i've had a lot of people messaging me about why i'm suddenly leaving SheFi
i normally don't do this, but i feel like i owe it to myself to share my side of the story
and not to be dramatic but honestly alix earle and alex cooper's fight pales in comparison to what just happened between me and
@maggielove_
just kidding lol 🙈
but, for real, after almost 2 years being chief of staff at
@shefiorg, i'm both sad and excited to announce last week was my last
when i started at SheFi, i had really only done creative freelance work to fund a year and a half traveling around the world. i came back to New York eager but slightly lost, not sure who would take a chance on me. i couldn't be more grateful for
@maggielove_ (and
@DeanKD_ @jonwu_ who interviewed me!!) for being those people
while at SheFi, i definitely learned, grew, and made mistakes. but i also:
-spearheaded growing the community from 12k to over 30k members
-worked on 1M in partnership deals with incredible partner teams
-ran 500 person summits in Bangkok, Denver, and Buenos Aires
-hosted our first creator event -hosted our first curated dinners in Buenos Aires and New York
-launched our first membership club (well, soon 👀)
-learned OpenClaw, built AI bots and automated operations
-learned how to interview and brought on the wonderful
@BU___UB
-and, of course, met the most amazing women around the world
but, i recently moved to London; i only know a few people in the city, and i'm a very social person! SheFi is all remote, and the past few months i've found myself struggling with the isolation, the time difference, and trying to build a life here. in a role as intense as CoS, you have to be all in - and i knew i couldn't contribute my best at SheFi anymore
while i'm sad to leave, i'm excited to watch
@shefiorg grow and continue their amazing work. i'm so thankful for such an incredible introduction to the world of startups, tech, and crypto, and for the experiences and people along the way
so, i have a lot of people asking me what's next, and honestly, i don't know!
my passion has always been traveling, so the next 5 weeks i'm off to remote Indonesia, South Korea, and Mongolia. i'll be making some content about it on my instagram
instagram.com/ela.travels, so feel free to give it a follow!
i'll be looking for my next opportunity in july, so feel free to tg or dm me if you're interested in chatting and have an office (and awesome team) in London
that's all for now. thanks to everyone who has made this journey incredible! ❤️