I took the pledge because it's an absolute no-brainer for personal, tax, business, humanity reasons. I hope pledges like these become the new normal!
Gesche is the founder of Trailblazer Ventures, a startup studio/lab, with a mission to increase the number of successful ventures launched by women. Their first product, Dreamers // Doers, is a high-impact community of entrepreneurial, trailblazing women. The platform is making waves by making it extremely efficient and effective for women to leverage each other as a resource. Prior to founding Dreamers // Doers, Gesche held senior positions at multiple venture-backed startups, in roles covering growth, strategy, finance, business operations, business development, and more. She also spent five years as an investor at a healthcare-focused hedge fund.