In this wide-ranging interview, Stacey Ferreira (serial entrepreneur, Thiel Fellow, Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, keynote speaker with the US State Department, and Director of Digital Workplace Strategy at WorkJam) shares her thoughts on:
what it’s like to move away from Silicon Valley as a serial tech entrepreneur;
the future of tech, real estate, and other exciting industries;
the importance of diversity in your new sources, rapid learning, and best practices for staying ahead of the curve;
what it was like for her selling two different startups and working for the companies that acquired MySocialCloud and Forge;
and more!!!
Check out our interview by clicking the embedded video below or listening to the audio only at the top of this post!
Stacey Ferreira is the Director of Digital Workplace Strategy at WorkJam, primarily focused on helping Ops/HR/IT leaders select the right workforce management platform for their employees to succeed in 2020 and beyond.
Previously, Stacey was the co-founder and CEO of Forge, a flexible scheduling and talent sharing platform (acquired by WorkJam, '20) and the co-founder of MySocialCloud (acquired by Reputation.com, '13).
Stacey has received recognition for her entrepreneurial achievements in addition to her other accomplishments at a young age, including being a US State Department Speaker on Entrepreneurship, named Forbes 30 Under 30 and being one of twenty Thiel Fellows selected for the 2015 Thiel Fellowship.
She also co-authored 2 Billion Under 20: How Millennials Are Breaking Down Age Barriers & Changing the World (with me!!!). Our book was named the #1 Entrepreneurship Book of 2015 by the Axiom Business Book Awards.
Ferreira has been featured on and contributed to several news outlets, including being featured on the cover of Seventeen Magazine, and in Forbes, The Huffington Post, Business Insider, Women 2.0, and TechCrunch to name a few.
Stacey has also spoken about the Future of Work and the Future of Education at popular technology conferences, including TEDxNYU, TEDxSan Diego, TEDxCluj-Romania, Singularity University (Italy, Czech Republic, Peru, Mexico, etc.) and TechCrunch Bangalore among others.
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Jared Kleinert is the founder of Meeting of the Minds (motm.co), as well as a TED speaker, 2x award-winning author, and USA Today's "Most Connected Millennial".
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Stacey Ferreira on Moving From Silicon Valley to LA, Selling Two Startups, The Future of Work, Creative Ways To Learn, and More