Mia Velasquez

Co-Founder & CEO

Commit

Chicago, IL USA

“A lot of great things in the world are brought to life because somebody refused to put it down even when it wasn’t making money and succeeding. For me, as long as I still have that passion and fire for something, that’s the reason I stick with it.”

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Mia Velasquez

Milestones

My road in life took a while to figure out.

I was born in Columbia and immigrated to Texas with my family when I was five years old.

Attended Rice University where I received my bachelor’s degree in biochemistry and managerial studies.

Was initially on a pre-med track, but after seeing the commitment and dedication needed to go to medical school and become a doctor, I realized that it wasn’t truly my passion.

After graduating, I took a job as a consultant and business analyst at Accenture.

Discovered that the flexibility of a career in consulting would enable me to continue exploring different industries and fields of interest while satisfying my desire to solve problems.

Later, I took a job as a consultant at Deloitte S&O Consulting where I worked for over 4 years.

In 2016, I left my job and attended Northwestern University where I received my master’s degree in business administration.

A year into my MBA program, I started laying the groundwork for my company, Commit, which helps streamline the payment process for events and organizers—I'm now the Co-Founder and CEO.

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Education

High School

Bachelor
Biochemistry
Rice University

Bachelor
Project Management
Rice University

Graduate
Business Administration and Management, General
Northwestern University

Career

Co-Founder & CEO

I lead a team building a platform to help event planners collect money and share info better.

Career Roadmap

My work combines:

Business

Entrepreneurship

Problem Solving

Day to Day

I usually start my day catching up on email and following up on any messages in our internal team communications channels. I'll then have meetings either with my team, usually around product development, or with potential clients and organizers. A good part of my day is spent talking to people that have used or may use our platform in order to understand what they need and how we can better help them. My day usually ends by working on presentations or materials for meetings and pitches.

Advice for Getting Started

Here's the first step for everyone

Find someone who is an entrepreneur or business owner and learn as much as you can from them. Their mentorship and guidance will be invaluable and help you take the leap from idea to company, which is a lot easier when you have someone taking it with you.