Makeena is the discovery and engagement engine for the $300B natural products industry, rewarding consumers for buying better while providing brands the data and insights they need to grow.Winner of Shark Pitch selected by Kevin O'Leary, Makeena was #3 product on Product Hunt in December 2020.Makeena was also part of XRC Labs Cohort 9, which focuses on retail and consumer goods innovation. In addition, Makeena was a semi-finalist in 2020 for one of the most fundable companies in the US.Second place at the IBM-sponsored New York Techie Pitch Event focused on apps and voted by consumers as the top innovation at the Boulder Futures Tent in 2019, Makeena was a SoGal Regional Pitch finalist in Chicago, a Top Ten Presenting Company at Fund Conference Rockies, and named the #1 Power-Ranked Colorado Startup for MarTech in December 2018. Makeena, a graduate of the 2017 Spring Cohort of the Prosper Women Entrepreneur Startup Accelerator, was also named a winner for Big Startup 50 2017 and nominated for Tech.Co Startup of the Year for 2017 and 2016. In 2015, Makeena won the IQ Award for Social Media/Mobile Apps, and a graduate of the Telluride Venture Accelerator in 2014.Makeena is a proud member of 1% for the Planet and the Climate Collaborative, and gives back to Feeding America and No Kid Hungry.https://makeena.comLike us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/makeenacoFollow us on Twitter: @gomakeenaFollow us on Instagram: gomakeenaFollow us on TikTok: @makeena.appAnd, finally, follow us on Pinterest at gomakeena.

Fractional General Counsel and Senior Counsel (Contract) focusing on software deals and licensing agreements, as well as commercial contracts, securities matters, marketing and advertising, real estate, data privacy and regulatory compliance, M&A, partnerships, and other transactional matters as requested by various companies, including Accenture, Frontier Communications, IHS, Goodwill Industries of Southern California, Teaching Strategies, Africa Adventure Consultants, Genuine Parts Company, Ciber, Besolo, Rugged Elegance, and Advanced Energy Industries. Significant clients include Accenture, StoneRiver (Sapiens), CipherCloud (Lookout), Atom Computing, IonQ, Globality, Redfin, and VMware.

Provided legal contractor services through Axiom for Intel Corporation for 2 years, and previously for Cox Communications for 18 months. Axiom, a recognized leader in the business of law, is the world’s largest and fastest-growing non-traditional provider of legal services. Combining deep legal and business expertise with operational prowess, Axiom works closely with leading law departments to improve their risk profiles, lower cost, and create more value for their corporations. With 1,000+ employees, the firm serves nearly half of the Fortune 100 through 12 offices and 4 delivery centers globally. www.axiomlaw.com

Taught Principles of Business for Entrepreneurs Course to juniors and seniors at CU Boulder for the Cross Campus Entrepreneurship Certificate (CCEC) Program.

Mincom was the largest software and services exporter headquartered out of Brisbane, Australia. Mincom's products and services support asset intensive industries such as energy, mining, transportation, and defense.

Market Force Information was the leading customer experience information and insights provider to Fortune 1000 multi-location businesses including retailers, restaurants, grocery and convenience stores, financial institutions, entertainment studios and consumer packaged goods companies.

Provided commercial, real estate, compliance, and litigation-related legal services for law firms and the renewable energy, software/technology, bio-tech, life sciences, communications, data and analytics, advertising/multi-media, manufacturing, QSR, natural products, resort, retail, and real estate investment industries. Representative clients included Soft Landing Labs, Computer Science Corporation, Dharmacon Research, Negril Resort Association, Chi Omega Sorority, Ant Farm Ventures, and many others.

Founder of two technology startups focused on building and deploying interactive touchscreen-based kiosk systems. InterActive Properties focused on selling real estate listings and marketing rental properties. Partnered with Nortel for Phase I of the project. Natural Interactions' systems were located in natural products stores. Sold media space on the systems directly to leaders in the natural products industry (i.e., WhiteWave Foods, Arrowhead Mills, Organic Horizon Dairy, and Eden Foods), as well as to holistic practitioners and non-profits.