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Think Like A Founder

Think Like a Founder is a series of conversations with leaders, thinkers, inventors, revolutionaries, problem-solvers, and smart, nice people. Hosted by Maureen Taylor, co-founder of SNP Communications, this podcast dives deeper into a founder’s mindset and mentality -- what makes them tick? The curiosity. The relentlessness. The crazy. The sacrifice. The loneliness. Host, Maureen Taylor (or Mo, as most know her) started SNP Communications with her husband, Renn Vara more than 25 years ago, during the birth of Silicon Valley. Since then, they've been behind the scenes, supporting the world's top companies to grow and mature through the art of authentic communication.Mo looks at what it means to think like a founder. Why? Because, she believes great leaders can change the world.

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045: Charlotte Melkert - CEO and Co-Founder of Equalture

September 27, 2022 • Charlotte Melkert • Season 5 • Episode 3

On this episode of Think Like A Founder, SNP Co-Founder & CEO Maureen Taylor speaks with Charlotte Melkert, Co-Founder and CEO of Equalture. They talk about Gen Z's proclivity for social impact, being motivated by naysayers, and how failure can bring your company to the next level.

Equalture helps companies remove their bias and hire the right people by using a neuroscience-backed, gamified assessment to measure skills and behaviors. Since founding Equalture, Charlotte has gained several awards and nominations, including being part of Sifted's top 14 European Gen Z Founders and Forbes 30 Under 30 - Europe - Technology (2022).

Think Like A Founder is produced by SNP Communications in San Francisco, California. Learn more about the Think Like A Founder podcast and curriculum by visiting us at https://snpnet.com/tlaf/ or connect with Maureen Taylor on LinkedIn to continue the conversation there.

Series Producer: Mike Sullivan

Sound Design: Marc Ream

Content and Scripting: Catherine Hardy and Jaselin Drown

Production Coordinator: Natasha Thomas

Thanks also to Róisín Hunt, Selena Persiani-Shell, Jordan Bailey, Matt Johnson, Eli Shell, John Hughes, and Renn Vara.