Experience

BrainTrust Founders Studio

• Professional Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-founder, Chief Investment Officer and GP

  • Apr 2022 - 1 year 9 months

  Los Angeles, California, United States Creating an ecosystem for winning by Black founders of beauty and wellness companies.



Various

• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Angel Investor, Advisory

  • Feb 2014 - 9 years 11 months

  United States * Alethea Group. Detects, assesses, mitigates disinformation, misinformation threats. * AudPop. Global video SaaS platform/marketplace connects >250,000 filmmakers, brands. * Double A Labs. No code Metaverse for businesses. Web and mobile. * Hello Divorce. Legal tech platform for affordable, less-stressful divorces. * Femly. Unbleached 100% cotton femcare + period equity. * Independence Point Advisors. Senior advisor to women-owned investment bank. * Operator Collective… Show more * Alethea Group. Detects, assesses, mitigates disinformation, misinformation threats. * AudPop. Global video SaaS platform/marketplace connects >250,000 filmmakers, brands. * Double A Labs. No code Metaverse for businesses. Web and mobile. * Hello Divorce. Legal tech platform for affordable, less-stressful divorces. * Femly. Unbleached 100% cotton femcare + period equity. * Independence Point Advisors. Senior advisor to women-owned investment bank. * Operator Collective. Collective venture model where LPs are experienced, diverse operators. * Portfolia Rising America II Fund. Invests in POC, LGBTQ founders +companies benefiting underserved communities. * Rocksbox. Direct-to-consumer jewelry stylist and retailer. Acquired by Signet [NYSE: SIG]. * Accompany. Chief of Staff app curated daily calendar, network, social media, news feeds (iOS, web, Gmail extension). Acquired by Cisco [NASDAQ: CSCO]. * TheCru. Peer coaching service by, for women seeking personal and professional growth. Acquired by Luminary. Show less



WestRiver Group

• United States
• Investment Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Director

  • May 2019 - Mar 2022

  Seattle, Washington and Silicon Valley, CA Managing Partner of Equity Fund I ($125MM), focusing on consumer platforms, services and location-based entertainment investment strategy, including Ellevest, OneHope, Pro.com, TOCA, Singularity. * Helped develop pipeline and closing of capital partners for investment into the Fund and SPVs. * Led in-depth business, financial, and industry due diligence on potential investment targets, synthesizing research and financial modeling into compelling investment memoranda utilized by… Show more Managing Partner of Equity Fund I ($125MM), focusing on consumer platforms, services and location-based entertainment investment strategy, including Ellevest, OneHope, Pro.com, TOCA, Singularity. * Helped develop pipeline and closing of capital partners for investment into the Fund and SPVs. * Led in-depth business, financial, and industry due diligence on potential investment targets, synthesizing research and financial modeling into compelling investment memoranda utilized by investment team and internal stakeholders to support strategic decisions and identify investment opportunities. * Represented the Fund via membership and observer seats on the board of directors of Fund portfolio companies. Supported portfolio companies with research, market analyses, and strategic introductions. Assisted the Company’s CFO in managing portfolio company reporting and Fund reporting processes. * Led adoption of diversity inclusion rider (hat-tip: Alejandro Guerrero, ActOne Ventures) in investment term sheets to include women, BIPOC and/or LGBTQIA co-investors. * Edited “The Power of Diversity,” featured in Forbes, synthesizing 30 studies reporting diverse investing and founding teams drive better venture outcomes (https://wrg.vc/diversity). * Created programming on venture market trends in key sectors, pre- and post- COVID, for two WRG Roundtables serving limited partners, CEOs and partners in the Fund’s ecosystem. Show less



Ellevest

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Strategy Officer

  • Aug 2017 - Apr 2019

  New York, New York and San Francisco, CA



Trinity Ventures

• United States
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Entrepreneur in Residence

  • Jan 2016 - Apr 2016

  Menlo Park, CA



SheKnows Media

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet

• Chief Community Officer

  • Nov 2014 - Dec 2015

  Silicon Valley, CA | New York, NY



BlogHer (acquired by She/Penske Media)

• CEO | Co-Founder

  • Feb 2005 - Dec 2015

  Silicon Valley, CA and New York, NY Created, led and sold the #1 women's social media publisher as CEO, co-founded in 2005 (127+MM reach, $30MM revenues). Acquired by SheKnows Media in 2014.


The New York Times, LATimes.com, PressThink.org. ALM Media
• Strategist, Journalist

  • 2004 - 2005


Women.com Networks (acquired by iVillage)

• Vice President, Programming and Editor in Chief

  • Apr 1998 - Jun 2001

  Silicon Valley, CA and New York, NY



Web TV Networks (acquired by Microsoft)

• Producer, News & Sports

  • 1997 - 1998

  Silicon Valley, CA



CNN

• United States
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 700 & Above Employee

• Strategist, Producer

  • 1995 - 1997

  Atlanta, GA and San Francisco, CA



Alameda Newspaper Group: The Oakland Tribune, Fremont Argus

• Staff Writer

  • 1993 - 1995

  East Bay, San Francisco Bay Area



Metro Newspapers

• United States
• Media Production

• Staff Writer, Op-ed Columnist

  • 1991 - 1993

  San Jose, CA