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From a Woman to a LeaderHow to Build a Consulting Business with Amanda Schwartz RamirezHave you ever wondered if you could turn your corporate experience into a thriving consulting business?
In this episode, I sit down with Amanda Schwartz Ramirez, a strategy and operations executive who made the leap from leading high-growth companies like PayPal and Dapper Labs to building her own successful consulting business, Garden Labs.
After working 80-hour weeks while pregnant with her third child, Amanda knew something had to change. She didn’t want to slow down—she wanted to pivot. Now, she helps tech leaders scale with intention and empo...
2025-01-2935 min
Her Success StoryNavigating Career Pivots: Amanda Ramirez on Soft Skills and Tech Industry SuccessThis week Ivy Slater, host of Her Success Story, chats with her guest, Amanda Ramirez. The two talk about the critical role of soft skills in tech, the challenges and rewards of starting her own consulting company while balancing motherhood, and how she now helps other seasoned executives launch their own successful ventures through her innovative consultancy and advisory firm, Garden Labs In this episode, we discuss: How Amanda found her niche in tech without a technical background What strategies helped Amanda scale her business Why Amanda believes in decision over...
2025-01-2727 min
Woman to WomanAmanda Schwartz RamirezAmanda Schwartz Ramirez is a transformational strategy and operations executive and board advisor with expertise in building and scaling high-performing organizations. With over 15 years of experience spanning early-stage startups, hyper-growth companies, and Fortune 500 enterprises like PayPal, Amanda specializes in strategic operations, business development, and emerging technology.
Amanda is founder and CEO of Garden Labs, a boutique advisory firm for venture-backed startups. Amanda also teaches a successful course on Maven that supports other Execs to take the leap into advisory and consulting.
2024-09-3026 min
Strategy SimplifiedS15E5: How to Build a Consulting Business From Scratch (Amanda Schwartz Ramirez)Send us a textLooking to start your own consulting / advisory business? This conversation with Amanda Schwartz Ramirez is for you.Listen in as Amanda shares:How to know if starting your own firm is right for you - and practical steps to achieve thatThe role of personal branding in building a businessThe timeline for Amanda's first advisory contractWhy you should ignore your website until you have a business& much moreConnect with Amanda through the links below.Connect with AmandaJoin Amanda's course on Maven: "On-Ramp to...
2024-09-1143 min
Sisters with VenturesA Journey into Angel Investing with Amanda Schwartz RamirezA Journey into Angel Investing with Amanda Schwartz RamirezAre you passionate about helping marginalized founders? Have you considered becoming an angel investor? Where and how do you start? Becoming an angel investor begins with a passion and continuous learning. As you grow your investment portfolio, it is important to stay updated on industry trends, refine your investment strategy based on your experiences, and adapt to the ever-evolving startup landscape. Join this conversation with Amanda Schwartz Ramirez as she shares her early background in a business environment and how that shaped her entrepreneurial ambitions. She also talks...
2023-09-0523 minSisters with VenturesA Journey into Angel Investing with Amanda Schwartz RamirezA Journey into Angel Investing with Amanda Schwartz RamirezAre you passionate about helping marginalized founders? Have you considered becoming an angel investor? Where and how do you start? Becoming an angel investor begins with a passion and continuous learning. As you grow your investment portfolio, it is important to stay updated on industry trends, refine your investment strategy based on your experiences, and adapt to the ever-evolving startup landscape. Join this conversation with Amanda Schwartz Ramirez as she shares her early background in a business environment and how that shaped her entrepreneurial ambitions. She also talks...
2023-09-0523 minSisters with VenturesA Journey into Angel Investing with Amanda Schwartz RamirezA Journey into Angel Investing with Amanda Schwartz RamirezAre you passionate about helping marginalized founders? Have you considered becoming an angel investor? Where and how do you start? Becoming an angel investor begins with a passion and continuous learning. As you grow your investment portfolio, it is important to stay updated on industry trends, refine your investment strategy based on your experiences, and adapt to the ever-evolving startup landscape. Join this conversation with Amanda Schwartz Ramirez as she shares her early background in a business environment and how that shaped her entrepreneurial ambitions. She also talks...
2023-09-0523 min
OpsyWorking Strategically with Amanda Schwartz RamirezAmanda Schwartz Ramirez is a strategy and operations executive who's spent her career incubating products and solving problems. She's had a number of titles, but a love of solving critical problems has been at the core of all of them. She has lots to teach us about building businesses strategically, especially in this tough market. Tune in to learn best practices you can implement in your own work!Show NotesShow notes and a full transcript of this episode is available at opsy.work.Connect with usAre you a...
2023-07-1250 min
OpsyWorking Strategically with Amanda Schwartz RamirezAmanda Schwartz Ramirez is a strategy and operations executive who's spent her career incubating products and solving problems. She's had a number of titles, but a love of solving critical problems has been at the core of all of them. She has lots to teach us about building businesses strategically, especially in this tough market. Tune in to learn best practices you can implement in your own work!Show NotesShow notes and a full transcript of this episode is available at opsy.work.Connect with usAre you a...
2023-07-1250 min