Podcast appearances and mentions of wendy lea

Join us for an interview with Wendy Lea, CEO at Energize Colorado. The Sanskrit definition of tantra means "woven together." Wendy uses the notion of tantra to find threads in ambiguity and move that tantra tension from restrictive energy into something freeing. The ability to recognize it, sit with it, explore and bring in externalities while not run too fast towards solving the problem in front of her, has underpinned her incredibly successful career. She's been a change leader in large enterprises, startup ecosystems and public private partnerships. In this episode, Wendy shares how her non-linear career has given her the Lego blocks of experience that make her a great ecosystem builder today. To find more information, check out the Energize Colorado website. Original music by Lynz Floren.

In this episode, host David Ponraj speaks with Wendy Lea, CEO of Energize Colorado and Advisory Council Member of National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NACIE). Lea discusses the roots of Energize Colorado & ecosystem building, and how the main mission is to close the gaps that are significant for underserved entrepreneurs. Lea also mentions NACIE, and the development of the Regional Innovation Hubs, which allow for technological advancement and growth of tech businesses. Included, Lea speaks to the importance of global service providers, specifically McKinsey in Ohio, who teed up and researched the opportunity to launch Cintrifuse, a public private partnership. The National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NACIE) is in the Department of Commerce, and it helps with supporting entrepreneurs who are advocating for innovative technologies. Regional Innovation Hubs include an economic development initiative to increase technology and innovation related change. Added, Regional Innovation Hubs include a ten billion dollar program in which ten regional hubs will be launched over time. This is one program in CHIPS & Science. The goal for a region is a billion dollars for five years. This would be catalytic capital to allow for technological advancement and talent patterns, which can center around diversity and inclusivity.Although the deadline has passed, the EDA has issued an RFI (Tech Hubs Request for Information) requesting feedback from the public about the program design, structure, and evaluation of the Tech Hubs program, and the EDA welcomes ideas that will help encourage growth of the Tech Hubs. For further information, and to check for similar opportunities in the future, visit www.eda.gov.For more information on Energize Colorado, visit https://energizecolorado.com/.To learn more about NACIE and the Regional Innovation Hub, check out https://www.eda.gov/strategic-initiatives/national-advisory-council-on-innovation-and-entrepreneurship and https://www.eda.gov/funding/programs/regional-technology-and-innovation-hubs. For more context on McKinsey, take a look at this article https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/public-and-social-sector/our-insights/building-innovation-ecosystems-accelerating-tech-hub-growth.

Today, I'm honored to introduce you to Wendy Lea, a leading expert in digital innovation strategy and ecosystem development and the CEO of Energize Colorado. She has so much wisdom to share with us about creating impactful businesses that thrive and I'm excited for you to hear from her on Extraordinary Women Radio. In this episode: Celebrating International Women's Day and CBS4 Colorado's Week of Women Why women's wisdom and the power of our stories are so important right now Wendy's “My Fair Lady” journey from small business apprentice to full-fledged Silicon Valley entrepreneur to business advisor and ecosystem builder in Cincinnati and Colorado How Energize Colorado supports small businesses that most need support The importance of resilience, especially social resilience, to your business's success and to the broader economy Wendy's shares her secret sauce for female founders Wendy Lea is a leading expert in digital innovation strategy and ecosystem development. As an experienced CEO, board director, and strategist, she advises government, public/private partnerships, and global enterprises on growth through innovation. Recognized for work across industries and regions, Wendy is a maximalist who is equally well-versed in helping large enterprises systematize innovation as she is in creating vibrant startup innovation ecosystems that grow city, regional, and state economies. An active mentor and advisor for tech accelerators, Wendy leverages a global network of entrepreneurs to catalyze economic resilience. As CEO of Energize Colorado, Wendy mobilizes resources and relief for small businesses, nonprofits, and individuals recovering from the economic impact of COVID-19. She leads a team of inspired innovators from Colorado's private, public, nonprofit, and academic communities to revive and invigorate Colorado's economy. Wendy also serves on the Danaher Water Innovation and Technology Board, the P&G Ventures Advisory Board, and select venture-backed startup boards. In the State of Kentucky, she advises the Department of Community Economic Development, the public-private partnership LEAP (an initiative aligned with LHHC), and serves on the board of regional innovation hub Amplify, based in Louisville. Wendy provides corporate innovation subject matter expertise to Techstars's ecosystem development partnership with the Country of Taiwan. She also serves university innovation and entrepreneurship programs, including Miami University's John W. Altman Institute for Entrepreneurship and the University of Colorado Boulder's Engineering and Applied Science Advisory Board. Wendy was named a “Woman of Influence” in Silicon Valley and San Francisco. Recently she was honored with the Signal Excellence Award in 2018 by Procter & Gamble and the University of Cincinnati's Carl H. Lindner College of Business Distinguished Service Award. Wendy is a graduate of the University of Mississippi in Business Administration and has lived and worked around the world. She lives in Boulder, Colorado. “Really develop a deep sense of self-awareness. Stay in touch with who you really are and what is required to fill you up.” – Wendy Lea To learn more about Wendy and her work, check out her website. You can also connect with her on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter. Let's meet Wendy Lea. Wendy Lea Show Notes  

