Lauren’s background in consumer marketing, brand innovation, media and technology, CPG and the early stage venture capital industries spans over 15 years. Her experience includes serving on Walmart’s first-ever Board of Disruptors to drive global innovation, serving on the Board of Directors for 8 years at LIQS from founding until an acquisition by EJ Gallo, providing marketing and brand advisory and early stage investment capital to Ruggable, leading tech startups and founding teams to oversubscribed Series A and B funding rounds, preparing high-growth startups for merger and acquisition due diligence and deal pricing, and providing deal structure advisory on acquisition opportunities. Lauren advised on the sale of the Travel Noire and worked closely with the founder to evaluate all offers, structure the ultimate purchase by Blavity Inc, and integrate the company’s offering into the brand’s umbrella of Black media destinations.

Lauren brings expertise in developing global partnerships, marketing, brand strategies and customer engagement techniques, as well as creative and innovative approaches to digital marketing and harnessing the potential of the social media landscape.

Lauren is an entrepreneur at heart who invests in promising businesses and resilient founders, with the mission of helping to build the next generation of innovative consumer facing companies. Through her family office, Lauren’s investment and advisory portfolio consists of disruptor brands in the CPG category. Lauren invests capital into early stage ventures while advising and partnering with some of the biggest names in media, tech, lifestyle, fashion, fitness and hospitality.