Investor AMA w/ Deborah Benton, Founder & Managing Partner at Willow Growth
Deborah is the Founder & Managing Partner at Willow Growth Partners.
In 2014, Deborah launched a family office vehicle focused on investing in seed-stage consumer brands and enabling tech companies. During this time, Deborah assumed a number of Director and Advisory board roles to support the successful growth and development of her portfolio companies.
Prior to investing, Deborah held executive-level operating roles including President and Chief Operating Officer of Nasty Gal, an online women’s fashion brand, and Chief Operating Officer at ShoeDazzle, an online women’s subscription footwear company co-founded by Kim Kardashian. Earlier in her career, Deborah was the EVP of Inside Sales and Operations at Teleflora. After business school, Deborah began her career in management consulting and moved into an operational role at eToys during the early rise of eCommerce.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/debenton/
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