Tissa Richards is a bold, trusted, authentic technology founder/CEO, speaker and executive coach. She guides women leaders as they identify their strengths, develop their value propositions, and maximize their leadership potential.
Meet Tissa
She has founded, invested in, and run software companies in Silicon Valley and holds over a dozen software patents. Tissa has navigated the tough worlds of entrepreneurship, executive leadership, and fundraising. Tissa works with women leaders to identify their strengths, value propositions, and to maximize their leadership potential.
As a repeat software founder and executive, Tissa’s work with clients is not theoretical. She’s raised money, negotiated large deals, managed global teams, developed complex software platforms, secured multiple patents, built and served on boards, and navigated success and failure. This real-world experience helps Tissa guide clients as they navigate specific situations and strategize their careers and board journeys.
Tissa is the author of “Leading Your Way: A Three-Step Framework to Maximize Your Leadership Potential”. The book helps executives articulate and activate their value proposition, leadership style, and leadership values.
At Athena, Tissa hosts Salons on personal branding, thought leadership, and developing your value proposition. She leverages her expertise as a CEO and executive coach to help Athena members understand and articulate the stories that have shaped their leadership and translate those to the C-suite or boardroom.
“Tissa does an excellent job of distilling actionable advice for how we fine-tune our value proposition.”
“Loved her perspectives, very practical advice, and an opportunity to share are “in progress works” and get speaker and peer feedback.”
“Tissa’s help in defining my value proposition is key to my understanding my brand and how to position myself in the market.”
Meet Tissa Richards, Athena’s newest executive coach. As a repeat Silicon Valley startup founder, Tissa is an expert in navigating the challenges of entrepreneurship, funding, and senior leadership.
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