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[EO San Francisco] Navigating Crisis, Pivoting Business, and Building Resilience With Anna Rembold

Anna Rembold is the Founder and CEO of Metavent, a company that specializes in comprehensive corporate event operations and strategy, helping clients execute everything from intimate gatherings to large-scale events for up to 5,000 attendees. Under Anna’s leadership, Metavent experienced rapid growth, reaching $4 million in annual revenue and earning a place as #403 on the Inc. 5000 list in 2019. Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn: • [00:00] Introduction • [03:49] How Anna Rembold’s youth group leadership training shaped her leadership style • [05:11] The influence of a family legacy of entrepreneurship on Anna’s ambition and long-term vision • [14:14] Why Anna left operations and private equity to start her events company • [18:36] What it’s like when the pandemic wipes out 90% of a company’s revenue overnight • [21:54] How pivoting to technology became a survival strategy during the pandemic • [24:44] The mental health impact on a founder handling prolonged uncertainty, isolation, and nonstop pressure • [37:39] Anna’s advice for founders navigating crisis, uncertainty, and major business pivots In this episode… When everything you’ve built suddenly disappears, what keeps you moving forward? For founders and leaders, a crisis isn’t just a strategic test — it exposes habits, assumptions, and the inner resilience that reveals itself when survival becomes the only goal. According to Anna Rembold, a seasoned entrepreneur shaped by both rapid growth and abrupt loss, the answer is grounded realism paired with adaptability. She believes that surviving a crisis starts with staying calm, taking decisive action, and being willing to let go of rigid plans in favor of what the moment demands. Her experience navigating a near-total revenue collapse during the pandemic reinforced that resilience isn’t about avoiding hardship, but about building systems, support, and perspective that allow you to endure it and emerge stronger. In this episode of the Rising Entrepreneurs Podcast, John Corcoran is joined by Anna Rembold, Founder and CEO of Metavent, to discuss navigating crises and pivoting business models during extreme uncertainty. They explore how the events industry was forced to reinvent itself during the pandemic, the realities of shifting from services to software, and the mental toll of prolonged instability. Anna also shares advice on protecting mental health, leaning on community, and rebuilding stronger after disruption. Sponsor for this episode... Want to Start a Podcast? At Rise25, we’re committed to helping you connect with your Dream 200 referral partners, clients, and strategic partners through our done-for-you podcast solution. With our proven system, all you need is an idea and a voice — we handle the rest. Rise25 takes care of strategy, production, and distribution, ensuring your podcast drives ROI. We simplify distribution by sharing your episodes across 11 unique platforms, including iTunes, Spotify, and Google Podcasts. Plus, we create episode copy and promote your show on social media. Co-founders Dr. Jeremy Weisz and John Corcoran credit podcasting as the best thing they’ve done for their business, connecting them with the founders and CEOs of P90x, Atari, Einstein Bagels, Mattel, RxBar, YPO, EO, Lending Tree, FreshBooks, and many more. Podcasting builds deep relationships — many guests have become business partners and lifelong friends. We work only with committed entrepreneurs ready to leverage podcasting for partnerships, clients, and referrals. Ready to launch? Contact us at support@rise25.com or book a call at rise25.com/bookcall.