EP 08: INVESTING IN THE NEXT CPG OR RETAIL UNICORN WITH TARYN JONES LAEBEN
Taryn Jones Laeben is a General Partner at IRL Ventures. You may know of her from her previous role as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of SoulCycle, the revolutionary indoor cycling brand, founded in New York City in 2006. Before her time at SoulCycle, Taryn was the Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) at Casper, the fast-growing sleep company, where she led rapid expansion across retail, wholesale, partnerships, customer experience, and strategy at large. Prior to joining Casper, Taryn spent many years generating industry leading results in fashion & retail. Taryn led NYC-based jewelry brand Alexis Bittar as President after having run the North America and International businesses for Kate Spade New York as Senior Vice President of North America and Vice President of International.
IRL Ventures is launching a new investment vehicle to acquire majority ownership in high-potential consumer companies struggling to access capital in this climate.
Apparel & Accessories, Wellness, Fitness, Baby & Kids, or Home Industry targeting millennial women 25-45 in urban or suburban geos with greater than $15M in annual revenues.
