Sydney Gutierrez is the Business Development & Marketing Manager of CapGrow Partners. Sydney earned her BA in English and Minor in Secondary Education with an emphasis on Diversity and Inclusion from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. Prior to CapGrow, she was a High School English teacher for suburban teens with social, emotional, and behavioral disorders through the heat of the pandemic. Sydney left teaching to join the fast-paced startup world and pursue mission-driven field work. She is a fierce Skeeball player who loves movie trivia and crossword puzzles.