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Stephanie Rich

Head of Platform at Bread and Butter Ventures

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Overview

Work Experience

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University of Minnesota, Technology Commercialization

  • Advisory Board Member

    2023 - Current

    The University of Minnesota Technology Commercialization (Tech Comm) office facilitates the transfer of University technology and ideas from the research lab into the marketplace for the development of new products and services that benefit the public good, foster economic growth, and generate revenue to support the University's mission. The Tech Comm Advisory Board is a select group of research, business, investment & innovation leaders, who provide guidance to Tech Comm leadership on our overall strategy and high level priorities to accelerate our impact.

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Bread and Butter Ventures

  • Head of Platform

    2020

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Techstars

  • Mentor

    2016

    • Mentor for Target + Techstars Retail, Techstars Farm to Fork, Techstars Healthcare and the UnitedHealthCare Acccelerator powered by Techstars • Served as a lead mentor for multiple teams at Techstars Retail including Bybe, Local Crate, Nexosis, AddStructure, WalkWise and Mountain • Selected by the participating companies for the #givefirst award 3 times

  • Entrepreneur In Residence

    2019 - 2021

    E-I-R at Techstars Farm to Fork Accelerator

  • Mentor-in-Residence

    2019 - 2019

    Mentor-in-Residence at Techstars Farm to Fork

SU

Starting Up North

  • Founder

    2019 - 2020

    A publication focused on telling the stories and sharing the insights of Minnesota startups, innovators and their ecosystem.

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Omnia Fishing

  • Marketing

    2018 - 2018

    Marketing for Omnia Fishing, the new way to find and buy fishing gear. Sign-up to stay informed at https://www.omniafishing.com/

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Goby Partners

  • Owner/Partner

    2016 - 2018

    Goby Partners consists of two senior-level marketing executives with very different backgrounds, one coming from the start-up world, and one from the world of corporate CPGs.

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Particle

  • VP of Marketing

    2012 - 2016

    • Built Particle brand in the marketplace by leading communications, social media, and product launches • Created the operational infrastructure that Particle runs on: accounting, billing, distribution, logistics, advertising, and analytics. • Led two successful KS campaigns worth over $1mm http://www.particle.io

SR Consulting

  • Independent Consultant

    2011 - 2012

    • Worked on business development, sales strategies and marketing & communications • Consulted Spark Devices, Grimm Press Co, David Petersen Gallery, Effortless Aquaponics, Engine for Social Innovation, The Adventures of Super Stretch, Loose Locations Collective • Part of Engine Dynamic Leaders Program

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Cambridge Judge Business School

  • Reading for MBA

    2010 - 2011

    Reading for an MBA

A Followed Path: Travels with My Grandfather

  • Author, Photographer and Designer

    2009 - 2010

    •Retraced 1931 European trip of grandfather, retaking 180 photos for published book •Designed and wrote 160 page book, using Quark and Adobe Photoshop skills •Launched and maintained website to promote photography and book

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