Wendy Lea is a leading expert in digital innovation strategy and ecosystem development. As an experienced CEO, board director, and strategist, she advises government, public/private partnerships, and global enterprises on growth through innovation. Recognized for work across industries and regions, Wendy is a maximalist who is equally well-versed in helping large enterprises systematize innovation as she is in creating vibrant startup innovation ecosystems that grow city, regional, and state economies. As CEO of Energize Colorado, Wendy mobilizes resources and relief for small businesses, nonprofits, and individuals recovering from the economic impact of COVID-19. She leads a team of inspired innovators from Colorado's private, public, nonprofit, and academic communities to revive and invigorate Colorado's economy. Wendy also serves on the Danaher Water Innovation and Technology Board, the P&G Ventures Advisory Board, and select venture-backed startup boards. In the State of Kentucky, she advises the Department of Community Economic Development, the public-private partnership LEAP (an initiative aligned with LHHC), and serves on the board of regional innovation hub Amplify, based in Louisville. She also serves university innovation and entrepreneurship programs, including the University of Colorado Boulder's Engineering and Applied Science Advisory Board. *Make sure to check out Wendy's work at Energize Colorado* **Follow Heidi on Social Media! ** Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn | Spotify About Heidi As a homegrown Coloradan with a passion for keeping the spirit of our state alive and well, I started this podcast to bring the people of Colorado together to celebrate the amazing state we call home! Come along on this journey with me as I travel across our state in my vintage RV, interviewing folks who embody the true spirit of the Rocky Mountains. From the front range to the mile-high city, to the mountain towns and the Wild West of southern Colorado, we'll celebrate the history, beauty, and Coloradans that make this place the colorful state it is! Each week, you'll meet the people trailblazing the way for an even more colorful future for us all, and who are making a huge difference along the way. Visit heidiganahl.com to learn more about the podcast and where we are headed! Submit a guest to Heidi's Colorful Colorado! CLICK HERE!

Why do stories matter to the innovation process? What values can be instilled in innovators who share stories? How do innovation leaders inspire creators to tell and share their success and failure stories? In this episode, we speak with  Wendy Lea—CEO, board leader, entrepreneur, investor, mentor and community steward—about how to utilize innovation to spark a larger regional identity that accelerates the speed of innovation in that area. Wendy reveals that storytelling about a community’s distinct culture is instrumental in striking regional, economic transformation. Local government, startups, entrepreneurs, universities, and corporations who celebrate shared opportunities for growth and innovation can  transform their city’s future. For more on how to spark economic vibrancy, check out Wendy’s series of publications, as well as the latest Brookings Report, as discussed in the podcast. For more information, visit our website: https://untoldcontent.com/ You can also find us on Instagram: @untoldcontent

Today's conversation is with friend, Wendy Lee, digital innovation strategist, ecosystem development guru, and currently the CEO of Energize Colorado. Wendy has a lot of learnings to share with us and unique experiences. These were formed by her intention and direction in life to be independent, self-reliant, and self-directed. Wendy shares her great stories of lessons she's learned working for, as she calls them, "Big CO's" and small businesses that experienced big growth, which led her to ultimately become startup CEO and eventually successful angel investor.

