She Built It® Podcast

How She Turned a Love of Gaming Into an Incredible Career - with Nanea Reeves

Melanie Barr Episode 20

“Courage comes after you do something you're really terrified to do.” Nanea Reeves is the CEO of TRIPP - an award-winning digital therapeutic platform designed to address mental and emotional health. Join us as we talk about…

  • How, despite her mother’s heroin addiction growing up, she persevered to build a successful career and business.
  • How a love of gaming at a young age gave her a foundation and a path forward.
  • Why more girls should play video games as a path to STEM.
  • Why showing up with positive energy, bringing that energy into the room, providing solutions, and showing up with a contribution mindset is so important.
  • Why her husband built a temple in Tibet and how, after he passed, she found a renewed sense to build and approach life with optimism and hope.

Prior to TRIPP, Nanea held senior leadership roles at Electronic Arts as SVP Global Online, President of TextPlus, Chief Strategy Officer of Gaikai - acquired by Sony, COO of Machinima - acquired by Warner Brothers, and more. She’s one of the few women in the video game industry to lead large scale tech initiatives and frequently speaks on why more girls should play video games as a path to getting more females into STEM.