Jun 5, 2018
Elisa Miller-Out, the co-founder of Singlebrook and Managing Partner at Chloe Capital, is an entrepreneur, investor, and mom to 2 daughters. She sits down with Kalika Yap to talk about her experiences at working in theatre and eventually working in tech. As part of the community of Women 2.0, she's a big purveyor of making the tech industry more diverse and inclusive. Tune in to the latest episode now!
Timestamped Show notes:
01:25 Elisa shares her journey and how she adapted to switch
from one career life to another.
03:22 Her first company was a non-profit that she started with a
partner she met in college, which was a theater production
company.
04:00 There's a lot of skills you can learn from working in the
theater that can be applied to other aspects of work and life.
10:00 Elisa and her husband built Singlebrook, a custom software
development company, by acquiring the firm where her husband used
to work at.
12:33 Despite her background in theatre and in entertainment, Elisa
made a switch to working in technology as it offered a more
flexible career for a new mom.
16:45 The secret of her success if having a great partnership with
her husband.
17:47 After 10 years with Singlebrook, Elisa started new ventures
to help empower women in the tech industry.
22:48 In the next part of her journey, rather than asking what she
would like to work on, she thought about who does she want to work
with.
27:50 What it means to have a more diverse tech, investing, and
entrepreneurship landscape for our future.
Key takeaways:
Resources:
Entrepreneurs' Organization
Elisa Miller-Out's
site
Singlebrook
B Corporation
Women 2.0