Founders Friday with Jaclyn Pascocello from Heywear // bringing hospitality into designing startup experiences
Hey friends,
This week we're talking with Jaclyn Pascocello, CEO at Heywear, which lets you go from exam to eyewear in 30 minutes. Launched in 2020, they’ve grown to 25 employees, and are about to launch their latest store in Nomad. If you’ve been around Founders Friday a while, you might remember we used to be out of Spacious — where Jaclyn was COO until they were acquired by WeWork. Prior to that she was in the restaurant world, so she brings a unique hospitality lens to running startups.
8:30am-10am // @ Free Agency [16 W 22nd St, Fl 8]
We’ll get into:
Lessons learned from the hospitality & restaurant world that she’s incorporated into startups
The biggest takeaways from her time at Spacious that she brought to the CEO role @ Heywear
Challenges faced while opening in new NYC locations and expanding the brand
Whatever else you’d like to hear from Jacyln during Q&A
Also…if you need a stellar intern, might be worth checking out the National University of Singapore’s (#1 University in Asia) intern-matching event next week. Can RSVP here.
Show flow:
8:30-8:50 | doors open & mingle
8:50-9:15 | moderated conversation
9:15-9:30 | founder crowd Q&A
9:30-9:35 | community (karma) asks
9:35-10:00 | hang around & meet other founders
To see upcoming speakers + get on the secret invite list, go to foundersfridaynyc.com
Sponsored by:
Free Agency // freeagency.com − Hollywood-style representation for top tech talent, and
A·Team // a.team − an invite-only network for the world’s top independent developers, designers, and product leads to team up & build stellar software