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Jacqui Deegan
Managing Director at LAUNCH
San Francisco, California
Overview
Jacqui Deegan is the Managing Director at LAUNCH, with a background in production and creative direction. She has served as the Executive Producer for "This Week in Startups" and has experience working with Universal Studios Hollywood and PathSource.
Currently, Jacqui Deegan leads LAUNCH as Managing Director, bringing her expertise in production and creative direction to invest in startups and support their growth. She has a notable track record as an Executive Producer and has worked with prominent organizations like Universal Studios Hollywood and WGBH.
Work Experience
Managing Director (current); Executive Producer, This Week in Startups (2014-2019)
2014 - Current
LAUNCH: We Back Builders. http://launch.co LAUNCH Accelerator: 14-week program for technology startups. We provide investment and mentorship for pre Series A companies to accelerate growth and fundraising. Seven companies per cohort; 4 cohorts per year. https://launchaccelerator.co Founder.University: a 12-week course for builder-founders to work on their MVP and land their first customers. http://founder.university "This Week in Startups" (TWiST): podcast hosted by angel investor, Jason Calacanis. The series covers a variety of topics with guests as distinguished as they are diverse. Entrepreneurs & investors (e.g., Reid Hoffman, Tim Ferriss, Aileen Lee, Chris Sacca, Esther Dyson, Eric Ries), journalists/analysts for news roundtables (e.g., Kara Swisher, Benedict Evans), authors (e.g., John Carreyrou "Bad Blood," Ed Catmull, "Creativity, Inc.," AOL Co-founder Steve Case "The Third Wave"), & innovators of all kinds. LAUNCH SCALE & Festival (2014-2019): knowledge-sharing and networking events for founders featuring fireside chats with industry leaders, demonstrations of cutting-edge tech, experts teaching growth strategies, and competitions with startups around the world. Founders attend free of charge. Find "This Week in Startups" at: http://thisweekinstartups.com iTunes: http://bit.ly/TWiSTAV YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ThisWeekIn Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/twistartups Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6ULQ0ewYf5zmsDgBchlkr9 @jacqkd @jason @TWiStartups @LAUNCH @launchincubator @founderuni http://launch.co
Support founders and inspire innovation
Educational Producer, Curious George (TV)
2018 - 2021
Executive Producer
2013 - 2014
PathSource.com is a startup online career-education tool providing to grades 6-12 a comprehensive video library on a wide range of professions. As Executive Producer I filmed and edited 800+ informational interviews, developed video strategies for the site, & supervised the creative team. Launched in early 2013, PathSource.com was used by 15,000+ students around the U.S. in 2013-2014.
PathSource enables young adults to define and achieve their educational and professional goals.
Raised $650,000.00 from Wasabi Ventures.
Producer / Director / Writer
2011 - 2013
--Episode Writer: "Arthur" (WGBH-TV/Cookie Jar). Season 16. --Producer/Director, KQED.org/ArtsEd: "In the Studio with Rashidi Omari" artist documentary & hip-hop & beatbox lessons for middle schoolers. --Consultant/Developer: Kids' & adult programming (various projects)
Writer
2002 - 2011
Writer, Arthur (4 episodes)
Executive Producer / Producer / Associate Producer
2000 - 2010
2009-2010: Executive Producer, Arthur (PBS) 2007-2009: Series Producer, Curious George (PBS), Arthur (PBS) 2006-2007: Series Development, Martha Speaks (PBS) 2003-2007: Producer, Time Warp Trio (Discovery Kids/NBC), Arthur (PBS), Curious George (PBS) 2000-2003: Associate / Line Producer, Arthur (PBS)
GBH is making sure you have our content when and where you choose: on air, online, and on the go — with TV and radio broadcasts, podcasts.
Raised $25,900,000.00 from Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.