Jennifer Saxton
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Last year, I invested ~20K into female founded, investing on average $2K into each company. Before I started, I had NO CLUE you could start…
Last year, I invested ~20K into female founded, investing on average $2K into each company. Before I started, I had NO CLUE you could start…
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Back in Boston after an extended work trip to California, including time with my terrific Summit Trail Advisors teammates in San Francisco. I brought…
Back in Boston after an extended work trip to California, including time with my terrific Summit Trail Advisors teammates in San Francisco. I brought…
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The Opportunity Atlas (link in the comments) measures intergenerational mobility at the county level across the US. I got curious and put in the…
The Opportunity Atlas (link in the comments) measures intergenerational mobility at the county level across the US. I got curious and put in the…
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Experience
Education
Licenses & Certifications
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Child Passenger Safety Technician
SafeKids WorldWide
Volunteer Experience
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Sustainer / Former Leader
Junior League of Los Angeles
- Present 14 years 1 month
Various volunteer roles largely focused on fundraising
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Board Observer
Los Angeles Team Mentoring (LATM)
- 1 year
Children
Board Fellow through the Junior League of Los Angeles board training program
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NextGen Representative on Convention Committee
International Franchise Association
- 1 year
Education
Courses
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Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses
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Honors & Awards
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Women in Business Awards: Rising Star nominee
San Fernando Valley Business Journal
Honoring women business owners in the San Fernando Valley
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Tory Burch Fellowship
Tory Burch Foundation
One of the ten Fellows selected to participate in the second annual year-long Fellowship Program for women entrepreneurs. The program offers these entrepreneurs access to unique education, mentoring and networking opportunities including a $10,000 business education grant. Selected from an initial pool of 800+ candidates, 30 finalists participated in a public online vote with nearly 50,000 votes cast to help determine the final ten Fellows.
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"Most Fundable" Award
Tech Coast Angels
Tech Coast Angels Fast Pitch "Most Fundable" Award
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Women Founders Network Pitch Competition Jr Judges Award Winner
Women Founders Network
Out of hundreds of female founded businesses, Tot Squad won nearly $25,000 in cash and prizes as the Jr Judges top pick and 2nd place overall winner.
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Hera Labs Pitch Competition Winner
Hera Labs
First place winner out of dozens of female founders who pitched their start-ups.
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NextGen in Franchising Global Competition (2nd Place)
International Franchise Association
Of 500+ entrants from around the world, Tot Squad won 2nd place in the competition for millennials in the franchise industry.
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Spanish
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Organizations
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Techstars
Anywhere 2020 Cohort
- PresentTechstars is the worldwide network that helps entrepreneurs succeed. Techstars founders connect with other entrepreneurs, experts, mentors, alumni, investors, community leaders, and corporations to grow their companies. Techstars operates three divisions: Techstars Startup Programs, Techstars Mentorship-Driven Accelerator Programs, and Techstars Corporate Innovation Partnerships. Techstars accelerator portfolio includes more than 1,900 companies with a market cap of $25.2 Billion…
Techstars is the worldwide network that helps entrepreneurs succeed. Techstars founders connect with other entrepreneurs, experts, mentors, alumni, investors, community leaders, and corporations to grow their companies. Techstars operates three divisions: Techstars Startup Programs, Techstars Mentorship-Driven Accelerator Programs, and Techstars Corporate Innovation Partnerships. Techstars accelerator portfolio includes more than 1,900 companies with a market cap of $25.2 Billion. www.techstars.com
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Junior League of Los Angeles
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Good+ Foundation (Formerly Baby Buggy)
Friends Board
-Member of the Los Angeles Friends Committee, helping promote and coordinate fundraising events, including co-hosting a book drive event at Books & Cookies with book donations matched by Simon & Schuster. Hosted first annual Halloween Bash. Coordinate Tot Squad's volunteer efforts to clean donated strollers and car seats before they are given to families in need.
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Los Angeles Venture Association (LAVA)
Women in LAVA Steering Committee member (WinLAVA)
-The WinLAVA Steering Committee organizes several events throughout the year targeting female entrepreneurs and investors.
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Los Angeles Team Mentoring
Board Intern
-Served as an intern on the Board of Directors through the Junior League of Los Angeles' Board Fellows non-profit board training program. Projects included marketing strategy for a large fundraiser, board recruitment, and creating a dashboard of metrics for review at bi-monthly board meetings.
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