Meet Kelly Keurzoneff who is the founder of Givelist, a universal wish list, an all-purpose online gift registry, allowing users to connect & contribute to one another’s lives simply & easily. It makes gift-giving frictionless, and serves as a tool for transparent giving to those in need and non-profit organizations. Kelly is a first-time founder and solopreneur looking to encourage giving, foster kindness, and build social capital by creating a tool that makes gift-giving easy and fun. During this episode we discuss what motivated Kelly to start her own tech company and how she persevered through multiple challenges of creating a platform from scratch. She also shares her tips and advice on how to turn your dream into reality, succeed in building your vision and find the right people to support you on your entrepreneurship journey. Kelly Keurzoneff: Tech Solopreneur & Founder of Givelist, Empowering a Gift of Giving 1:12 - Meet Kelly & Learn about Givelist 8:04 - Challenges of Becoming a Tech Founder 16:46 - How the Platform Works 23:24 - How to Deal with the Negative Feedback 27:10 - Advice for Females in Tech 29:08 - Advice to a Younger Self 31:33 - The Biggest Lessons Learned on Her Journey 33:06 - Advice for People Trying to Figure Things Out 43:47 - Kelly's Secret for Reaching out to People 44:58 - Resources Kelly Consumes 47:42 - A Millennial Is... 48:12 - A Millennial Should Be... 49:04 - A Millennial is Not... 50:39 - Connect with Kelly 52:12 - Closing Notes Connect with Kelly: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/givelist/ Website: https://givelist.com/