Ep 85: From Coding to the C-Suite with Ryan Nier, GC Nova Credit

What if you never really wanted or expected to become a lawyer? How do you navigate imposter syndrome? And where do you find meaning in your work?

Join Ryan Nier, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, and Head of People at Nova Credit, as he shares his career path from being a self-taught computer programmer who founded his own start-up to a decade as a litigation associate at a global law firm, eventually landing as a general counsel at companies with a positive impact on the world.

Listen as Ryan discusses his struggles with imposter syndrome, feeling like the only person in the room with a unique background, hiring great people for roles you’ve never done before, and his side project of creating a documentary podcast about the time he and his brother dug up some (literal) buried gold.

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Topics
Introduction 0:00
Starting as a software engineer: 2:17
Enrolling in law school: 5:34
Managing imposter syndrome: 9:58
Hiring diverse talent: 16:44
Why representation matters: 23:42
Transitioning to in-house legal: 27:08
Making the leap to general counsel: 32:22
Expanding beyond legal into the people function: 39:52
Creating and hosting a podcast about your family: 45:18
Rapid-fire questions: 53:30

Connect with us:
Ryan Nier - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryannier/
Tyler Finn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylerhfinn
SpotDraft - https://www.linkedin.com/company/spotdraft

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