Shelagh Braley of My Life List on Success in Steps Worth Celebrating

We are all storytellers.
 
To become part of this competition (MassChallenge), we’ve had to tell our story. Each of our companies reflect who we are – a past, a passion and a purpose that we found, something we wanted to build for our futures. We’ve all come to entrepreneurship in our own ways, learning what it takes to create something significant, sweating through our milestones, accepting our knowledge gaps with humility, and even more importantly, determination. Becoming a CEO is a confidence game –with every decision you make, you earn any certainty you feel.
 

With MassChallenge, we are building a community with deep roots, sharing these common experiences, fundamentals gained and hard knocks taken in our path to getting here. How many conversations have you had with other entrepreneurs where you nod knowingly and say, “Yeah … I made that mistake, too.” We’re developing relationships, asking for help, offering insight and taking it just as easily. There are many among us who are finally finding the team environment we’ve needed to take the next step in our trajectory. As any entrepreneur knows: It’s lonely out there. The Fan Pier office gives us purpose and renewed focus. This kind of support breeds success.
 
So as we build on this momentum, crystallize this new phase of our vision, sign new clients and pitch investors, I am going to try to acknowledge how far we’ve come. It has gotten easier, just being part of this process. This experience will become part of our company’s story forever. That’s something I think we all should celebrate.
 
Shelagh Braley, CIO, My Life List
 

Shelagh Braley is chief information officer for My Life List and brings nearly two decades of national communications experience to the team. She serves as chief spokesperson for the company, overseeing media relations, user engagement and analysis, as well as the development of My Life List as a lifestyle brand. Before assuming her current position, Shelagh ran her own successful management and media consultancy, assisting companies in significant growth phases in the midst of recession. Previously, Shelagh was an assistant managing editor at the Boston Herald. Shelagh holds a journalism degree from Northeastern University in Boston and is an eager life lister who has campaigned on behalf of a president, whitewater rafted a series of category 5 rapids and sung the Star-Spangled Banner in front of thousands of sports fans. She is learning to sail and lives in Swampscott, Massachusetts.