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What happens when you merge (commerce, DTC, platform, Gen AI) + (founders, funders, and operators) = The Room Podcast As a newbie in all of these industries, I had the pleasure of volunteering for Madison McIlwain's summit. I was able to meet Madison when I was a part of GenZScouts. These experiences I have outside of work build up my case studies (lol shoutout to Landing for being one of mine) & become a stronger community builder. It was awesome meeting Katie Kirsch, Breana Teubner, Sarah Davidson, Miri Buckland, Shriya Nevatia, and others in IRL. There was one thing that nobody mentioned though. Omnichannel was mentioned, but no mention of the hot 🔥 trend of retail media networks. I am not joking when I talk about the buzz🗣. Every big 🏢 company is becoming one and with Genuin, any company can. We are building the world's 1st community media network. If anyone is interested in learning more, DM me or check out our Linkedin. #commerce #dtc #cpg #mediabrand #platform

Photos hot off the press from The Room Podcast's Inside Summit! Yesterday, I had the joy of speaking on the Future of Platforms panel alongside my friends Emma Bates, Judith Thelen, and Dylan Diamond, moderated by the brilliant Alexandra York of Forbes. We explored what it really means to build next-gen consumer social platforms like Landing, the metrics that matter, and how you know when it's time to pivot. Look out for the full conversation, coming to The Room Podcast soon! This conference was one of a kind. Madison McIlwain and Claudia Laurie, congrats - you made magic happen ✨

Hey - I'm looking for a brand designer or a small brand studio to lead some exciting identity work at Landing. If you are looking to work on a fun brief or have any top-notch recommendations I'd really appreciate the connections!

Expanding your goals will expand your comfort zone. Set those goals. All of them. Set them so incredibly high that people actually think you're INSANE. And then put it somewhere you see everyday. If you need, take the time to think of everything you could ever want, and write it down, and tape it to your forehead at night so it's the first thing you read when you wake up. Taking the steps to do so so will consequently decrease your inhibitions about the goals, and you'll see how everyday you'll take action and naturally align with the version of yourself who has already ACHIEVED all those things. Normalizing your goals will increase your confidence in attaining them !!!!! Daily goals? I personally write out all of them each morning in pen and paper so I can feel the satisfying SCRATCH when I cross it off later. Long term goals? Vision board as my computer background (IT WORKS I'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR YEARS). Lifestyle images and quotes I found through Pinterest are my favorite. Check out my current desktop below :) I was so happy when I got those red shoes ❤️ 👟

A few months back, in San Francisco, I had a blast with inspiring founders who I have supported and championed. I repeated this in New York City last week. Miri Buckland — It was hot and humid but nonetheless I thoroughly enjoyed our walk-n-talk. Hopefully it counted as training and a perfect warm up for your upcoming NYC Marathon fun. I'm excited to continue watching the Landing journey unfold and how you and Ellie Buckingham continue to inspire the next generation of artists and creators. Arjun Bhatnagar — It was super pleasing to see you back on your feet again. With seemingly the never ending continued news of multiple data breaches affecting millions of consumers, we all need Cloaked to continue protecting our personal identity everywhere. Joran Greef — Tigerstyle. All week long. Yet again, my distributed systems and database knowledge has gone up multifold just by being surrounded by you. Thanks for making time for me even in between the stress of putting on an event alongside the rest of Team TigerBeetle. Matt Pierri — What a coincidence about the name of the coffee spot being the same as an area from your hometown. I learned that whether disabled, elderly, pushing a pram or otherwise, more than 2.5 billion people worldwide already live with an accessibility need of some kind. Armed with that knowledge, Sociability is so so needed in our world. ...and even then too I still missed out on Tracy Chou, Aasiyah Abdulsalam, Ope Bukola, Abdel Mahmoud, MD, and Kaiwei Tang. Methinks there is enough there to start our own little local Dees-Supported-Founder-Network... (without me). Happy weekend, folks!

Neutral moodboard created using Landing as a part of designing and expression.

If you know me, you're likely aware I'm rarely without a snack!! That's why Claudia and I wanted to highlight some of our favorite brands in a #DTC Marketplace at Inside Summit. We're featuring past The Room Podcast companies such as Tea Drops, OLIPOP PBC, future guests like Unreal Snacks and Summit speakers like De Soi Sparkling Non-Alcoholic Apéritif! We have a few more spots on the shelf; I'd love some of my personal favs like SmartSweets, LesserEvil Brand Snack Co., Magic Spoon, and RXBAR. Can anyone help connect?! Also - which brands are we missing that should absolutely be featured? Emilie Gerber Tenaya Goldsen Ali Fortin JCP cc Landing Miri Buckland for the visual!!!

Loved hosting an IRL creator roundtable lunch this week in #NYC ✨ Our team learned so much - grateful to friends new and old for joining and sharing your wisdom ! 💚

As a future social media marketing girlie I know that it's just as important to express creativity as it is writing and planning. Letting out my creative side on Landing and being an ambassador for them has been nothing short of AMAZING! ✨ Here are some of my creations so far: