Miki Reynolds

Head of Programs

2023 - Current

Slauson & Co. is a Los Angeles based early stage venture capital firm rooted in economic inclusion. The firm leads pre seed and seed stage deals and leverages its network of corporations, foundations, investors, executives, and successful founders to provide resources and guidance for accelerating the growth of the founders they back.

Co-Founder

2014

Chief Executive Officer

2021 - 2023

In partnership with Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, Grid110 is an economic and community development non-profit organization supporting the development of the early stage startup ecosystem in Los Angeles. Our efforts focus on supporting idea stage and early stage entrepreneurs by connecting them to free programs, mentors, and important resources during the most critical phase of their business life-cycle. Our mission is to foster the most thriving, inviting & inclusive community for entrepreneurs in Los Angeles. We believe that anyone with the goal of becoming an entrepreneur should have the chance to pursue it and receive support along the way. Our work impacts individuals who are often overlooked by traditional entrepreneurial ecosystems. That’s what drives us to make the entrepreneurial path more equitable, inclusive and accessible.

Executive Director

2017 - 2021

Venture Partner

2020 - 2022

Republic is an investment platform spun out of AngelList that allows anyone to invest in pre-seed to Series B startups. Through our platform, startups can raise up to $1M while rewarding their community with a stake in their success. Our portfolio of 175+ companies has raised over $250M from VCs, angels, and their users, customers, and supporters. We collaborate with all types of VCs, accelerators, and communities across the ecosystem to support our startups. We’re a global & diverse community of 700,000+ accredited and non-accredited investors. If you are a startup looking to raise capital from the crowd, message me here on LinkedIn!

Verified Scout

2019 - 2021

City Manager

2014 - 2017

Audience Development Producer

2014 - 2014

Vice President

2012 - 2013

Product Lead & Executive Producer • Managed all business units within the services division, including: product management, project management, design services, platform support, e-commerce and marketing. • Continued product management responsibilities by owning the platform roadmap, outlining business requirements and determining the priorities for the engineering team. • Implemented several company wide improvements to improve transparency and communication: company intranet, platform knowledge base, monthly platform status meetings, weekly project meetings. • Established relationships with vendors to source e-commerce development and marketing. • Led the delivery teams to launch e-commerce sites and merchandise campaigns for clients such as Twentieth Century Fox, DreamWorks Animation, MGM Studios, Rovio/Angry Birds, SpaceX, Showtime, CBS, NBC, FX, Belkin, American Apparel, Tough Mudder, Ironman, Universal Music Group, Live Nation and Bravado.

Director, Digital Operations & Projects

2007 - 2012

Product Management • Evangelist for the MashON product customization and on-demand fulfillment platform ("Dabble"). • Product Manager for the MashON product customization and on-demand fulfillment platform, managing the entire product development lifecycle including user interviews, competitive analysis, user experience workflows, requirements documentation, feature prioritization, user acceptance testing and post-release iteration. • Responsible for creating/updating the platform roadmap, determining development priorities, writing user stories and backlog grooming. • Worked closely with internal stakeholders (CEO, Sales, Logistics, Development) to define feature requirements, timelines and priorities. • Collaborated with the Creative Director and UX team to enhance the user experience of the platform through research, user testing and competitive analysis. Project Management • Oversaw the delivery of all client integration projects, from determining scope through implementation. Projects included design, build and launch of eCommerce stores and/or platform integration with existing client eCommerce stores. • Led the integration teams to complete system integrations with leading e-commerce platforms (Magento, Yahoo, Hybris, Delivery Agent, MusicToday, Fanfire, Drupal Commerce) and fulfillment partners (Colorado Timberline, Spreadshirt, Artgun, Belkin, American Apparel, Stahls, Imagine Fulfillment Services). • Executive Producer responsible for Project Management, Creative and Production teams. Marketing • Supervised social media channels (Blog, Facebook, Twitter), executed marketing/merchandising campaigns and coordinated Google AdWords/display campaigns.

Community Manager (LA)

2011 - 2011

• Social Media advocate and evangelist that brought awareness of a new online dating startup to the LA area through the use of Twitter and WordPress. • Recruited local bloggers to contribute editorial content for HowAboutWe.com. • Supported the national marketing efforts to drive local membership acquisition. • Planned a Los Angeles launch party in partnership with Foursquare Day to promote awareness of the service.

Online Coordinator

2006 - 2007

• Managed the creative/technical project timelines and resources for multiple online theatrical marketing campaigns. • Coordinated the product development processes to concept, design, develop and maintain an online video editing tool that enabled fans to interact with licensed film content. • Maintained regular content monitoring and testing of FoxAtomic.com community features. • Managed the recruitment, hiring and project load of online interns.

Online Coordinator

2004 - 2006

• Supported online B2B and B2C initiatives for multiple divisions (Theatrical, Home Video, Consumer Products, TV). • Coordinated the production, delivery and analysis of weekly email marketing campaigns for a distribution list of 1.2 million subscribers. • Managed domain name administration for domestic and international offices, including new registrations, renewals, transfers and negotiation of pricing. Reduced annual renewal fees by $30k.

Executive Assistant

2003 - 2004

• Provided administrative support for a Sr. Vice President and the Chief Information Officer. • Responsible for planning divisional meetings/events, purchasing department supplies, updating the department out of office calendar and coordinating extensive domestic/international travel.