Although Angela was faced by a breast cancer diagnosis of her own at 34, she, like my Maureen, is not defined by her cancer. For that matter, none of us are. We are instead defined by the spaces we are in. The theme of TEDx UW-Madison where I met Angela. I was captivated by her first words. Having spoken at several TEDx myself, I remember thinking… wow. Just wow! And I remember crying. Her vulnerability was incredible and her message was powerful. I knew when I walked up to her to say thank you that I just had to have her on the podcast.
The fact that I was even at the TEDx at the University of Wisconsin is a testament to the power of serendipity. Something that I talked about in more detail with Rob Wolcott in his episode last week. I became aware of the event when a post from the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation floated through my Instagram feed that their new CEO, Joe Specter, would be speaking. I smiled when I realized that my flight arrived early enough on Friday for me to attend. A big shout out to the students who curated great speakers and a great evening. And the chance for me to meet Angela.
Who Is Angela Pacheco?
Angela is the Founder/Owner and CEO of Good Better Best,LLC. She created this Nashville based concierge business to ‘make living better easy’. In partnership with her co-owner, Erin Karb, the company sources less toxic and environmentally friendly home and personal products which are delivered to your doorstep and refilled direct to the consumer. This business was founded through a shared young breast cancer diagnosis and journey to a healthier and sustainable lifestyle.
Throughout her career Angela has led design and build teams to support fast growing and evolving organizations. She has a proven track record of partnering with leadership teams to create a people culture and operations to support the business and lead ongoing change.
Angela’s 18 year career was grown through a variety of expanding roles across Human Resources and Business Services. Agree most recently served as the Chief People Officer of The Gardner School. Prior to this, she was Chief Human Resources Officer of Keystone Agency Partners. Angela held several senior leader roles in her 7 years at Bridgestone Americas (BSAM), culminating as Vice President of BSAM Business Services in 2021. She began her career with Rolls-Royce North America where she progressed through the human resources function for nearly 8 years.
Angela has a Master of Labor Relations and Human Resources and a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Michigan State University.