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Get Mastered on Start Up Marketing with Tiffany Brown of Razor USA

Tiffany Brown’s two-decade career has been spent elevating active lifestyle brands through creative marketing and program curation for global brands like Razor USA, Giant Bicycle and PUMA. Brown has worked the past ten years for Razor USA where she generates awareness for toys and sporting goods, including helping drive the pro scooter movement. As the current Director of New Initiatives she focuses on brand partnerships, building the influencer network with the likes of Devin Supertramp and Dude Perfect to professional league mascots, while also developing consumer activations and managing video productions. Prior to taking on this entrepreneurial role within the organization, she led international marketing and was in lock step with the sales teams to develop localized plans for markets outside the U.S.

Tiffany credits much of her success to her women’s college education at Mount Holyoke, graduate studies at UMass Amherst, her Texas roots, and a love of sport.

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Anastasia Ellis of BackStage Capital Joins Urban Tech Connect

Anastasia is passionate about empowering others, creating genuine connections, and striving towards financial independence through entrepreneurship. She co-founded bosa, a wellness and productivity app that enables consultants to provide the highest level of service to their clients. She’s also an emerging real estate and angel investor. Anastasia was the first Internal Program and Culture Fellow for GRID110, an LA-based organization focused on supporting early-stage entrepreneurs. Prior to entering tech and venture capital full-time, she served as an Administrative Analyst for the City of Los Angeles and a Management Analyst for the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power. Anastasia has experience creating and leading programs in the non-profit, corporate, and public sectors. She’s a graduate of the University of Cincinnati and University of Southern California Sol Price School of Public Policy.

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Meet Shamin Walsh of BAM Ventures at Urban Tech Connect

Shamin Walsh has over 10+ years as an active angel investor who gained experience in the consumer space through her early investments in companies such as Sweetgreen, Flexport, Outdoor Voices, and Sir Kensington’s.

Prior to joining BAM Ventures as a managing director, she was a consumer-focused partner at an early-stage generalist firm with tangible assets in 3PL/fulfillment, cold storage/co-packing, and manufacturing, giving her a holistic perspective through which to evaluate emerging consumer businesses. She managed the investment portfolio and served on several boards, such as Alchemy 43. She also leveraged her experience as a transactional attorney to assist in contract negotiations, fund formation, and fund construction.

Shamin received her B.S. in Foreign Service from Georgetown University, and a J.D. from Loyola Law School. Shamin is passionate about education and dedicates her free time to creating access for others. She previously served as an adjunct professor of Entrepreneurial Finance at Loyola Marymount University. She currently serves as the Head of Engagement and Advocacy on the Teach for America Associates Board and as an active mentor with the Fulfillment Fund.