Stu Smith
Investor @Varda Space Industries
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WORK HISTORY
Investor @Varda Space Industries
EDUCATION
DePauw University
Bachelor's Degree, English Writing, Political Science
New Trier High School
High School
ABOUT STU SMITH
Previously: Co-Founder & COO, Racket (February 2021 - March 2023) SVP, Creator Network @ Fullscreen / WarnerMedia (August 2018-February 2021) SVP, Business Development & Partnerships @ Omaze (November 2016- August 2018) Head of Music & Entertainment @ Teespring (January 2015 - November 2016) Director of Artist Partnerships @ Songkick/CrowdSurge (October 2012 - January 2015) Manager & Digital Strategist @ Red Light Management (January 2009 - October 2012) Revenue and operations LGBTQ+ executive with twelve years of experience building and scaling successful large-scale, multi-layered teams, products, partnerships, and services for large scale global organizations, plus five years experience as an early-stage tech investor. Performance-oriented entrepreneurial strategist with proven ability to inspire and motivate teams to drive data-informed decision making and execute complex business strategies. Deep experience and network in the creator economy, tech, media, entertainment, sports, apparel, venture capital, and nonprofit industries. Co-led Coughdrop Capital\'s early investments in: Lattice, Superhuman, Mercury Bank, Fast, Dreamship, Zaraz, Ever Loved, Ware, Housable, Weatherwax Bio, Mood Health, Practice, Sacra, Buffalo Market, Stable and more. Formerly worked for: Teespring (Y Combinator, Andreessen Horowitz, Khosla Ventures), Crowdsurge/Songkick (Access, Sequoia, Index), Omaze (FirstMark Capital), Red Light Management EXPERTISE Team & Company Leadership | GTM & Growth Strategy | P&L Management | Corporate Development | Mergers & Acquisitions | Operations | Social Impact | Public Speaking | Partnership Development | Long Range Planning | Team Building, Training & Coaching | Strategic Investment & Planning | Product Innovation | Business Development | Digital Marketing Strategy | Digital Video Content | Integrated Marketing & PR | Campaign Management | Performance Data Analytics | Ecommerce | Apparel | Sales & Account Management \"Fear is the mortal enemy of creativity, innovation and happiness.\"
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