Erica McMannes

Erica McMannes is the Founder and Chief People & Community Officer of Instant Teams.

She has been front and center of the military community for over 2 decades, leading community initiatives and advocating for innovation and progress in the military spouse space. She's held various Department of Defense leadership positions throughout Army MWR programming focused on Human Ecology and Community Dynamics. In 2012, Erica began consulting for veteran-owned startups in Silicon Valley specializing in application user acquisition, community growth, and brand development. Her experience mix...

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Erica McMannes is the Founder and Chief People & Community Officer of Instant Teams.

She has been front and center of the military community for over 2 decades, leading community initiatives and advocating for innovation and progress in the military spouse space. She's held various Department of Defense leadership positions throughout Army MWR programming focused on Human Ecology and Community Dynamics. In 2012, Erica began consulting for veteran-owned startups in Silicon Valley specializing in application user acquisition, community growth, and brand development. Her experience mix of service oriented community programming and the start up space led her to join forces with Liza for the development and launch of Instant Teams in 2016.

Erica is an alumnus of the Patriot Boot Camp and V-WISE programs, and is two-time winner of grant led startup pitch competitions. She is a prominent voice in conversations on military spouse employment and remote team leadership & culture. She's been highlighted at Hubspot's Inbound Conference, Amazon's Women in Operations conference and is a two-time presenter at both the Military Influencer Conference and the Department of Defense's Annual Military Spouse Employment Partnership Summit. Erica serves on the Hampton Road's StartPeninsula Board of Directors as well as the Greater Peninsula Impact100 Board of Directors.

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