Nina Barber

Raised by two entrepreneurs, I grew up thinking every problem was just something to figure out. As a teen that mentality followed me into cofounding a family social enterprise that still brings 40,000 people clean water (Nika), then onto undergrad at Stanford where I forced my way into the d.school and cofounded the Social Entrepreneurial Students Association.

At 21 I joined the ranks of Stanford dropout founders, launching a venture-backed food startup (Nomva) where we raised a seed and Series A, led a 17 person team, and sold in nationally to chains like Whole Foods and Target. Next I turned my love of overanalyzing and over-optimizing into a career coaching young founders. When Matt Mochary (coach to Sam Altman, Brian Armstrong, and more) called me 'the greatest coach [he knows]' in his viral book 'The Great CEO Within', my practice filled fast. I had nearly 100% retention across my coaching years. I started matching my waitlist with other coaches, which eventually became its own business (Prismaticco) that has helped 600+ startup leaders on their coach searches.

I handed Prismaticco to my cofounder (my husband, Chris Barber!) and paused coaching to have kids. Now my 3 little ones are school aged, Prismaticco is largely automated, and I'm ready for more!