Kristin Hull, Founder & CEO of Nia Impact Capital - Scaling Growth - Ready for take off?
The final speaker for the Virtual ONE WORLD CEO Summit event was Kristin Hull, Founder and CEO of Nia Impact Capital, a women led firm that invests at the intersection of social justice and environmental sustainability.
Key Takeaways, Insights, and Resources on Managing Growth as a CEO:
Philosophy: Be aware that what you are building and creating becomes the new future. Changing a traditional and hierarchical market takes time to change, so there is no time to waste
Human Capital Growth:
Hire for values and then train up
Continue to attract top talent as Nia grows
Focus on hiring diverse team members, alignment with the racial activism work that Nia does
Building strategic partnerships is important to scale impact and growth
Important to know when to enter new markets and provide new services
Most important lessons about growing your company:
Believe in yourself earlier
Get your product out earlier
Bring crucial team members in early: strategy, sales strategy
Don’t only build and assume that you’re welcomed as a “new player”
Resources:
For CEOs: invitation to offer Nia in their retirement plans
GEN certified (The gold standard for intersectional equity in the US workplace)
For diversity and racial justice - Hella Social Impact is a good resource/partner. They have an assessment you can take to see where you are with your business.
The Mosaic Project (Mosaic does anti-bias training with teams)
Find Kristin’s session from 3:24:20 to 3:45:15
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