Venturing Deep

Venturing Deep is a podcast that will take a look into venture capital, remarkable founders, interesting people, and other pressing topics. Join your host, Ama Kessie as we dive deep into an array of discussions. The hope is that after listening, you will come away using something you heard here to be your best self! The only request is that you not be afraid to venture deep!

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Venturing Deep (with Rachel Wilson - Collab Capital)

March 30, 2023 • Ama Kessie

Our next guest is Rachel Wilson! Rachel has over a decade of global experience working across various industries including Food & Beverage, Automotive, Tech, Healthcare, Music, Fashion, and Media. As Principal and Head of Operations for Collab Capital (a VC Firm headquartered in Atlanta, GA) , Rachel runs the VC ops and fund governance processes of the fund. This includes investor relations, fund reporting oversight, impact metrics strategy, and all governance including legal and HR. She has been a long-time advocate for mental wellness and has been the Chair of the Board for her family's behavioral health treatment center, Omnis Health Life Wellness Center, for over 7 years.

She has a B.A. in Economics & Business from Agnes Scott College and M.S. in Industrial Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. She is also on the board of Black Women in Venture Capital (BWiVC), a nonprofit dedicated to supporting careers across the spectrum of venture capital and capital access networks for Black women and she is a Margaret Atwood Practical Utopias Fellow.

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