Double Espresso With Dee: Inspiring Stories of Change and Personal Growth
Double Espresso With Dee: Inspiring Stories of Change and Personal Growth
Dee Stirling
Business pivot helped me succeed | Andrew Forman Founder of Givz
25 minutes Posted Dec 16, 2021 at 7:40 am.
My guest Andrew Foreman is a former banker, who after his MBA at Harvard Business School, decided to resolve a problem he experienced to make charitable giving smarter. Fast forward he took the leap, made a business pivot and became an entrepreneur. Today Andrew is co-founder and CEO of Givz, a high-growth tech platform created to resolve this problem. Andrew shared the story of his journey from banker to entrepreneur. During the transition there were many highs and lows. He described how he was feeling during the tough times of business challenges and things not working.  Points of Discussion: Introduction
How did you decide to start a business?
Being called a wantrepreneur fueled Andrew’s fire
What was the emotion around not going back to banking?
Beginnings of Givz and how it looks today
What were the big business pivots and how did you cope with them?
What were the changes for you as a business leader?
How do you deal with uncertainty?
After becoming a parent, how did that change you as a person?
Who were the people who influenced you?
What is your superpower?
What did you learn about yourself that you are going to bring forward?
What do you feel is your purpose in life?
Key takeaways
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My guest Andrew Foreman is a former banker, who after his MBA at Harvard Business School, decided to resolve a problem he experienced to make charitable giving smarter. Fast forward he took the leap, made a business pivot and became an entrepreneur. Today Andrew is co-founder and CEO of Givz, a high-growth tech platform created to resolve this problem. Andrew shared the story of his journey from banker to entrepreneur. During the transition there were many highs and lows. He described how he was feeling during the tough times of business challenges and things not working.  Points of Discussion: Introduction (00:00) How did you decide to start a business? (01:47) Being called a wantrepreneur fueled Andrew’s fire (03:35) What was the emotion around not going back to banking? (05:45) Beginnings of Givz and how it looks today (07:05) What were the big business pivots and how did you cope with them? (09:11) What were the changes for you as a business leader? (12:48) How do you deal with uncertainty? (13:51) After becoming a parent, how did that change you as a person? (15:17) Who were the people who influenced you? (16:57) What is your superpower? (19:08) What did you learn about yourself that you are going to bring forward? (20:36) What do you feel is your purpose in life? (21:55) Key takeaways (23:32) Additional Resources:   More about Andrew Forman Learn more about Givz Follow me Instagram Visit my website