SPOTLIGHT: CHELSEA ORCUTT

Associate Director, Strategy & Operations, Thirty Madison

Chelsea Orcutt is the Chief Student Affairs Officer for New York Women in Communications and Associate Director, Strategy & Operations at Thirty Madison, a digital health company.

Prior to joining Thirty Madison, Chelsea was a Senior Associate at Betterment, and held marketing and product roles at Thunderclap and DE-DE, the technology incubator at Droga5.

In addition to her role on the NYWICI Board of Directors, Chelsea also serves as a producer on NYWICI’s WomenHeard podcast, and is a two-time NYWICI scholarship recipient. She is a Buffalo, NY native and a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.

NYWICI WANTS TO KNOW:

If you could have one superpower, which would you choose?

Time travel

Tell me about the first job you’ve ever held.

Teaching learn-to-skate classes at my local ice rink

What energizes and drains you when you’re at work?

Energizing: Being part of teams that are united around a common mission and clearly understand the “why” behind the work. Draining: When there’s a lack of clarity or clear vision guiding a project. In these situations, I ask probing questions to understand the root cause of the confusion so we can all move forward together

What’s your process for turning a bad day into a good one?

A quick walk or workout

Why NYWICI?

The people! I’m so grateful for the friends and mentors I’ve found through NYWICI