Using the Power of Community to Make an Impact - Cate Luzio, Founder & CEO of Luminary
Description
Cate Luzio is the founder and CEO of Luminary, a global professional education and networking platform created to uplift and up-skill women through all phases of their professional journey. Members are comprised of a multi-generational and intersectional community of individuals, entrepreneurs, corporations, and organizations including JP Morgan Chase, Unilever, Verizon, Indeed, MasterCard, Spotify, Power Map, BlackRock, Yelp, and more. Before starting Luminary, Cate spent two decades in financial services leading global multi-billion dollar businesses.
In this episode of the Building While Flying podcast, Cate joins Maribel Lara to share more about Luminary and her experiences as an entrepreneur. Cate gives some insight into her professional journey, adapting to her environment, and why being an entrepreneur is so hard.
In-flight topics:
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How banking made her entrepreneurial
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The evolution of Luminary's vision
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Being a business fueled by its members
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The isolation and constant mental struggle of an entrepreneur
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Why hearing stories from members makes it worth it
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…and more!
Connect with Cate:
Cate LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cluzio/
Cate Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cateluzio/
Luminary website: https://www.weareluminary.com/
Luminary Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weareluminary/
"While everyone likes to use the word pivot for us, we didn't pivot… pivot means we changed directions, we didn't change directions. We adapted to the environment and what was happening. Our core mission never changed, how we delivered it evolved." - Cate
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