Raquel
Schreiber
Founder & Principal at The Gearworks Group
"When Impossible Meets Strategy: Soft Skills for The World’s Hardest Problems"
"When Impossible Meets Strategy: Soft Skills for The World’s Hardest Problems"
25 - 1:00 PM EDT/New York (See in local time)
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05/25/2025 1:00 PM
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"When Impossible Meets Strategy: Soft Skills for The World’s Hardest Problems"
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"When Impossible Meets Strategy: Soft Skills for The World’s Hardest Problems"
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"When Impossible Meets Strategy: Soft Skills for The World’s Hardest Problems"
"When Impossible Meets Strategy: Soft Skills for The World’s Hardest Problems"
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Session: When Impossible Meets Strategy: Soft Skills for The World’s Hardest Problems
Building cross-disciplinary solutions to our world's Big Problems is our most urgent, important task. But how does a small group of thoughtful, committed people *actually* make change? Drawing on my experiences launching Tesla's infamous Model 3 program and multiple early stage climate deep-technologies, together we'll look at the patterns. We’ll celebrate systems-thinking and lever-optimization as outsized tools, and we’ll take heart in identifying – in detail – the characteristics of the people and teams who do the impossible.Key Takeaways
- A celebration and re-frame of systems-thinking and lever-optimization as outsized tools for complex, cross-disciplinary impact.
- Self-identification as a changemaker: you're beating the odds by showing up and deciding to (and then doing it strategically).
- Learning compounds! A systems-engineering approach helps you stay agile for accelerated and de-risked outcomes, while doing bold, risky things.
Bio
Raquel’s reputation as a trusted operator, partner and advisor to impact-driven companies — from Tesla to emerging deep-tech startups — stems from her varied experience & prescient systems-thinking.Known for her collaborative approach, she works with impact-driven leaders by quickly getting to clarity and conviction for outsized action.
Previously, Raquel led Tesla’s mass-market battery validation program and commercialized hard climate technologies with emerging startups, including as the Head of GTM at C16 Biosciences, strategic innovation & revenue consultant at Commonwealth Fusion, and as strategic advisor to Aigen Robotics.
Currently, Raquel runs The Gearworks Group, a boutique advisory for businesses making outsized impact.
