Amanda Brief

As a Cofounder and the CEO of my.Flow, Amanda is ecstatic to be in a position where she is lucky enough to combine constant stimulation and problem solving with her deep passion of helping underserved populations - in this case, women!

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/akbrief
Twitter: https://twitter.com/trackmyFlow
San Francisco, California, United States
Member since March 27, 2016

Finally, a job that combines philanthropy, challenge, intellectual stimulation, and innovation! Of course I had to come to beautiful SF to find it :-) Quote_down

About

Education

2009 Cornell University , BA , Biology & Society

2015 UC Berkeley , MS , MEng in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research

I am a(n):

Entrepreneur

Companies I've founded or co-founded:

my.Flow

Companies I work or worked for:

3Q, Columbia University, GE, Big City Tutoring, Beth Israel Medical Center, Cornell University, AABR, Big Apple Day Program

Achievements (products built, personal awards won):

I started out my nerdy adventure as a mathelete, in national honors society, and winning science fairs. I will be speaking at OMICS Health Analytics Conference in New Orleans in June about my.Flow!

If you're an entrepreneur or corporate innovator, why?

I want to change the world.

My favorite startups:

Cotopaxi, HabitAware, Kindara

What's most frustrating and rewarding about entrepreneurship/innovation?

Probably the same thing - how intensely fast everything moves!

What's the No. 1 mistake entrepreneurs/innovators make?

Thinking that just because you have a good idea, you're all set. It takes time, commitment, risk, brains, and luck too!

What are the top three lessons you've learned as an entrepreneur?

The hours are flexible -- you can choose any 24 hours per day that you'd like to work!
Leave your frustration and impatience at the door.
Persevere.

How can you spin the constant risk of founding a startup as a good thing?

It is NEVER BORING! Fascination constantly bombarding the mind.

Full bio

I recently cofounded my.Flow, Inc., a health analytics company focused on women's health. I am constantly utilizing the applied cross-disciplinary skills that my diverse academic background has cultivated. Last year I completed my Master of Engineering (MEng) degree at the University of California, Berkeley, which is a professional degree that combines business development and leadership with quantitative analysis.

When I'm not optimizing something or other, I enjoy singing a cappella, rock climbing, playing guitar, backpacking, camping, and playing board games.