Rachel has thrived in the entrepreneurial landscape for 5+ years, bringing her firsthand experience of what it takes to build a company, grow a team, and balance a personal life. She wrote on many of these topics in her prior role for a growing startup while simultaneously building a freelance clientele of small to medium-sized businesses.   Rachel became familiar with the publishing world when she started as a contributor at Thrive Global several years ago. She also wrote for a short time as a travel guru for Flight Network, focusing on how even entrepreneurs could find time for a life-changing trip.  Before her full-time work in the startup and nonprofit world began, Rachel studied English literature at Brown University and created an independent study on the intersection of entrepreneurship, narrative, and human connection (i.e. hospitality).  Rachel has been interviewed on several podcasts, detailing her entrepreneurial journey (The Catalyst Effect), alignment with purpose (Big Conversations), and belief in the power of spaces (Elevation Nation).