How Laurel Mintz Is Empowering Diverse Leaders in Venture Capital

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“We transitioned almost everyone out of the company and really flipped the entire company around. It was one of the most painful few months of my entire career, but also one of the most impactful. And if we had not done that, we probably wouldn't still be standing today.”

In this episode of Entreprenista, we sat down with Laurel Mintz, the CEO and Founder of Fabric VC, a venture capital firm launched in 2022 with a mission to support diverse founders. Fabric VC not only provides necessary funding but also uniquely matches a portion of their investment with marketing services to control the narrative of marketing success for their portfolio companies. Her firm focuses on consumer tech and future-oriented sectors like healthcare and fintech and aims to drive impactful change in these industries. Laurel's extensive experience building her business, Elevate My Brand, an award-winning marketing agency based in LA, has made her a force in the venture capital landscape. Tune in to hear more about the way Laurel’s journey shifted towards entrepreneurship after taking over her father's company at 26 years old, the challenges faced as a young CEO managing a company with 60 employees and how she launched Fabric VC.

We talked about:

• Business school doesn’t prepare you to be in business (08:57)
• Trusting your gut (12:25)
• Laurel’s biggest marketing lessons from the last 15 years (16:45)
• The story behind the launch of Fabric VC (22:10)
• Venture as an asset class (32:48)

Connect with Laurel Mintz:

• Instagram
• Fabric VC
• Elevate My Brand
• Elevate Your Brand podcast

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