In this episode, Gregg Garrett speaks with, Wendy Lea, CEO of Energize Colorado. Wendy discusses her work building out entrepreneurial communities across the Midwest and Colorado. Additionally, she shares her Top 3, which includes a former boss, a mentor, and the former CEO of P&G. Finally, Wendy shares her secret to approaching each new challenge with the same energy and drive as the first one. All this and more! About Wendy Lea Wendy Lea is a leading expert in digital innovation strategy and ecosystem development. As an experienced CEO, board director, and strategist, she advises government, public/private partnerships, and global enterprises on growth through innovation.  Recognized for work across industries and regions, Wendy is a maximalist who is equally well-versed in helping large enterprises systematize innovation as she is in creating vibrant startup innovation ecosystems that grow city, regional, and state economies. An active mentor and advisor for tech accelerators, Wendy leverages a global network of entrepreneurs to catalyze economic resilience. As CEO of Energize Colorado, Wendy mobilizes resources and relief for small businesses, nonprofits, and individuals recovering from the economic impact of COVID-19. She leads a team of inspired innovators from Colorado’s private, public, nonprofit, and academic communities to revive and invigorate Colorado’s economy. Wendy also serves on the Danaher Water Innovation and Technology Board, the P&G Ventures Advisory Board, and select venture-backed startup boards. In the State of Kentucky, she advises the Department of Community Economic Development, the public-private partnership LEAP (an initiative aligned with LHHC), and serves on the board of regional innovation hub Amplify, based in Louisville. Wendy provides corporate innovation subject matter expertise to Techstars’ ecosystem development partnership with the Country of Taiwan. She also serves university innovation and entrepreneurship programs, including Miami University’s John W. Altman Institute for Entrepreneurship and the University of Colorado Boulder’s Engineering and Applied Science Advisory Board. Wendy was named a “Woman of Influence” in Silicon Valley and San Francisco. Recently she was honored with the Signal Excellence Award in 2018 by Procter & Gamble and the University of Cincinnati’s Carl H. Lindner College of Business Distinguished Service Award. Wendy is a graduate of the University of Mississippi in Business Administration and has lived and worked around the world. She lives in Boulder, Colorado. Show Highlights Segment 1: Overview 00:46   Big game hunting in the connected world – looking for the biggest challenges to tackle 03:15   Bringing the entrepreneurial spirit to Southeast Michigan; creating the Connected               Detroit Innovates incubator 05:06   Looking back on our previous guests – a collection of individuals trying to hunt for      the big problems 06:49   Introducing Wendy Lea 06:27   Having the grit to win – Elon Musk 09:27   Wendy’s background 11:50   How Wendy got involved in community entrepreneurial activities 12:46   Balancing community impact with less independence in actions and decisions Segment 2: The “Top Three” 14:18   Wendy’s ‘Top Three’ begins with Randall Murphy, a small business owner who took    a chance with Wendy at a young age 17:05   Using the “student of the game” mindset to evolve and grow quickly in the               entrepreneurial space 19:22   Having a teaching mindset to help you navigate the tech sales space 20:22   Wendy’s ‘Top Three’ continues with Brad Feld, who got her into the VC space and was               instrumental in helping her direct her career to its present path 23:21   Making opportunity moves – making the trek from Texas to Colorado 26:01   Getting comfortable taking risks and making VC investments 27:32   Angel investing 28:24   Moving out to Silicon Valley and being a unique individual in a male dominated              industry 30:52   Falling in love with a startup and becoming it’s CEO 35:44   Wendy wraps up her ‘Top Three’ with the former CEO of P&G Bob Macdonald, who               taught Wendy to be a student again 37:05   Valuing social impact more than making money in the for-profit sector   39:37   Leveraging your experiences: why Wendy’s Silicon Valley experience was key Segment 3: Transformation & Disruption 43:11   Using fear as a motivator for success and being a good student 46:34   Wendy’s work in Colorado: what she’s doing there 47:46   Using her skills to help Colorado weather the pandemic 48:40   Energize Colorado Segment 4: Wrapping Up 52:14   Check out Wendy’s organization – how can we collaborate? 53:09   Closing thoughts: embed three thoughtful rest periods into your day in order to               approach every challenge with the same energy 56:28   Keep up with Wendy at Wendylea.com and checkout Energize Colorado’s               website Additional Information Contact Wendy Lea Wendy Lea’sLinkedIn Energize Colorado’s Company website Contact Gregg Garrett: Gregg’s LinkedIn Gregg’s Twitter Gregg’s Bio Contact CGS Advisors: Website LinkedIn Twitter

It’s been six long months since Wendy Lea has been able to play or perform with the group of musicians dearest to her heart — or put a paycheck in their pockets. But this weekend, that’s changing as masked members of the Metropolitan Orchestra of St. Louis carefully gather on an outdoor stage alongside the Union Avenue Opera.

Wendy Lea has expertise that only experience can give. She's worked with some of the largest corporations on earth and invested heavily into entrepreneurs and start-ups. And she's not slowing down. Newly appointed as the CEO of Energize Colorado, she's using her skills to plot a path forward for business in the time of COVID-19. But her most aggressive move? Admitting to loneliness. Her business savvy and humanity are refreshing. 

