Robinhood’s COO Gretchen Howard joins Daversa Partners’ CEO Paul Daversa, and longtime partner Bill Beer to talk all things leadership, operations, and talent. Nothing is off limits in this conversation; including -- female leadership from the top down, diversity, the battle for top talent, expectations vs. reality, and the evolution of Robinhood… ALL while navigating a media blitz (oh and a global pandemic).
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0:00 – Start
2:05 – Gretchen’s journey from Fidelity to Google to Robinhood. How did you get here?
4:48 – Are you good or are you just lucky?
9:14 – Robinhood – how much remains true to what you thought when were signing up for this vs reality. What’s different and unexpected?
12:15 – Time at CapitalG as a Partner & investor / did you know that fintech would be the place for you?
17:45 – Pressures & responsibilities you hold in industry right now, specifically around gender & diversity gender and diversity
23:20 – Navigating Robinhood without a roadmap during a media blitz re: GameStop, Reddit’s Wall Street Bets, congress – all while in the middle of a high-profile executive search
28:50 – Founder vs. Female Founder
32:15 - Robinhood just bought an 80-person recruiting firm BINC, will other companies follow suit?
34:20 – Robinhood’s IPO & the idea of opening this up to their customers, will this become the norm?
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