Arlan Hamilton
Founder and managing partner, Backstage Capital
Arlan Hamilton is the founder and managing partner of Backstage Capital, an investment firm that focuses on minimizing funding disparities by investing in underestimated founders, namely female, BlPOC, and LGBTQ+ leaders. Since 2015, when Hamilton first started Backstage Capital while she was homeless, the firm has raised more than $7 million and invested in more than 130 companies. Fortune included Hamilton in 2018’s 40 Under 40 list, and in May 2020, Hamilton published her semi-autobiographical book, It’s About Damn Time, through which she gained critical and industry acclaim and shared her story of grit, strategy, and empowerment.
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No one is going to come to you and say, ‘Hey, you are kind of frazzled right now. You are snapping at people. You are not on the top of your game.’ No one is going to do that until the house is on fire. This is when you have to be the leader and step up by making self-care part of your job strategy and a mandatory part of your company’s culture and for you as a leader in your company.
Flight Template Series: Building Self-Actualized Teams
Make Self-Care a Part of Your Strategy
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As a leader, promoting self-care among your team is as much a part of your role as learning the latest skill, meeting profit goals, or going out to raise funds. Proactively creating structure around employee self-care is critical in order to prevent burnout and ensure your team members are in the mindset to produce great work. This flight will help make mental health and self-care more of a habit and a priority for your team.
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Ideas for how to improve self-care practices and how to create space for mental health days
Team alignment on work practices and prioritization of mental health