Following on from my recent interview, True customer engagement is not based on click throughs or contests – Interview with Wendy Lea, CEO of Get Satisfaction, today I am pleased to present to you an interview I recently did with Dave Carroll, a singer songwriter and the maker of the famous United Breaks Guitars video on Youtube. Whilst still a singer songwriter, he is now also an entrepreneur, speaker and an author of a new book: United Breaks Guitars - The Power of One Voice in the Age of Social Media. Note: Hat tip to Guy Stephens (@guy1067) for the interview suggestion and for introducing me to Dave. This interview makes up number thirty-two in the series of interviews with authors and business leaders that I think that you will find interesting and helpful in growing your businesses.

Following on from my recent interview, Build relationships with your customers that matter – Interview with Chris Brogan on The Impact Equation, today I am pleased to present to you an interview I did with Wendy Lea, CEO of Get Satisfaction, the leading customer engagement platform that helps companies build better relationships with their customers and prospects, through the best online customer community. Note: Hat tip to Guy Stephens (@guy1067) for the interview suggestion and for introducing me to Wendy. This interview makes up number thirty-one in the series of interviews with authors and business leaders that I think that you will find interesting and helpful in growing your businesses.

Tonya Hall speaks with Wendy Lea, board member at Louisville entrepreneurship acceleration partnership and mentor at Techstars, to learn more about the best practices mentors should do in order to benefit their mentee in the best possible manner. FOLLOW US - Subscribe to ZDNet on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2HzQmyf - Watch more ZDNet videos: http://zd.net/2Hzw9Zy - Follow ZDNet on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZDNet - Follow ZDNet on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZDNet - Follow ZDNet on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ZDNet_CBSi - Follow ZDNet on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ZDNe... - Follow ZDNet on Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/add/zdnet_cbsi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wendy Lea, entrepreneur and mentor, sits down with Tonya Hall to talk about ways for communities to break the mold and to continue growing into tech-oriented communities. Follow ZDNet: Watch more ZDNet videos: http://zd.net/2Hzw9Zy Subscribe to ZDNet on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2HzQmyf Follow ZDNet on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZDNet Follow ZDNet on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZDNet Follow ZDNet on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ZDNet_CBSi Follow ZDNet on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/zdnet-com/ Follow ZDNet on Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/add/zdnet_cbsi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How has the Give First podcast been going? David and Brad reflect back on their initial forays into podcast hosting, and come to the conclusion that, while they’re still learning, their guests are amazing.

Entrepreneur, investor, and Techstars board member Wendy Lea remembers the beginnings of Techstars, her first encounters with #GiveFirst—and how mentors have changed her life.

Nate and Evan are joined this week by Wendy Lea, an esteemed entrepreneur with several major successes, the former CEO of Cincinnati's Cintrifuse, advisor to the Commonwealth’s LEAP Initiative in Louisville, and a Techstars board member. This is a CANNOT MISS episode! Visit us at middletechpod.com Follow @middletechpod on Social: Twitter: www.twitter.com/middletechpod Instagram: www.instagram.com/middletechpod Facebook: www.facebook.com/middletechpod Send in your topic suggestions, feedback, and questions to the guys atmiddletechpodcast@gmail.com Nate: twitter.com/nateante Evan: twitter.com/EvanKnowles42_

Taking a more thoughtful approach to understanding market focus was a major learning for Wendy Lea, when as an experienced CEO of a very hot, very high growth VC backed freemium software startup, her urgency to execute led to mistakes that she now recognizes were avoidable. Answering a question posed by a student startup, she references Steve Blank as someone she learns from every single time they meet and shares her thoughts on why a customer development playbook is a necessary reality check to all the BS talked around product-market fit. Having delivered business solutions in 30 countries, Wendy brings a worldly point of view to digital innovation and her entrepreneurial pursuits - she's currently CEO of Cintrifuse and on the Board of Techstars.  In 2012 and 2013, she was recognized as a Women of Influence in Silicon Valley and in San Francisco.

Wendy Lea has had a lifetime of high-profile successes in building successful businesses. Leaving Get Satisfaction after years as CEO, Wendy was lured to Cincinnati to develop and grow an enduring business ecosystem that brings together startups, bigcos, government nonprofits, neighborhoods and even the clergy. The results already have been amazing. But Wendy is not your garden-variety winner. What you'll hear in this Real Leaders podcast is deep and candid reflection on what has motivated Wendy in her career and what gaps she's looking to fill across her life.