Primary Ventures-Rebecca Price (Long Post)

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Only include 0:15 (I always like) - 25:21 (a lot of sense)

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Being curious, open-minded, and eager are three things that helped Primary Venture Partner's Rebecca Price become a Partner at a top investment firm with an extensive history as a Chief Human Resource Officer and Chief People Officer. In this interview, Rebecca shares her advice about the value of mentorship, finding your passions and repeatedly asking yourself three key questions, and staying focused on your career despite rapid industry changes.

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5:18 - 5:57

Intro

Hello hello everyone (EXCITED AND WITH ENERGY) welcome back to Office Hours. A show about how to make a successful jump from college to young professional life. We know that landing your first job can often be an intimidating, complicated and stressful process, but its not impossible! (UP ENERGY) And we’re here to help by giving you access to some of the brightest minds in business to get their advice for how to build a successful career. Take what you can (short pause), pick what you like and listen for that stroke of brilliance that you can use to help you get hired.

I'm Caroline Radke and on today’s episode our co-host, Brett, has a conversation with Rebecca Price, Partner at Primary Venture Partners. Rebecca was a psychology major in college who wanted to pursue clinical psychology, but due to some obstacles, she made a massive career change towards organizational psychology and human resources before venture. She has extensive experience in academia, Fortune 500s, startups, and venture, which puts her in a great position to provide insight into how to be successful in today's rapidly changing industries.

(Background) Rebecca's career journey started out very focused.She was a psychology major who knew she wanted to pursue a career in clinical psychology. But an eye-opening conversation with a professor and mentor of hers completely transformed her path. As a result of the conversation, she realized that a career in clinical psychology would not be rewarding because she wanted a career where empathy and impact are key components of the role which clinical psychology could not provide because the work with these types of patients oftentimes had no clear results. It was then that she got more interested in organizational psychology, and when looking at courses online, she felt a strong desire to take all of them. It was like she was a little kid again and her fiery passion came alive. After graduation she entered the corporate world where she gained valuable and extensive experience eventually becoming a Chief People Officer, someone who manages the human capital at a firm, before breaking into venture capital. There were many obstacles that she had to overcome, and she shares how she did that with us today. Rebecca never had a huge master plan for her life, and instead likes to see the different stages of her life as chapters. There are, however, common patterns between all of her chapters, and those include seeking out trusted mentors and repeatedly asking yourself three questions: do you feel connected to the work and the purpose? Do you feel a connection to the people you work with? Are you consistently growing and learning?

Primary Venture Partners where Rebecca works is a premier early stage venture firm working alongside founders to build unicorns like Alloy, Chief, Electric, K Health, Slice, and many more. It was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in New York. More specifically, it is a seed stage venture capital firm focused on enterprise SaaS, fintech, health, web3, devtools, and ecommerce.

(Analysis) In this interview, we touch on important points that any student should hear. Whether it is about the value of mentorship, finding your passions and repeatedly asking yourself three key questions, or staying focused on your career despite rapid industry changes, Rebecca has the advice you need to hear. She also dives into her mindset in college and how her psychology degree helped shape her early career. Being curious and open-minded, as well as actively seeking out mentors throughout your career, allows you to expand your network early on and gain crucial advice from trusted individuals. There was a lot packed into this episode and we are excited to share this one with you

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podcast intro:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1pIgn4resAGThfFAEYrLb5vYRbZZTDoMc