Hi there, I’m Maren…

Hi there, I’m Maren…

I help first-time founders navigate growing pains, and I’m building my third startup, Zozy, an app that tells people whether something is overpriced or a good deal when they’re shopping IRL.

I’ve spent the last 15+ years building companies, products and teams, and most growing pains come down to some combination of people, systems, or both.

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Work

Company
Role
Years
Focus
Founder

2026 —

ProductGTM
Head of Talent

2022—2024

People OperationsHRRecruiting
Head of Talent

2021—2023

RecruitingPeople Systems
Founder

2017—2022

People SystemsRecruitingBiz Dev
Interim COO

2016

Early Stage OperationsPeople Systems
Cofounder

2011—2015

ProuctPeople OperationsBiz Dev

How I help

I’m particularly passionate about helping first-time founders through the operational and emotional grow pains that come with a startup that is scaling.

I’ve worked with 50+ startups over the past 15 years, and most of the time the problem is one of 3 things:

Right person(s)
Wrong (or missing) system
Wrong person(s)
Right system
Wrong person(s)
Wrong (or missing) system

I help diagnose the real problem, make a plan, build the systems, then get the right people into the right seats.

Based in Austin, Texas and often in San Francisco and NYC. I love to meet up IRL and connect with interesting people ☕

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