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Alexa von Tobel, Founder and CEO of LearnVest: “You’re good. I promise. Go to sleep.”

Alexa von Tobel, Founder and CEO of LearnVest: “You’re good. I promise. Go to sleep.”

From9 to 5ish with theSkimm


Alexa von Tobel, Founder and CEO of LearnVest: “You’re good. I promise. Go to sleep.”

From9 to 5ish with theSkimm

ratings:
Length:
36 minutes
Released:
Dec 19, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

When Alexa von Tobel graduated college, she still had a lot of q’s about how to manage her cash. So she did what anyone would: wrote a 75-page business plan. And took it to Harvard Business School. Casual. But within a semester, she decided to drop out and start her business for real. Enter: LearnVest, the company that makes financial resources more accessible for everyone. In 2015, LearnVest was acquired by Northwestern Mutual. And now, Alexa has responsibilities at both companies. On the couch, she talks to us about dropping out of business school, why she has two executive coaches, and going through an acquisition...while 9 months pregnant.
Released:
Dec 19, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

theSkimm's co-founders and co-CEOs, Carly Zakin and Danielle Weisberg, started their company from a couch. Now they’re bringing it back to one, and inviting powerful female leaders to sit down and chat about everything from celebrating career wins to the worst advice they've ever received. It’s an inside look at what it’s really like on the road to success. No BS, no sugarcoating.