dinamani and Heather Samarin of Product Rebels for having me on their podcast and for the fun (and too short!) convo.
If you want to listen to the podcast recording, links below 👇
Also, ask me anything in the comments. And if there's enough interest, maybe I'll host my own AMA soon :)
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