-: I think I have the most interesting job
that I can imagine for myself on the planet right now,
because I, essentially, get to talk to
amazing, interesting people, every day,
who are really driven, with a strong
sense of purpose, and are using relatively
sophisticated tools to advance that purpose.
I talked to a MacArthur Genius Award winner,
who's working with low-income families,
and how we can infuse more trust and less help,
and so trusting them to help themselves,
rather than this sort of, top-down helping mindset.
I also talked to someone high up in Bain Capital,
who, that firm has started a impact fund
that is operating at a really high level,
and taking impact investing mainstream in new ways.
And then, I had an afternoon coffee
with a performance artist, who runs
a design studio, who's really interested
in intersection of arts and social justice and impact.
So, it's such a varied day for me, every day,
and people doing amazing work,
using the tools that they have.
The biggest challenge that I face, actually,
is that this is a relatively entrepreneurial role,
and as someone who externally,
is interfacing with so many people,
internally, I have very few people
to sort of, bounce ideas off of,
to use as mentors, and to support
getting the work done, and so,
I would say, it can be challenging
to know what to do when I feel overwhelmed,
and this conference gets overwhelming
at some point every year.
And so, I've had to really think about
how I can find resources outside of my organization,
that can support me in those moments,
and to make sure that I plan ahead,
and bring on support, even if it's seasonal,
to get us through those periods.