Launching Well-Formed Catholics Into the World — with Elena Nuñez Murdock
Season 3, Episode 9 | Originally aired on March 9, 2021
About the episode
"We're all created in the image and likeness of God, who doesn't want us to survive and starve. He wants us to live abundantly."
After many years of serving in ministry, Elena Nuñez Murdock pivoted from her time in ministry to become a full-time entrepreneur. It was a process that taught her many lessons about resilience and self-confidence, and best of all, she was able to build on her experiences in ministry and bring them into the workplace. With all this in mind, Elena founded Mission to Launch: an all-in-one platform that equips and mentors those who are ready to transition from ministry into the corporate world, and encourages them to live life to the full. In this episode, Elena and I talk about the experiences she gained while working in ministry, what inspired her to found Mission to Launch, and the fact that we aren't just made for scarcity—we are made to thrive and live abundantly.
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Meet Elena Nuñez Murdock
Elena Nuñez Murdock has worked with executives from the Ritz Carlton Hotel Company, UBS, Atomix Ventures, Succession Investments, over 70 startups such as Sheerly Genius, Family Offices, Private Equity Firms, and Venture Capital Firms investing in tech you can touch, food + AG tech, medical, luxury retail, blockchain, green tech, fintech, and education. She is passionate about serving visionary entrepreneurs and works to establish them as national thought leaders by placing them in top-tier podcasts, tv shows, digital and print media.
She coined the term "tech you can touch" for Venture Capital firms working with startups in "hard tech," a term now used in the vernacular by seed-stage VC's on the West Coast.
Elena managed a 350 million dollar brand, has developed PR strategies for 2-25 mil tech products, and co-rebranded a 1.5 billion-dollar company in under 90 days.
Her third company, Mission to Launch, addresses the need for virtue based content for Catholics and Evangelical Christians who are professionals and looking to thrive in their workplaces. Mission to Launch has courses in English and Spanish taught by CEOs and senior executives. Classes include the “Art of Interviewing,” “Translating your Christian Values into Effective Negotiation,” “Networking 101,” and 10+ others. To address the lack of mentors available to professionals, alt-Mentors hailing from privately owned and public top companies such as Goldman Sachs, KPMG, Boeing, and over 30 Fortune 100 companies serve members through interactive interviews. Mission to Launch also has a peer community and internship program in partnership with over 15 companies.
She holds a BA from Franciscan University of Steubenville and studied Organizational Design at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Elena is passionate about philanthropy and advising, sitting on the boards of the Catholic Community Foundation of Los Angeles, the Catholic Association of Latino Leaders, and is a Distinguished Fellow at the Busch School of Business at the Catholic University of America.
Links:
Website: mission2launch.com
Instagram: @mission2launch