Lori Mazan
FounderCo-founder & Chief Coaching Officer at Sounding Board
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
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Co-founder & Chief Coaching Officer at Sounding Board
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Sounding Board's investors · 6
Acrew CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $15M checks · since 2021Bloomberg BetaSan Francisco · $25K – $1M checksCanaan PartnersStamford · $500K – $20M checks · since 2020Geek VenturesNew York · $200K – $800K checksJAZZ Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $20M checks · since 2021Tech Square VenturesAtlanta · $500K – $3M checks
Co-founders at Sounding Board
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Christine TaoCo-Founder & CEO
Experience
- BTSManaging Directorcurrent2025 — presentLos Angeles Metropolitan Area
- Sounding Board, IncCo-Founder, President and Chief Coaching Officercurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco, California
- ValutareMember of the Board of Advisorscurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Leading From CenterPresident/Founder/ Executive Coachcurrent1996 — presentCalifornia
- ImmersvVP HR, Finance & Operations2015 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Flyby Media IncAdvisor/Coach2013 — 2015New York, NY
- GenentechExecutive/Leadership Coach - Genentech Preferred Coaches Network2005 — 2012South San Francisco, CA
- Brandon PartnersSenior Trainer/Leadership Coach1998 — 2008San Francisco Bay Area
- Ridge TrainingMaster Trainer/Executive Coach1991 — 2005Cazenovia, New York
- Holy Names UniversityAdjunct Faculty, Interim Dean of Students, Associate Dean of Students1984 — 1996Oakland, CA
Skills & more
CEO CoachingExecutive CoachingLeadership DevelopmentManagement ConsultingCoachingExecutive DevelopmentStart-upsEntrepreneurEmotional IntelligenceC-Level Executive SupportTeam LeadershipOrganizational Development
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Management DevelopmentPersonal DevelopmentTeam Building360 FeedbackPerformance ImprovementStrategic PlanningMBTIConflict ResolutionCulture ChangeCEOsEntrepreneurshipStrategy- Proprietary 360 Feedback Program — Genentech
- Organizational Savvy MultiRater Profie — Brandon Partners
- Certified Professional Co-Active Coach — Co-Active Training Institute
- Social Styles — Ridge Training/ Tracom
- MBTI — Consulting Psychologists Press
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Lori Mazan?
- Co-founder & Chief Coaching Officer at Sounding Board
- Where does Lori Mazan work?
- Lori Mazan is Co-founder & Chief Coaching Officer of Sounding Board.
- What companies did Lori Mazan found?
- Lori Mazan founded Sounding Board.
- Where did Lori Mazan go to school?
- Lori Mazan studied at University of Virginia (BA, Psychology); University of San Francisco (MA, Adult Educational Psychology/Counseling).
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University of Virginia mafia244
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University of San Francisco mafia46
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Also attended University of Virginia784
Alexis OhanianFounder & General Partner of Seven Seven SixAndy FligelSenior Managing Director at Intel CapitalKandace ElamVice President of GTM Talent at Menlo VenturesTrevor KienzleInvestor at Correlation VenturesLauren von ReynInvestor at LightbankFrank RotmanCo-Founder and Partner Emeritus at QED Investors
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Also attended University of San Francisco128
Ashley ValentineChief People Officer at GreycroftCarmen PalafoxFounder & General Partner at 2045 VenturesEugene MalobrodskyManaging Partner at One Way VenturesBarmak MeftahGeneral Partner at Ballistic VenturesSusan LiangDirector, Finance at Fin CapitalShara JubiladoFractional CFO at Serena Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at BTS9
Isabelle StyslingerSenior Associate, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionGustav SpangbergPrincipal at Type One VenturesCaroline DuffyPartner at Cowboy VenturesChristopher PerssonPartner at RECAPEXRobert DayInvestment Analyst at Club degli InvestitoriFredrik BlomInvestor at A1 Ecom Group
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Also worked at Genentech245
David SchenkeinInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Karthik ArdhanareeswaranInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Marco PrunottoInvestor at MedicxiLogan HilleLife Sciences Analyst at CincyTechJosephine ChenInvestor at Sequoia CapitalAbbie CelnikerInvestor at Third Rock Ventures
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