Scott Danner

And I was really starting to think this through and I thought, okay, like, why am I working like this? And so I just decided at that moment, it took a couple of months to kind of work it through my head and how would I do this? And because I was getting ready to launch a foundation at that same time to help female founders start their own business.

And Scott, you're gonna laugh at me.

And I was running a restaurant.

So you can imagine everything I was doing and I was recognizing like, Everything is good in my life, like I said, but I really need to say what's actually really important.

What are some of the ways people can find you?

Oh, thank you.

Ironically, social media, Scott.

So my focus right now is helping female founders, especially ones creating businesses for growth and good.

And having a cheerleader in your corner allows you to pursue both your professional dreams and to thrive personally.

And then on the abundance side, you know, I work in Silicon Valley, which by the way, Scott, defines self-worth through net worth, okay? Who has the monster compound? Who has the big yacht? Who's gonna get the private flight to space? And to a woman, my 33 leaders talked about abundance in terms of giving back, in terms of uplifting teams, in terms of enriching their community.

So material wealth was not an important element at all.

It, yeah, the m- the material wealth is the trap, and I think we all seem to find that as, as we go along, what you think will make you happy is not the actual thing, because once you achieve it, it's just another goal.

And I'm just curious, when being around someone like that, and you, you just interviewed and, and brought out all these amazingly highly brilliant women, um, you also got to work with Steve Jobs.

I'm just curious, what did it teach you about the difference between brilliance and leadership?

That is a great question, Scott.

Great question.

This is the Elite Ignite 2026 edition.

We're here in our makeshift studio, and I'm joined by the head of business development, Scott Danner, for Steward Partners, a firm that I've known for a long time.

Um, I remember when the firm launched.

Uh, it was a sort of nouveau idea, and Scott, you made a comment about it on the stage.