Jen Gaze
Investor @Portfolia
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WORK HISTORY
Investor @Portfolia
Member of Portfolia Funds, investment funds designed for women who want to backstartups led by women and diverse founder teams. Portfolia welcomes all accredited investors - message me to learn more.
EDUCATION
Yale School of Management
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
Boston College
Honors B.A., Communication
SKILLS
ABOUT JEN GAZE
Innovative, customer-centric leader committed to building disruptive products, services and businesses as an intrapreneur, entrepreneur, Board Director, startup advisor and investor• Skilled at operating efficiently in ambiguous environments, balancing innovation strategy and execution, and building strong relationships with key stakeholders, from senior executives to strategic partners and startups• Experienced in leading high performing cross-functional, cross-cultural teams in a range of industries Core skills-Customer discovery. Generating consumer insights and defining market segments through primary ethnographic research, in-depth interviewing, concept testing and quantitative surveys-Strategy development. Creating strategies for establishing, growing and scaling new businesses-Methodologies. Lean startup, agile, user-centered design/design thinking-Strategic partnerships/Business development. Identifying, vetting and partnering with high potential startups and corporations to co-develop innovative products and services-Business model design. Designing and testing disruptive business models, creating business plans, pitch decks-In-market pilot execution. Designing and executing experiments to inform roll-out plans for high growth businesses. Leading cross-functional teams to developed scaled market solutions-Innovation process design & implementation. Developing and testing internal structures for executing innovation-Innovation capability development. Providing training and on-going coaching to enhance innovation talent and culture.Industry Experience- Legal Services- Automotive/Mobility- Healthcare (medical devices, pharma, payors, providers)- CPG (apparel, health/beauty products, pet food/health, human food)- Telecommunications- Supply Chain/LogisticsMarket Experience: US, Japan, Singapore, Australia, Turkey, India, The Philippines, Brazil and South Africa
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