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Alexa von Tobel

Inspired Capital, Founder and Managing Partner
EPISODE 60

Leading Through Uncertainty

A force of positivity and pioneer of Financial Technology, Alexa von Tobel felt so strongly about democratizing financial advice for Americans that she dropped out of Harvard business school to build her first business, LearnVest, in 2008. After revolutionizing digital financial services, she sold LearnVest the very same week that she gave birth to her first child. Now, Alexa von Tobel is the Managing Partner of Inspired Capital, a venture capital firm which she founded in 2019. 

You'll also learn:

  • How growing up in a medical family and losing her Dad in high school prepared Alexa for life and leadership.
  • How studying the psychology of happiness prepared Alexa to quit business school during a Recession and start a finance education company.
  • What leaders can do to lead through uncertainty and stay sane, healthy, and fulfilled.
  • Why Alexa sold LearnVest to Northwestern Mutual and started a venture capital firm in New York City.
  • The fastest way to get “no” and “yes” when fundraising.
  • The importance of having people around you who believe in you, encourage you, and keep you accountable.
  • The one thing you need to do in order to succeed.

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  • To prevail through a crisis, maintain perspective
    Alexa von Tobel
    Alexa von Tobel
    Inspired Capital, Founder and Managing Partner
  • If you put in the work, good things happen
    Alexa von Tobel
    Alexa von Tobel
    Inspired Capital, Founder and Managing Partner
  • There’s more to life than work
    Alexa von Tobel
    Alexa von Tobel
    Inspired Capital, Founder and Managing Partner
  • You’ll regret the swings you don’t take
    Alexa von Tobel
    Alexa von Tobel
    Inspired Capital, Founder and Managing Partner
  • Zig when everyone else zags
    Alexa von Tobel
    Alexa von Tobel
    Inspired Capital, Founder and Managing Partner
  • During uncertain seasons, collapse your timeline
    Alexa von Tobel
    Alexa von Tobel
    Inspired Capital, Founder and Managing Partner
  • There are no shortcuts to success
    Alexa von Tobel
    Alexa von Tobel
    Inspired Capital, Founder and Managing Partner
  • Surround yourself with people who will tell you the truth
    Alexa von Tobel
    Alexa von Tobel
    Inspired Capital, Founder and Managing Partner
  • Find a “why” that has nothing to do with money
    Alexa von Tobel
    Alexa von Tobel
    Inspired Capital, Founder and Managing Partner

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