Katryn Harris CEO/Founder VitalityLink.com that transforms how people with chronic pain find healing. Passionate about the triangle of communication, technology and holistic medicine, she is working to unite a fragmented industry and help people conquer physical and emotional pain through holistic options. ‘There is a world of holistic healing available to those who need it, but all too often they don’t know about it. Tens of millions of North Americans are overwhelmed by the pain and stress of chronic and acute illness, but there is hope. We help people find a fast direct path to the options that will work for them and make it possible to find freedom from pain in unconventional ways.’ An entrepreneur since 2004, Katryn is a strong believer in connections and networks; with other entrepreneurs, with customers, with strategic partners and with others who share her passion for disruption and innovation. You can contact Katryn on facebook, twitter& pinterest.
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Renee DiResta, OATV: Wall Street to Venture Capital
I recently video interviewed Renee DiResta, Associate @OATV to find out how she was enjoying the move from Wall Street to Venture Capital. Bryce Roberts, Partner OATV had reached out to me a long while back & had complained that they weren’t getting any women applying for the position. So I had shared his post across my social networks “Let’s Try This Again Ladies: OATV is Hiring”, asking for women to consider the position & apply. I was really thrilled when I heard that they had hired a woman. Renee had some interesting perspectives about venture capital & the differences from her past career on Wall Street. Renee invests in technology companies at the seed stage. OATV is a theme-driven fund with a focus on innovative technology that ultimately creates new markets and long-term value. Renee’s role spans the entire investment process: opportunity review, diligence, market landscape analysis, and work with the portfolio companies. Prior to joining OATV, Renee was an emerging market equity derivatives trader at Jane Street Capital, a quantitative proprietary trading firm in New York. She has a B.S. in Computer Science and Political Science from the Honors College at SUNY Stony Brook. She is also active in social venture as a member of the Leadership Council of The Resolution Project, a nonprofit that empowers young people to enact social-change projects across the globe. You can reach her on Twitter at @noUpside, or on LinkedIn.
Attracting Angel Investors &/or Venture Capital #foundingmomsf
Last week I gave a talk to the Founding Moms’ Exchange in San Francisco about raising investment for female entrepreneurs. It was a great crowd of mompreneurs & we had a fabulous conversation about the issues.