Devon Davey's guest appearances

Devon Davey

Paper Napkin Wisdom

The Social Change Career Podcast

Blair Glencorse

Leila Janah

Damion Lupo

Randy Cohen

Phil Jackson

James Clear

Tom Bilyeu

John Ruhlin

Brad Feld

Jayson Gaignard

Michael Walsh

Mike Michalowicz

Andy Bailey

Sonny Vu

Peter Shankman

OwlTail

Devon is a Bay Area-native capacity builder with 12+ years of partnering with social entrepreneurs and founders. Be it a refugee crisis, youth empowerment, education, philanthropy, network building, systems change, and climate crises.  Devon is there to co-create strategy and implementation solutions for greater equity. In Episode 15 of Season 8, listen to Devon’s grounding, honest and real journey in life and how she developed an impressive set of sought-after skills related to co-creating strategies, working with boards, creating virtual communities, facilitating networks, among many.  Oh, and listen how she “takes over” this interview and witness us co-creating.    Check out previous seasons &amp; episodes of our Award-Winning Social Change Career Podcast.  Episode recorded on April 13th, 2021   Key Links Devon Davey Possibility Project Devon’s LinkedIn   New product*** PCDN.global is launching our first ever online workshops on all this career of change. First workshop was February 1st, stay tuned for more information on the next career PCDN.global career workshop.   Join our free PCDN Impact Career Chats Book a session PCDN Coaching Services Become an insider and join the PCDN Career Helping Line Subscribe to PCDN.global’s Daily or Weekly Newsletter This episode was brought to you thanks to the Rotary Peace Fellowship:  Are you an existing or emerging peace leader looking to take your career to the next level? You might be eligible to receive full funding to pursue a MA or professional certificate in peace &amp; conflict studies. Learn more about Rotary Peace Fellowships at https://www.rotary.org/en/our-programs/peace-fellowships

Devon is a Bay Area-native capacity builder with 12+ years of partnering with social entrepreneurs and founders. Be it a refugee crisis, youth empowerment, education, philanthropy, network building, systems change, and climate crises.  Devon is there to co-create strategy and implementation solutions for greater equity. In Episode 15 of Season 8, listen to Devon’s grounding, honest and real journey in life and how she developed an impressive set of sought-after skills related to co-creating strategies, working with boards, creating virtual communities, facilitating networks, among many.  Oh, and listen how she “takes over” this interview and witness us co-creating.    Check out previous<a href="https://pcdn.global/listen/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> seasons &amp; episodes</a> of our Award-Winning Social Change Career Podcast. Episode recorded on April 13th, 2021 Key Links <a href="https://www.devondavey.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Devon Davey</a> <a href="https://www.possibilityproject.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Possibility Project</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/devondavey/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Devon’s LinkedIn</a> New product*** PCDN.global is launching our first ever online workshops on all this career of change. First workshop was February 1st, stay tuned for more information on the next career PCDN.global career workshop. Join our free <a href="https://pcdn.global/webinars-career-and-videos/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PCDN Impact Career Chats</a> Book a session <a href="https://pcdn.global/career-services/coaching/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PCDN Coaching Services</a> Become an insider and join the <a href="https://pcdn.global/career-services/help-line/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PCDN Career Helping Line</a> Subscribe to PCDN.global’s <a href="https://pcdn.global/subscribe/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Daily or Weekly Newsletter</a> This episode was brought to you thanks to the Rotary Peace Fellowship: Are you an existing or emerging peace leader looking to take your career to the next level? You might be eligible to receive full funding to pursue a MA or professional certificate in peace &amp; conflict studies. Learn more about <a href="https://www.rotary.org/en/our-programs/peace-fellowships" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rotary Peace Fellowships</a> at <a href="https://www.rotary.org/en/our-programs/peace-fellowships" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.rotary.org/en/our-programs/peace-fellowships</a>

E15S8: Social Entrepreneurship, Equity and Female Leadership with Devon Davey  

Business success, especially entrepreneurial success, is about finding the right fit for your work, while also finding a harmony with everything else that affects your work. Business success is like relationship success. Sure, it would be wonderful to find the perfect match, but sometimes it’s even better to learn how to make an imperfect match fit. Communication and understanding allow unlike people to form mutually beneficial alliances. When alliances are formed, trust is born. It’s the same with business. Moving at the speed of trust propels businesses to flourish in a timely manner, while reinforcing and strengthening the foundations of that success. People often ask Tendrel’s Devon Davey how to build a solid business team. Her go-to reply is: start small with the power of two. Entrepreneurs can move so quickly that they are unable to initially communicate and receive feedback from a large team. Again, to use the relationship analogy, once the trust is established between two people, others can be brought in slowly, and then more rapidly, into the mix. Listening becomes key in business relationships. Because it’s not about who is right or wrong, but rather it’s about different neutral perspectives having a voice. Neutrality fosters workplace winning, without ego. For instance, partners have strengths you many not possess. Instead of viewing that from a competitive perspective, if their strengths can be accepted as a plus that compliments your weakness, while your strengths also shine, progress can be made without getting personal or emotional. It’s a stretch to leave ego at the door and head into that mutually beneficial magnanimous territory. Partners, business or personal, come together for each other’s strengths, but stay together because of each other’s stretches. Stretches require solidarity, convergence, and trust. Strengths are where we are comfortable. Stretches require us to take on the unfamiliar, without self-doubt. Together, these two forces are the cornerstones of all success.

Business success, especially entrepreneurial success, is about finding the right fit for your work, while also finding a harmony with everything else that affects your work. Business success is like relationship success. Sure, it would be wonderful to find the perfect match, but sometimes it’s even better to learn how to make an imperfect match fit. Communication and understanding allow unlike people to form mutually beneficial alliances. When alliances are formed, trust is born. It’s the same with business. Moving at the speed of trust propels businesses to flourish in a timely manner, while reinforcing and strengthening the foundations of that success. People often ask Tendrel’s Devon Davey how to build a solid business team. Her go-to reply is: start small with the power of two. Entrepreneurs can move so quickly that they are unable to initially communicate and receive feedback from a large team. Again, to use the relationship analogy, once the trust is established between two people, others can be brought in slowly, and then more rapidly, into the mix. Listening becomes key in business relationships. Because it’s not about who is right or wrong, but rather it’s about different neutral perspectives having a voice. Neutrality fosters workplace winning, without ego. For instance, partners have strengths you many not possess. Instead of viewing that from a competitive perspective, if their strengths can be accepted as a plus that compliments your weakness, while your strengths also shine, progress can be made without getting personal or emotional. It’s a stretch to leave ego at the door and head into that mutually beneficial magnanimous territory. Partners, business or personal, come together for each other’s strengths, but stay together because of each other’s stretches. Stretches require solidarity, convergence, and trust. Strengths are where we are comfortable. Stretches require us to take on the unfamiliar, without self-doubt. Together, these two forces are the cornerstones of all success.

LBS 2:  Finding Your Fit Between Strengths and Stretches - Devon Davey 