IRL Ventures

This May, we hosted our first Comunal Capital Investor Retreat at Paradero Hotels, bringing together like-minded people to discuss the future of travel, capital, consumer, as well as healthspan and future living. It was a dynamic weekend filled with meaningful experiences and new conversations. Special thanks to Tyler Carrico, Mike Scott, Anne Clarke Wolff, Edgar Camargo, Taryn Jones Laeben and Calli Cholodenko for sharing their expert insights and perspectives. We are excited to continue fostering these valuable discussions!

As the largest network of executive women, we have some edits on *that* speech. In his recent commencement speech, Kansas City Chiefs player Harrison Butker guessed that the majority of the women graduates were “most excited about marriage and children.” Our take? Stop reducing women to stereotypes or labels. Take it from thousands of Chiefs — CEOs, CFOs, CMOs who run things. Here’s what a real Chief would say:

When the White House reached out to me to be part of an effort to end cancer, my first reaction was, "Am I being punk'd?" We have all been touched by cancer, myself included. Today, the President of the United States of America doubled down on his commitment to ending cancer by highlighting the need for the private and public sectors to galvanize its efforts. What does this mean for all of us? Well, Gabbi has been recognized by the White House for our commitment to expanding access to breast cancer screenings, early detection, and prevention. Now every woman can learn her risk of breast cancer so she can take action. We are democratizing access to breast specialists, so that no one has to wait weeks or months to get the care they need--mammograms, MRIs, ultrasounds, genetic testing--but can learn their risk and get the right care at the right time to lead to early detection.  #BidenCancerMoonshot https://lnkd.in/g2vdyPYK

On this week's episode, we chat with President and Founder of IRL Ventures, Taryn Jones Laeben about working side by side with founders to help them succeed. Listen now https://lnkd.in/g7NRgA7H 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. Acting as fractional-COO/CCO, IRL Ventures partners with 5-6 portfolio companies a year from Pre-Seed to Series A to build operational excellence and long‑term Enterprise Value creation. Listen to episodes on Apple, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, and Google Podcasts or visit our episode link on VentureF.com/podcast #femalefounders #venturecapital #investinwomen #womenleaders #womensupportingwomen #womeninventure #financefriday #founderfriday