Karen Howland's guest appearances

Karen Howland

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Unpacking the Digital Shelf

Gutsiest Brands

Matt Hunckler

Rob Walling

Bernie Moreno

John Fein

Jason Goldberg

Chris Bergman

Amy Nelson

Tom Goodwin

Kevin Tien

Patrick McKenna

Peter Livingston

Alex Rubalcava

Elias Torres

Scott Dorsey

Brian Beck

OwlTail

Jess Gaedeke, CRO of GutCheck, former Leader at Nielsen and Designalytics, and current turtleneck aficionado, speaks with Karen Howland, the Managing Director at CircleUp Equity , an investment platform powered by technology, to discuss what it takes to have guts in business. In this unique episode we take a look at how an innovative investment firm is using a blend of technology and human experience to help entrepreneurs stand behind their bold ideas and pioneer new paths. Jess and Karen show how being grounded in empathy and creating highly personalized experiences lead brands to sustainable growth, and how Circle Up invests in companies that have traditionally been denied access to capital.Karen's BioKaren joined CircleUp in 2018 and serves as Managing Director. Before joining CircleUp, she served as an independent consultant providing financial services to small-to-mid sized consumer-centric companies. Prior to that, she spent over 15 years at top-tier international investment firms, including Citadel, Barclays Capital, and UBS where she held positions in the Investment Banking and Equity Research divisions focusing on the consumer and retail sectors. Mrs. Howland received her B.S. from Tulane University. Let’s listen in and see what brands Karen believes have guts, which she feels a special connection to, and why we should have irrational expectations in business. To learn more about what it means to be gutsy, check out the Gutsiest Podcast webpage.Check out Karen’s recommended song by visiting the Spotify – Gutsiest Brands Podcast Playlist. We’ll regularly be adding our guest’s recommended songs, so be sure to like and share the list! 

Jess Gaedeke, CRO of <a href="https://www.gutcheckit.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GutCheck,</a> former Leader at Nielsen and Designalytics, and current turtleneck aficionado, speaks with Karen Howland, the Managing Director at <a href="https://circleup.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CircleUp Equity</a> , an investment platform powered by technology, to discuss what it takes to have guts in business. In this unique episode we take a look at how an innovative investment firm is using a blend of technology and human experience to help entrepreneurs stand behind their bold ideas and pioneer new paths. Jess and Karen show how being grounded in empathy and creating highly personalized experiences lead brands to sustainable growth, and how Circle Up invests in companies that have traditionally been denied access to capital.Karen's BioKaren joined CircleUp in 2018 and serves as Managing Director. Before joining CircleUp, she served as an independent consultant providing financial services to small-to-mid sized consumer-centric companies. Prior to that, she spent over 15 years at top-tier international investment firms, including Citadel, Barclays Capital, and UBS where she held positions in the Investment Banking and Equity Research divisions focusing on the consumer and retail sectors. Mrs. Howland received her B.S. from Tulane University. Let’s listen in and see what brands Karen believes have guts, which she feels a special connection to, and why we should have irrational expectations in business. To learn more about what it means to be gutsy, check out the <a href="https://www.gutcheckit.com/gutsiest-brands/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gutsiest Podcast webpage</a>.Check out Karen’s recommended song by visiting the <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3vgwGTJ7lODuxooWOOcA9q?nd=1&amp;si=871badb1a9614bee" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify – Gutsiest Brands Podcast Playlist</a>. We’ll regularly be adding our guest’s recommended songs, so be sure to like and share the list!

Irrational Expectations with Karen Howland

During a downturn, there are factors that work in favor of an emerging brand driving sales and engagement with their consumers, and there are headwinds. Karen Howard, Managing Director of Circleup, an investment platform for early-stage consumer brands, shares data and insights on how emerging brands should think about surviving, and thriving, in the current environment.

Interview: How Emerging Brands Survive - and Thrive - in a Downturn, with Karen Howland

Lori Coulter is the Founder, CEO and President of Summersalt. Prior to Summersalt, Lori owned and operated Lori Coulter Swimwear for 11 years. Summersalt is a direct-to-consumer, travelwear brand. Their flagship product is designer swimwear without the designer price tag. With a patent on recommending garments based on body type and consumer preference, Summersalt uses more than 10,000 scans of real women’s bodies and some 1.5 million measurements to create what it says are designer-quality garments. Summersalt was founded in 2017 and is based in St. Louis, Missouri.//Karen Howland is a Managing Director at CircleUp. CircleUp is an investment platform providing capital and resources to innovative, early-stage consumer brands. CircleUp is comprised of internally-managed funds, an investment marketplace and credit division, which are all powered by Helio, a proprietary machine learning platform that evaluates more than 1.2 million consumer and retail businesses to predict future business success.Learn more about Summersalt: https://www.summersalt.com Learn more about CircleUp: https://circleup.com/Follow upside on Twitter: https://twitter.com/upsidefm Subscribe to the update: https://upside.fm/update

Lori Coulter is the Founder, CEO and President of Summersalt. Prior to Summersalt, Lori owned and operated Lori Coulter Swimwear for 11 years. Summersalt is a direct-to-consumer, travelwear brand. Their flagship product is designer swimwear without the designer price tag. With a patent on recommending garments based on body type and consumer preference, Summersalt uses more than 10,000 scans of real women’s bodies and some 1.5 million measurements to create what it says are designer-quality garments.  Summersalt was founded in 2017 and is based in St. Louis, Missouri.// Karen Howland is a Managing Director at CircleUp. CircleUp is an investment platform providing capital and resources to innovative, early-stage consumer brands. CircleUp is comprised of internally-managed funds, an investment marketplace and credit division, which are all powered by Helio, a proprietary machine learning platform that evaluates more than 1.2 million consumer and retail businesses to predict future business success.Learn more about Summersalt: <a href="https://www.summersalt.com%20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.summersalt.com </a> Learn more about CircleUp: <a href="https://circleup.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://circleup.com/</a> Follow upside on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/upsidefm%20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/upsidefm </a> Subscribe to the update: <a href="https://upside.fm/update" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://upside.fm/update</a>

UP028: Summersalt // a direct-to-consumer travelwear brand for women (feat. Karen Howland of CircleUp)