Lauren J

House Party is an award-winning food brand making better-for-you cheesy snacks. Currently sold and distributed by Sysco and UNFI nationwide; available in over 500+ retail doors including Whole Foods Market, Thrive Market, the Chase Center, Good Eggs and more!

Masterclass Speaker and Mentor for Kitchentown x the Japan External Trade Organization inaugural small business accelerator program to facilitate U.S. market launch for Japanese food and beverage startups

Consult on projects to support both growth marketing and product design teams at various tech companies including Front, Stessa and Prefer.

Guest Lecturer on "Design Systems" for Mechanical Engineering Dept 195A: Food, Design & Technology. Fall 2020.

Acquired by Square in 2022. Crew is a workforce management app, giving frontline employees a new way 
to communicate. As one of the first design hires, I led our Revenue & Customer Success team, launching in-app improvements that near doubled the app’s user base, while also managing reconciliation work from app integrations.

Selected for the second cohort, the Ascent leadership program supports the top emerging women leaders in tech from Sequoia-backed companies.

Lookout is a leader in enterprise cybersecurity. Notable projects include two total website rebuilds and the development of a UI design system guide. Supported infamous Tesla Hack at DefCon with presentation graphics.

Clients included The Port of New Orleans, New Orleans Startup Fund, New Orleans Bioinnovation Center and Episcopal Collegiate School. Led the design for PowerMoves.NOLA; an initiative of the New Orleans Startup Fund with a mission to elevate minority entrepreneurs nationwide.

Creative partner for the Idea Villages 2013 "New Orleans Entrepreneur Week." Design mentor to three startups at The Idea Village.