Heather Zindel

The Athena Alliance is a community that propels leaders to build impact, whether it’s in the C-suite, in the boardroom, as an investor, as an entrepreneur, as a thought leader and beyond. Since its founding, Athena has: • Built and nurtured a network of 3-,000+ C-level women, VCs, and CEOs from across the full range of industries. • Made thousands of connections between female executives and investment firms, CEOs, and boards. • Supported over 500 women to corporate board roles across the range of public, PE backed, VC backed, ESOPs and more. • Produced hundreds of hours of business leadership content on the most pressing topics - from governing to investing to building. • Offered over 250 virtual events and 80 live in person events EVERY YEAR across the US. • Launched Athena Academy with world class courses and faculty. Through the integration of community, content, and coaching, Athena supports women leaders to reach their most ambitious goals and think bigger.

As catalysts for positive growth, we leverage our experiences and sphere of influence to mentor, empower, and lift women leaders in the technology partner ecosystem, so they can access equitable career and business opportunities and impact channel success.

The Venture Mechanics Startup Launchpad is a unique "hub" of entrepreneurial activities on Seattles eastside, combining an conference center, coworking studio, event spaces, virtual mail service, and most notably, the regions premier startup incubator/accelerator. The conference center and coworking facility features 100% active workstations (sit-stand desks, sit-stand conference tables and treadmill desks throughout the building), and other resources like an on-site photography and livestreaming studio. We believe "corporate wellness" shouldnt just be for employees on the main campus; its just as important for remote/hybrid employees and startup operators. The facility is conveniently located close to the 520 yet far enough outside the Bellevue core to offer a great deal free parking. Venture Mechanics produces over 200 live events a year; about 80% are founder-focused and 20% are investor-focused, and most include a mix of founders and funders. The event spaces are also available for private events. Venture Mechanics is also the Puget Sounds center of diversity in entrepreneurship, with multiple "Founders & Funders" groups based here, including Black, Women, LGBTQ+, Veteran, Latino, Filipino groups with more coming online monthly.

The Athena Alliance is a community that propels leaders to build impact, whether it’s in the C-suite, in the boardroom, as an investor, as an entrepreneur, as a thought leader and beyond. Since its founding, Athena has: • Built and nurtured a network of 3-,000+ C-level women, VCs, and CEOs from across the full range of industries. • Made thousands of connections between female executives and investment firms, CEOs, and boards. • Supported over 500 women to corporate board roles across the range of public, PE backed, VC backed, ESOPs and more. • Produced hundreds of hours of business leadership content on the most pressing topics - from governing to investing to building. • Offered over 250 virtual events and 80 live in person events EVERY YEAR across the US. • Launched Athena Academy with world class courses and faculty. Through the integration of community, content, and coaching, Athena supports women leaders to reach their most ambitious goals and think bigger.

As catalysts for positive growth, we leverage our experiences and sphere of influence to mentor, empower, and lift women leaders in the technology partner ecosystem, so they can access equitable career and business opportunities and impact channel success.

Red Hat is the world’s leading provider of enterprise open source solutions, using a community-powered approach to deliver high-performing Linux, hybrid cloud, edge, and Kubernetes technologies. We hire creative, passionate people who are ready to contribute their ideas, help solve complex problems, and make an impact. Opportunities are open. Join us.

Were a niche consulting & program management firm helping tech execs grow & land ambitious ideas. We fill the shoes the big houses leave by rolling up our sleeves to bring bold ambitions to life. We work with amazing companies—such as Microsoft, Facebook, VMware, Red Hat, and others—landing $ billions in growth targets & sales. We know Mid-Market, Enterprise, & Global Alliance segments. We know Channel. We know Co-Innovation & Co-Selling Through & With Partners. And we know what it takes to collaborate, design, & implement visions globally and cross-functionally. Our GTM2 expertise—going-to and getting-to market—comes from 15+ years engaged in the industry + 100s of collective years having filled our clients’ shoes. Our hand-picked senior consultants & certified program managers come from the industry. Each Bloomie is passionate about making change happen and paying their expertise forward. Were practitioners first. Consultants second. Were your go-to partner to accelerate organizational and revenue transformations...from strategy to execution. #cloud #strategy | #gtm | #revops | #transformation #programmanagement | #CX #PX #SX | #channelpartners | #midmarket #enterprise #alliances | #salesjourney | #enablement