Experience

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  Global Women in VC

  • Member

    • May 2024 - Present

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  Lumachain

  • Investor & Board Observer

    • May 2024 - Present

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  Nextwave X Partners

  • Los Angeles, California, United States

  • Investment Manager & Platform

    • 2022 - Present
    • Los Angeles, California, United States

    Horizontal venture capital platform, vertical thematic funds

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  Cultivate Next

  • Los Angeles, California, United States

  • Investor

    • 2022 - Present
    • Los Angeles, California, United States

    Venture fund backed by Chipotle focused on the future of food across the value chain - from farm to store to door.

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  (ate)ifī

  • Los Angeles

  • Founder & CEO

    • Nov 2017 - Mar 2022
    • Los Angeles

    (ate)ifi is a new way to retail food CPG products and gather granular sales data to inform an R&D pipeline. (ate)ifi's patent-pending vending technology creates an engaging and personalized experience for consumers - bringing the dynamic versatility of the online environment to a physical (and convenient) retail station. As company founder, I lead all aspects of hardware and software development; I manage a part-time Chief Technology Officer, an overseas team of software engineers and a local team of electrical and mechanical engineers.

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  Rocana Venture Partners

  • MBA Associate

    • Oct 2021 - Jan 2022

    Rocana is a triple bottom line venture capital fund investing in transformative consumer brands that support better living and promote a sustainable future.

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  Harvard-Westlake School

  • Entrepreneur-in-Residence

    • Jun 2019 - Aug 2021

    Developed curriculum for and taught a course: "Venture - Catalyzing Change." This class is designed for students to learn an entrepreneurial approach to problem-solving - one that is structured and intentional, yet flexible and innovative. Students develop a toolkit of critical thinking frameworks and creative thinking exercises to use in a variety of personal and intellectual contexts well beyond the classroom walls. I am also an advisor and mentor for the students leading the HW Venture organization. I have specifically helped build programming including: student-run incubator, community innovation challenges, founders bootcamp, workshops, speaker series and entrepreneurial events

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  BLEVI, LLC - Food Industry Consulting

  • Strategic Consultant: Growth and New Product Development

    • Dec 2017 - Aug 2021

    Clients/projects include: product development and international expansion strategy for RTE superfood grains and smoothie brand; line extension for specific branded partnership across two companies; new product development for a range of CPGs from cognitive supplement companies to nut butter to protein powderConsultant for a Venture Capital firm – projects: developed full ghost kitchen concept (layout, equipment, operations, tech stack, marketing strategy, innovation pipeline) and specific menus for branded concepts; co-developed expansion strategy for fast casual restaurant; wrote go-to-market plan for baked good company; adviser for analytics back-end of food truck management platform

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  Innosight

  • Lexington, Massachusetts, United States

  • Strategy and Innovation Consultant

    • Sep 2016 - Oct 2017
    • Lexington, Massachusetts, United States

    Innosight is Clayton Christensen’s consulting firm specializing in helping Global 1000 companies disruptively innovate. I developed strategic business opportunities and innovation playbooks for clients leading in the automotive, museum, and healthcare industries. I specifically analyzed and selected a new business unit for a legacy car company and evaluated cost and personnel efficiencies for a potential healthcare merger.

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  Yale Pop-Up; Wolfgang Puck; Peninsula Hotel

  • Cook & Caterer

    • May 2013 - Nov 2016

    Co-ran a pop-up restaurant at Yale serving 100+ diners on a weekly basis. We worked with farmers to source our ingredients weekly and designed a menu to minimize waste and maximize creativity for our diners. I also worked as a line cook in hotels and restaurants and curate bespoke multisensory dinners for clients and friends.

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  California Pizza Kitchen

  • Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Marketing and Consumer Insights Intern

    • May 2015 - Aug 2015
    • Greater Los Angeles Area

    Created a data-driven process for identifying new menu items; designed and led cross-departmental brainstorming sessions for novel consumer engagement. I led CPK through a self-created, multi-day ideation session for a new kid’s menu and experience strategy, a demographic they risked losing during a restaurant redesign.