Slowing Down & Finding Balance with Entrepreneur Stephanie Nadi Olson

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After years of working in the fast-paced world of digital marketing for massive companies like Microsoft and AOL, Stephanie Nadi Olson founded We Are Rosie, a revolutionary business that matches major brands with a national network of marketers looking for flexible but dependable work. After four years of rapid growth, Stephanie sold her company and stepped down as CEO but has stayed very involved as board chair.

An Atlanta native and Georgia Tech graduate, Stephanie has fond memories bringing her nieces to Serenbe for mini-getaways but never seriously considered leaving the city until the Spring of 2020 when, as we all know, the world completely changed. What started out as a few visits with her husband and two daughters turned into a long term rental, which eventually led to full-time residency.

In this episode, we chat with Stephanie about selling her company, how Serenbe has helped her recover from burnout, and the beautiful new house she’s building in the community.

Show Notes & Further Reading

• Serenbe Events Calendar
• We Are Rosie
• Meet The Women of Scheller: The Making of We Are Rosie Founder Stephanie Nadi Olson (Georgia Tech)
• We Are Rosie founder leaves CEO position, names successor (The Business Journals)
• How We Are Roise is Working to Solve Marketing’s Diversity Problem (Forbes)
• 5 leadership lessons from my first 5 years as a founder and CEO by Stephanie Nadi Olson (The Write Up by We Are Rosie)
• Blue Eyed Daisy Bakeshop
• Bamboo Juices

Key Words: We Are Rosie, Stephanie Nadi Olson, CEO, Entrepreneur, Women Owned Business, Biophilia, Biophilic, Placemaking, Serenbe, Agrihood, Community, Burnout, Mind Body, Family