Meredith Davis | Head of Community at The League
About this video
This transcript is a motivational speech by Meredith Davis about her unconventional career path, not an episode of My First Million. Meredith recounts how she transitioned from sex research to working at a luxury sex toy company, experienced workplace harassment after an acquisition, was fired, and then persistently pursued a role at The League dating app by researching founder Amanda Bradford and emailing various email combinations until she got a meeting. She emphasizes that mission-driven hiring and personal passion are key to succeeding in startups.
Key takeaways
- Meredith’s persistence in reaching Amanda Bradford by guessing email combinations and following up multiple times led to landing a role at The League despite no initial hiring
- Mission alignment between personal values and company mission is critical when hiring for startups, as it helps employees handle uncertainty and execute scrappy solutions
- Hitting rock bottom can be a productive starting point; reframing a crisis (like being fired) as an opportunity to pursue aligned work led Meredith to a startup environment
Episode details: published March 30, 2017 · 1.8K views · 12:14 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. The business ideas, figures and results discussed are the hosts’ and guests’ own claims, shared as brainstorming and entertainment — not verified facts and not investment advice.
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