Her Story
About Meika
Meika Spencer brings more than 18 years of experience to her work in financial tech. She began her career as an executive assistant to the second VP of the claims department at Aflac, where her attention to detail led to opportunities as a business analyst. She later pursued a certification in business analysis and completed her undergraduate and graduate degrees later in life after initially leaving a gifted and talented scholarship program at Michigan State early. Her expertise centers on leveraging an analytical mindset to help organizations operate efficiently, whether by establishing operating rhythms, implementing governance practices, or gathering data to support data-driven decisions that track, monitor, and scale business performance. Spencer has worked across insurance and other sectors, including roles at Delta and consulting positions, before transitioning into financial tech. She is a member of professional organizations such as SAFE communities, the National Association of Black Veterans Association (NABVA), and women in technology groups. She attributes her success to unlocking the potential of her team and values advice on using her unique abilities while maintaining grace under pressure.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Meika
01What do you attribute your success to?
Unlocking the minds of other people. No, I am nothing if I am without a team, and really, I think what Kevin has taught me is that the minds of your team goes further along than what you initially would have done yourself, you know? If you want to go fast, you go alone, but if you want to go farther, you go as a group, and I think when you unlock and enable the talent of your team, hey, you can you're successful even if you don't hit a metrics, or even if you go below your targeted outcome. You still learn something because you have the minds of a great team.
02What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
Kevin Dudlap, when he told me that, you know, he didn't pay me to take orders, that, that literally switched on the light bulb for me, and, being able well, there's two, When he was telling me to use my brain, obviously, that's what he paid me for, to use my brain, my mindset, my unique abilities is what he invested in, so that's what he wanted to see show up. that was enough for me. The second thing, that has landed is to be grace under fire, or be poised, no matter what the situation may become, if the project failed, or it didn't go as intended, or you're getting pressure from leadership, always be poised. Grace under fire, and still keeping your mindset of having that servant leadership is is what I lean to and stay present to often when around the first and the third quarter of the year, where there's a little bit of tighter pressure, aggressive timelines, and you can get a little bit of heat from executives sometimes, and pressure to deliver, quickly. And, always leaning to stay poised.
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