Andrea Minkow

Andrea Minkow is the Owner of Andrea Minkow Consulting, a company that helps second career female entrepreneurs structure their business models, tell their story, raise capital and shine as founders.12 She is also the host of the Straighten Your Crown podcast.2

Experience

• Owner at Andrea Minkow Consulting (December 2013 - Present)
• CEO at Seeing Eye Pony Productions: A New Kind of Vision (January 2014 - January 2016)
• Co-founder and CEO at Eventava (February 2013 - November 2013)
• Visiting founder at StartX (2013)
• Director at Eventage (2008 - 2013)
• Senior Advisor to the Speaker at New York City Council (August 2007 - April 2008)
• Deputy Director, Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee at United States Senate (2003 - 2007)
• Domestic Policy Coordinator at Dean For America, Presidential Campaign (2002 - 2003)
• Skipper, Food Coordinator at Sail Caribbean (1998 - 2001)

Education

• Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Social Work and Political Science at University of Vermont (1996 - 2000)
• Master of Social Work (MSW) in Public Policy, Public Policy at Columbia University School of Social Work (2000 - 2001)

Andrea is a passionate sailor and experiential educator who has skippered for Sail Caribbean and Sunsail, and taught at the Bitter End Yacht Club and Outward Bound.3 She is the President of the Hudson River Community Sailing Board of Directors.3

Her career has been built on the belief that anything is possible, and her passion for entrepreneurship is matched only by her love of people and collaborating with diverse networks to make connections, clarify thoughts, and incubate ideas.3