The Imprint of the Business

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A, i think this is a lesson i learn for myself as well. Like, one bumble on public i really had this urge to go build again. And it took a minute for me to give myself permission to sort of sign off and admit that my sweet spot is the early stuff. There shouldn't be this pressure to stay in the same business or saint rolver for 20 years, or even five,. If it's through a high growth period. I would say i used to not be in then. Are you comfortable talking about that? A, yes, i am. Am. We've got to give ourselves permission to be laid. Where do i find joy? What is

Sarah Jones Simmer calls on her years of experience as an advisor, investor, and top-level executive to offer a series of crucial career tips, and discuss how work helped rehabilitate her following a frightening cancer diagnosis. Simmer goes deep on scaling a business, making the right hire for your company, female-led companies, fundraising, setting boundaries, and how she learned to re-focus on the big deals in life.

Simmer is the CEO of Found, a company focused on making evidence-based, sustainable weight care for all. She joined the company in September 2021 after serving as the Chief Strategy Officer at Bumble, Inc., the parent company of the wildly popular relationship app. During her time with Bumble she was responsible for core strategy, international growth, marketing initiatives, business operations, and expanding Bumble’s rapidly growing team. She also led the investment strategy for the Bumble Fund, the company’s early-stage investing vehicle.

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