Amy Nelson
Amy Nelson is the founder and CEO of The Riveter, a modern union of women and allies. A graduate of Emory University and the NYU School of Law, Amy practiced corporate litigation with a focus on high-profile First Amendment matters for over a decade in New York City and Seattle. She also served on President Obama’s National Finance Committee where she co-chaired Gen44, the under 40 fundraising arm of the campaign. Additionally, Amy previously worked with President Carter’s The Carter Center.
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Motherhood: The Workforce’s Secret Weapon
Even in an era where women make up half the workforce and over 41% of primary breadwinners are mothers, workplaces are still steeped in patriarchal culture, elevating optimization and individualism over collaboration. Amy Nelson, founder and CEO of The Riveter, and mother of four, explains the need and benefit of re-framing motherhood, not as a distressed asset, but as a strength in the workplace.
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How To Build a Better Workplace
The state of working women in America must improve. With women earning just 79 cents for every dollar men make, lack of federally mandated paid parental leave, and almost half of all highly-trained women off-ramping after becoming mothers, it is up to all of us to rise to the challenge of creating workplaces that suit women’s needs. As we see more and more women in leadership positions, Amy explains that it is our responsibility to create inclusive and equitable policies – and it’s good for the bottom line.
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Supporting Women is a Business Investment
As an entrepreneur, female founder and mother, the demands and constraints of time are extraordinary. With women starting businesses at five times the rate of men, it’s more important than ever to address these inequalities. Through dynamic storytelling, Amy presents how focusing on creating equity of opportunity for all, and shifting certain priorities and perspectives can provide a more equal footing for women and mothers while accelerating businesses, careers and lives.
See Amy Nelson in action.
Founder and CEO of The Riveter.
In 2017, Amy launched The Riveter while pregnant with her third daughter in three years and she welcomed daughter number four in June 2019. Amy is a contributor for Inc., has written for Forbes, and has been published broadly including in/on outlets including The TODAY Show, Refinery29, Buzzfeed, The Washington Post and The Seattle Times. She has spoken across the world on many stages, including Forbes Under 30, United State of Women, Cannes Lions, and SXSW.
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Breaking the Salary Sharing TabooLate last spring, Amy Nelson, chief executive and founder of the Riveter, a business that offers feminist-minded co-working spaces, sat down for a meeting with her chief marketing officer, Kerry…
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I’m A Pregnant CEO & Want Business Leaders To Stand Up For Abortion RightsIn a few days, I’ll reach full term with the baby I’m carrying.
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Viral Twitter thread asks working women for advice to younger selvesA Twitter user by the name of Amy Nelson - on Twitter as amy_riveter - asked a simple -- but riveting -- question. "To my working women friends: If you…
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The Myth Of CEO Work-Life BalanceI often read your column “My Workout” to learn tips on how other CEOs stay on top of their game.
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Why this former lawyer wants to transform workplaces ‘built by and for men’After a decade of working in politics and as a litigator, she left her corporate job to launch The Riveter, a co-working and community space dedicated to bringing diversity and…
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Moms are punished in the workplace, even when we own the businessIt is 11 p.m. My phone battery is dying. I am sitting at Gate A10 at San Francisco International Airport holding my 9-week-old baby, surrounded by a laptop and a…
