Join  Elle Bruno (Techstars), Jessica Klek (SalesLoft), and Alexandra Adamson (WISE) as they dive into:

Leadership qualities you should prioritize in a founder

Questions to ask when evaluating a founding leadership team

How to think like an investor when you're interviewing

We'll wrap up the discussion with a Q&A, so come with questions!

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Elle Bruno is the Managing Director of the Techstars & Western Union Accelerator. Elle has been a founder and startup operator for 19 years. In 2004 she started her first company, an eBay ancillary marketplace, and since then she has been involved in building three venture-backed startups, most notably Trunk Club. Her expertise is in consumer tech, specifically revenue and growth. Elle has been an angel investor and advisor since 2015, with a focus on investing in female founded companies, and was an EIR in the 2020 Techstars & Western Union program. In her free time, Elle enjoys working on her social goods site and contributing to charitable causes such as race education, scholarships for DREAMers, and closing the socioeconomic gap. She resides in Denver with her husband Tim, and three children George, Zoa, and Louise.

Jessica Klek is the SVP Vertical Sales at Salesloft. She is responsible for building out the company's first vertical solution serving the Financial Services Space. Prior to SalesLoft, Jess was VP Global Sales at CSOD responsible for scaling the Content business and achieving double digit growth in scale and revenue. Prior to that, Jess led high-performing and award-winning teams at LinkedIn. Jess is the Co-Found of SalesLoft's WIN Group and is a passionate speaker and advocate for Women In Tech. She is also mom to JP and wife to Dan.

WISE (Women In Sales Everywhere) is a global community dedicated to developing the next generation of female sales leaders. We run programming and both in-person and virtual events globally with amazing speakers who provide practical insights and wisdom to help women advance their sales careers.

Evaluating Leadership Teams: Perspective from a Seller and an Investor