Amanda Slavin (listed on this year’s Forbes 30 Under 30 for Marketing and Advertising) is a Millennial and Generation Z expert and the CEO and Founder of CatalystCreativ, an experience studio that’s focused on helping cities, brands and institutions flourish by developing educational and inspirational strategy, and on and offline campaigns to engage Millennials. CatalystCreativ is funded by Zappos CEO and venture capitalist Tony Hsieh as part of the Downtown Project. Slavin and CatalystCreativ has worked with brands spanning from NPR, Dell, Ekocycle, to Starwood Hotels.
In this episode, Amanda walks us through her jobs prior to starting a business and how they helped her in becoming the entrepreneur superstar she is! She then goes on to explain the framework of Catalyst Creativ and the creative approach she takes to not only help her clients build brand exposure but also help them make somewhat of an impact in the community. She also shares how she met Tony Hsieh (CEO of Zappos), who then ends up funding Catalyst Creativ!
Amanda has had quite the experience in raising capital for her company, so hear more about her advice for pitching investors as well as her advice for women looking to start a business in this episode!
To lean more about Catalyst Creativ and the amazing work they do, visit www.catalystcreativ.com