Amy Griffin on Stepping Back Into Her Career

9 to 5ish with theSkimm

theSkimm

Entrepreneurship, Careers, Business

4.7 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 25 January 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

For Amy Griffin, being one of the most successful venture capitalists actually has a lot in common with being a college athlete. Amy played volleyball at the University of Virginia, and now as the founder and managing partner of G9 Ventures, she helps early-stage startups perform their best in a different kind of arena. And some of the companies she’s coached include Goop, Athletic Greens, and Bumble. This week, we ask Amy about the secret to her coaching magic. Which, spoiler, is all about relationships. In this episode, Amy shares: How her mentality as a college athlete stayed with her throughout her career Her experience stepping out of, and stepping back into, the workforce How she supports founders through the good times – and the bad Her approach to relationship-building How founders can prepare for an uncertain economic environment

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by Slack,
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0:08.1	We'll explain more in a bit, but first, let's get into the episode.
0:14.0	I think that it's a fallacy to say,
0:16.0	you can do everything well all the time.
0:19.6	And so I think that one of the things I'm most proud of is that I stepped out,
0:25.1	and then I stepped back in.
0:27.0	I'm Carly Zaken, and I'm Danielle Weisberg.
0:31.8	Welcome to 9-5-ish with the skin.
0:34.6	We've run into so many questions over the years,
0:37.6	and had so many moments where we needed advice,
0:40.9	and we got it from women who'd been there.
0:44.3	And that's what we're bringing you with this show.
0:46.4	Each week we're helping you get what you want out of your career,
0:49.6	by talking to the smartest leaders we know.
0:52.0	Because we know your work life is a lot more than 9-5.
0:56.7	All right, let's get into it.
1:00.8	Hi, everyone.
1:01.6	Today, our guest is Amy Griffin,
1:03.8	the founder and managing partner of G9 Ventures.
1:08.3	G9 invests an early stage startups focused on supporting companies
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