GeekGirl Meets Nancy Fechnay, Founder of The Inspire Movement, at "The Way We're Wired"

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GeekGirl recently hosted its annual conference and Nancy is just one of the many amazing women in tech that spoke at our event. She just HAD to be on this podcast, and GeekGirl was eager to interview her - you'll find out more when you listen! Nancy is the Founder of The Inspire Movement, a new role after a great career in VC and in tech. She joined us for our Mental Health, Wellbeing and Our Devices panel and shared LOADS of useful insight. Enjoy! Nancy Fechnay is a founder, investor, mentor, and advisor for startups and accelerators. She is passionate about helping others find their purpose, achieve health of the mind and body, and – most of all – be happy! Nancy is the founder of The Inspire Movement, a new community of innovative thought leaders, who believe in the power of positive thinking and sharing personal stories of life's greatest challenges. She was previously Partner at Flight Ventures, the largest online group of investors in the world, brainchild of well-known angel investor Gil Penchina. Nancy oversaw their UK/EU operation focusing on large seed or Series A ($3M+) investments. As a mentor and advisor, Nancy's expertise span across innovation, strategy, business development, fundraising, and U.S. expansion. She currently advises several U.S. and UK early stage startups, and serves on the advisory board of a stealth wellness startup based in London. Nancy has worked for several U.S. based investment firms, including Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, GE Ventures, and Core Capital Partners. She is the co-founder of Duke Ventures, a venture capital educational and deal-sourcing engine that advises founders on business strategy and highlights the best Research Triangle Park startups to a network of active investors. Nancy has a Bachelor of Science degree in Systems Engineering (UVa), an MBA focused on entrepreneurship (Duke), and an MEM focused on energy (Duke). Website: http://www.theinspiremovement.com/#welcome Twitter: https://twitter.com/NancyFechnay