Experience & perspective

Built by doing.
Shaped by people.

I’m Mandy Reed—a business and technology strategist, founder, and speaker with more than 20 years of experience connecting strategy to execution.

The through line

Build something.
Make it work.
Help it grow.

My career began in business banking and financial services technology, working with Fiserv platforms before CRM and gamification became everyday business conversations. That early experience taught me to look at technology through the lens of the people using it—and the business problems it needs to solve.

About a decade ago, my husband Josh and I co-founded Providence Insurance. My business banking background naturally led me toward commercial insurance. A love of historic buildings and architecture grew into a specialty, alongside work serving technology businesses.

As Josh and I acquired agencies, I saw the technology gaps in insurance firsthand. I continued building our own platforms and workflows through those mergers and acquisitions. That work became a bridge between my financial services foundation and my focus on automation, product strategy, and business transformation.

The through line is connection: understanding the business, recognizing what is getting in the way, and bringing together the people, partnerships, and technology to move it forward.

Selected experience

A career across
business & technology.

01

Traain

As General Manager, my work spans product strategy, partnerships, and growth in AI-powered workforce enablement, training, and coaching.

02

Providence Insurance

Co-founder. Experience spanning commercial insurance, historic properties, technology businesses, agency acquisitions, and the platforms supporting our operations.

03

We Build Staxx

Founded and built an automation and technology business serving the insurance industry, with an exit in 2025.

04

True North Solutions

Business consulting spanning strategic planning, operational efficiency, customer experience, team development, and growth.

05

Feral Bloom

Founder of a community centered on women founders, executives, and emerging leaders.

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06

South Central Success Syndicate

Co-leading a community for rural entrepreneurs, with strategic support, peer accountability, and founder mentorship.

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Recognition

Elite Women
of Insurance

Insurance Business America · 2021

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with a good conversation.

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