Leslie has twenty-five years’ experience building, advising and investing in new companies, products and brands, in the US and across the globe. Her expertise includes strategic and business planning and development, customer acquisition and retention programs, brand building and product positioning, and consumer targeting and segmentation (CRM). She has a track record of meeting or beating sales and revenue goals while simultaneously managing program ROI/efficiencies. She launched dozens of products and companies in businesses as diverse as telecommunications, eCommerce, consumer packaged goods, filmed entertainment, financial services and social media. Leslie held executive roles at Fortune 500 and emerging growth companies as well as leading nonprofit organizations, with operational responsibilities in diverse markets worldwide. After two-plus decades of work with technology entrepreneurs and investors, Leslie has a keen understanding of what it takes to transform a great idea into a successful enterprise.
Episode Details:
In this episode, we featured Leslie Jump of Startup Angels. Leslie shared with us how her interest in entrepreneurship and investing began. She also explained her motivation behind creating Startup Angels and how this platform seeks to educate, inspire, and empower angel investors.
