The Hard Part with Evan McCann Rachel Wong from Monday Girl
Rachel Wong is the Co-Founder of Monday Girl.
Monday Girl is the first private members club focused on supporting and connecting next-generation women leaders. Monday Girl offers:
- A powerful network of like-minded professionals who can offer guidance, support, and valuable connections
- Resources, programming, and mentorship opportunities that can help you grow and develop as a leader in your respective field
- Digital and IRL gatherings where members can build genuine connections that can last a lifetime
- Email concierge@mondaygirl.ca to learn more
- Follow Monday Girl on Instagram
Takeaways
Learnings from being one of the earliest Uber Eats Canada team members.
The genesis story of Monday Girl, a community and mentorship platform for women, and the pain points it addresses.
Going from a side hustle with Monday Girl to fulltime.
Networking can be redefined to be more inclusive and less transactional.
The importance of brand and redefining networking to make it more inclusive and less transactional.
Insights on scaling the community, monetization through sponsorship and membership, and creating successful meetups.
Chapters
00:00 Early Days at Uber Eats Canada
02:10 Genesis Story of Monday Girl
05:41 Building Community and Gathering Feedback
06:11 Scaling the Community
08:20 Brand and Networking
11:08 Different Mediums and Channels
16:05 Redefining Networking
20:01 Mentorship at Monday Girl
22:45 Transitioning to Full-Time
25:41 Scaling the Community
28:00 Monetization and Sponsorship
30:27 Creating Successful Meetups
33:09 Future Focus for Monday Girl
38:00 Favorite Book and Dealing with Hard Times
41:35 Excitement for the Year Ahead
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