Episode #8: Lisa Blau, co-founder of Able Partners

Today I’m joined by Lisa Blau. 


 


Lisa is a co-founder of Able partners. 


 


On today’s episode, we talked to Lisa about the boundless nature
of the wellness industry, how startups can find success by
breaking down land-held stigmas, and the importance of building a
strong brand. 


 


I had a great time chatting with Lisa and hope you enjoy
listening. 


 


Let’s get into it. 


 


More from Lisa Blau and Able Partners
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Lisa Blau​ has spent the last decade as an active angel investor
focused on consumer businesses, often in the health, wellness and
active lifestyle space with a particular interest in supporting
women-led entrepreneurial ventures. 


 


Together with Amanda Eilian, she is the founding partner of Able,
an investment fund focused on funding early-stage startups in the
healthy living and lifestyle space, with a focus on female
founders. Some of their investments include Juice Beauty, Daily
Harvest, The Wing, Primary Kids, Moon Juice, Goop and Chief.
Previously, Lisa co-founded VitalJuice.com, a daily email
newsletter on healthy living tips and trends that was acquired by
Tasting Table. She also helped build and launch Portero, an
online luxury goods auction platform sold to Richemont. 


 


She has experience building businesses from the ground up with
partners such as AOL, Amazon, Kleiner Perkins and The Pilot
Group. Lisa started her career as a producer at CNN. She is a
Board Member of The New York Public Library, KIPP New York, and
The Mount Sinai Parenting Center. Lisa also chairs the Investment
Committee of the Leadership Now Project, a membership
organization of business professionals committed to renewing
democracy. She has a B.A. from Duke University and an M.B.A. from
Harvard Business School. Lisa lives in New York City with her
husband and three children.


 


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