E.21 - Grace Under Pressure with Merav Yuravlivker

Merav Yuravlivker is a former teacher turned tech CEO who uses mental fitness to balance motherhood and entrepreneurship with humor, patience, and resilience.

Hear how her mental fitness superpower, 'Grace Under Pressure,' has helped her build a thriving business (including being named among the 2022 WBJ 40 Under 40, EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalists, and Inc's 5000 Fastest Growing Companies) despite a global pandemic, a new baby, and the uncertainty of leaving a comfortable job for 'the startup life.'

You won't want to miss Merav's tips for how to achieve your dreams—without breaking a sweat.

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Quotable:

"Teaching is still the hardest job I've ever had. So I think if you have the hardest job you've ever had early in your career, everything else feels more solvable."

"The people supporting me are the ones giving me the energy to continue in a way. If Data Society for some reason didn't exist tomorrow, I would still have my family and my friends around me. I think that is really critical, to try to build up the best network that you can because that's life."

"The big thing that really came out of motherhood is accept the help whenever somebody offers it to you. I think before I thought to myself, 'Hey, I'm this independent person. I can do it on my own.' The saying it takes a village exists for a reason, and what I've learned is that people around you really do want to help."

Hosted by:

Marta Kagan

Stef Ziegler

About our Guest:

Merav Yuravlivker is the Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Data Society. With over ten years of experience in instructional design, training, and teaching, she started her career teaching elementary special education in NYC public schools through the Teach for America program. She went on to join the International Baccalaureate Organization, where she developed deep expertise in online training, assessments, and recruitment. She also taught as a Kaplan GRE instructor, where she ranked as one of their top 10% instructors based on student surveys.

Merav found her passion for education and knew that she wanted to make an impact on an even larger scale. She recognized the importance of data literacy and began her data journey by learning how to program and design best practices for students during her free time. Six months later, she left her full-time job to focus on building Data Society along with her co-founders. Over the past seven years, she and her team have developed customized, industry-tailored data science training solutions that educate, equip and empower an organization's workforce to achieve its goals and expand its impact.

Today, Merav continues to drive innovation and growth, and under her leadership, Data Society has been listed as one of Inc. 5000 fastest-growing private companies in 2021 and 2022. She was also named an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2021 Mid-Atlantic Award finalist.

Links:

Merav's Linkedin

Merav's company, Data Society