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Annemieke Rice

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EdTech Exec & Toddler Mom

I began my career in higher education, later taking the leap to join a small edtech startup helping colleges and universities elevate their use of data to advance student success. My career led me to serve as an executive leading customer success and sales enablement organizations. I'm mission-driven to increase equitable outcomes in higher education, and am currently really fulfilled in that work as the Vice President of Partner Success at Mentor Collective, where we help colleges run amazing peer mentorship programs.

In my decade-plus career in edtech, I've built and integrated customer success teams, accelerated sales organizations, cultivated marketing strategies, launched new products, created and led professional development experiences, and designed a customer experience and approach unique to my company's brand.

I'm also a new-ish mom (of a 2-year-old) with an awesome partner and co-parent. At home, I put my exec skills to use in planning epic family adventures, and then let my achiever tendencies relax to enjoy spontaneous fun with my kiddo. I also volunteer as a board member of The Philanthropy Connection, a women’s collective giving organization serving Metro Boston.

Three High Achieving Women on Choosing Themselves in Motherhood and Leadership - with Annemieke Rice and Andrea Palmer
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April 23, 2026

Three High Achieving Women on Choosing Themselves in Motherhood and Leadership - with Annemieke Rice and Andrea Palmer

This episode is a candid, thought-provoking conversation with three executive mom friends: Leanna Laskey McGrath, Annemieke Rice, and Andrea Palmer, on what happens when high-achieving women can no longer rely on the same habits, identities, and definitions of success that once drove them. Together, they explore the shift from effort-based value to experience-based leadership, and why motherhood doesn’t diminish ambition, but transforms it. This conversation challenges the idea that success come...
Parenting as Professional Development: How the Journey Through Infertility, Traumatic Birth, and Partnership Has Made me a Better Leader - with Annemieke Rice (Transition to Motherhood Series #3)
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April 25, 2024

Parenting as Professional Development: How the Journey Through Infertility, Traumatic Birth, and Partnership Has Made me a Better Leader - with Annemieke Rice (Transition to Motherhood Series #3)

In the third episode of the Transition to Motherhood Series, Annemieke Rice returns to recount her personal journey through fertility challenges, career changes, and her new role as a mother. She shares the emotional toll of infertility, the impact of work stress on fertility, and her long and grueling journey to conception. Annemieke sheds light on the difficulty of caring for a newborn while unable to reconcile the inability to physically perform as she had before a C-section, while also recov...
Powerhouse Executive Moms: Fostering Flexibility and Family-Friendly Culture for Working Parents - with Annemieke, Emily-Rose, and Kate
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April 4, 2024

Powerhouse Executive Moms: Fostering Flexibility and Family-Friendly Culture for Working Parents - with Annemieke, Emily-Rose, and Kate

Leanna hosts a dynamic panel of executive moms, including Annemieke Rice, Emily-Rose Barry, and Kate Griffin, delving into the challenges of working mothers in leadership roles and remote work settings. They emphasize the importance of nurturing family-friendly work cultures that prioritize flexibility and support for working parents to better manage the intricate balance between career and family. Panelists share personal anecdotes and insights, emphasizing the need for authentic dialogue and ...
Navigating Authentic Leadership as Tech Startup Execs: A Journey of Friendship, Motherhood, and Growth - with Annemieke Rice
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July 27, 2023

Navigating Authentic Leadership as Tech Startup Execs: A Journey of Friendship, Motherhood, and Growth - with Annemieke Rice

Annemieke Rice joins the podcast today for a conversation with host, Leanna Laskey McGrath, about tech startup executive life and motherhood. They discuss: Their experiences as young execs being the only woman on the leadership team. Stumbling through those early years trying to navigate this world and discover their authentic leadership styles, working to find a balance between competitiveness and compassion. Learning to trust their own voices more than all the external voices, and the importan...