How to Fuel Startup Innovation with Intuition and Data - Laura Wells is RightOffTrack

RightOffTrack Entrepreneurship Connection Purpose | Anya Smith, MBA, MS

🌟 Where can following your inner voice take you in the world of entrepreneurship?

Discover the answer in this enlightening episode of RightOffTrack with Laura Wells, founder of AwakeTeams. Join us as Laura, shares her blueprint for creating, pitching, and nurturing a startup while staying true to her inner voice. Discover the secrets to innovating in the workspace through connection and collaboration.

🏆 Laura brings a wealth of experience from her time with giants like LinkedIn, Facebook, and HP, and her pivotal role in a nonprofit neuroscience foundation. Under her guidance, AwakeTeams has been celebrated as a GSV Cup Elite 200 'world’s most innovative EdTech company' and a 'startup to watch' by Startup Grind.

🔑 Episode Highlights:

• 🚀 Learn how Laura conceptualized and launched AwakeTeams, turning an idea into a thriving business.
• 🤝 Gain insights into building effective, collaborative teams that push boundaries.
• 💬 Explore the journey of following your inner voice in the challenging world of entrepreneurship.
• 🌍 Witness how AwakeTeams is reshaping the daily work grind into an engaging and fulfilling experience.

🎧 Chapters with Adjusted Timestamps:

• 00:00 Introduction to Awake Teams and Laura Wells
• 02:42 Awake Teams' Approach and Progress
• 04:09 Laura Wells' Background and Transition to Awake Teams
• 07:29 Challenges and Advice for Making a Career Change
• 12:13 The Fulfillment and Challenges of Entrepreneurship
• 12:56 Overcoming Challenges and Honoring the Right Path
• 14:35 Finding Support and Listening to Your Inner Voice
• 16:14 Creating Awake Teams and Solving the Feedback Gap
• 21:01 The Tech Accelerator Program and Pitching
• 22:36 Lessons Learned from Pitching and Iterating
• 27:02 Taking Steps and Learning from Experiments
• 30:34 Building a Team and Finding the Right Fit
• 34:07 Measuring Team Performance and Personal Growth
• 38:39 Sales and Promoting Awake Teams
• 43:20 Results and Impact of Awake Teams
• 45:08 Future Growth and Development of Awake Teams
• 48:24 Supporting Ready to Empower
• 48:52 Takeaways and Inspiration
• 49:18 Living Life to the Fullest

🌈 Tune in for an enriching conversation that's not just about starting a business, but about nurturing it and yourself along the way. Laura Wells' journey with AwakeTeams is a masterclass in listening to your heart and forging a path that not only leads to success but also to personal fulfillment.

🎙 RightOffTrack is where we bring you stories of passion, innovation, and the courage to follow your inner voice. Don't miss this episode with Laura Wells, packed with actionable insights for every aspiring entrepreneur.

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Podcast With Purpose:

• RightOffTrack is a podcast with a purpose supporting an amazing non-profit Ready To Empower (which empower woman world wide).
  • RTE is celebrating it's 10th anniversary this year and has an awesome goal of raising $50,000 by Dec 8th, 2023 (with all proceeds going to the program operation costs).
• Welcome your empowering donation (of any size) here: https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/MTg1MzUy
  • Ps. RTE podcast Episode: https://podcast.rightofftrack.com/s1e1

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Connect with the Guest:

• Laura's LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-c-wells/
• Laura's Website | https://www.awaketeams.com/