#239 Joanna Rees- Managing Partner at West Talks Venture Investing, Entrepreneurship and Building Powerful Brands!

Joanna Rees is an investor, entrepreneur, advisor, educator and mentor with deep expertise in helping companies and organizations define their market and build powerful brands.  Currently, she is a Managing Partner at West, a venture studio that specializes in the end-to-end process of designing, building, and launching purpose-driven brands including Twitter, Square, Eventbrite, Impossible Foods and more.  Throughout her career, she has served on the board of more than 25 venture-backed companies as well as the board of the National Venture Capital Association. If that wasn't enough Joanna was named a Global Leader for Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum and a Henry Crown Fellow by the Aspen Institute, where she is a seminar moderator. Joanna was also a candidate for Mayor of San Francisco in November 2011.  On this episode Joanna shares many of the life lessons she's learned on her incredible journey.  Episode Notes Watch on YouTube Subscribe to my Newsletter Connect with us! Whatgotyouthere Looking for a job? Checkout Culture Finders today to be matched with your dream company.  MCTco Collagen Protein Bars www.mctco.com 20% off with code "WGYT" https://drinksupercoffee.com/