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E28: Creating a Culture of Listening and Flexibility with Nichole Montoya, CEO and co-founder of Cheddar Up
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Welcome back to the Lead with Heart Podcast. I have Nichole Montoya with me and she is sharing with us how to create a company-wide culture of listening and flexibility.
Nichole is the CEO and co-founder of Cheddar Up - a platform that helps millions collect group payments and information. It is also a beneficial tool for nonprofits for fundraising, and Nichole is going to tell us all about it today.
In this episode:
- [02:49] Nichole’s Entrepreneurial Mindset
- [04:58] What is Cheddar Up and who does it serve?
- [08:28] Strategically adding team members to your business
- [14:43] Analyzing feedback to improve your business
- [16:11] Leadership traits that Nichole values
- [19:25] How Cheddar Up facilitates fundraising
- [24:05] Balancing running a company and being a mom
CONNECT WITH NICHOLE
Nichole Montoya is the CEO and co-founder of Cheddar Up - A platform that helps millions collect group payments and information. She has more than 20 years of experience helping to grow and build businesses. Nicole is part of the 500 startups accelerator in San Francisco and has presented at South by Southwest Interactive Women 2.0 and sat on numerous FinTech and female entrepreneur panels. She currently resides in Denver, Colorado with her husband and two teenage daughters
LinkedIn: Nichole Montoya
Instagram: @cheddarup
Facebook: Cheddar Up
Twitter: @cheddarup
Website: cheddarup.com
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CONNECT WITH HALEY
Haley is a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE), Certified Stress Management Coach, and Certified EmC train the trainer. She is the Founder of The Savvy Fundraiser, a nonprofit consulting and coaching business. She has worked in both small and large nonprofit teams in the human services, homelessness, and youth sectors; and she specializes in the EmC process, nonprofit leadership, board development, and fundraising. Haley is a passionate, impact-driven, experienced nonprofit professional whose mission is to empower, elevate and engage nonprofit leaders to build healthy, thriving organizations.
Instagram: @thesavvyfundraiser
LinkedIn: Haley Cooper, CFRE
Website: thesavvyfundraiser.com
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