# Lauren J.

> Founder, House Party

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/laurenj

## Work Experience
### Founder @ House Party
Jan 2019 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area
House Party is an award-winning food brand making better-for-you cheesy snacks. Currently sold and distributed by Sysco and UNFI nationwide; available in over 500+ retail doors including Whole Foods Market, Thrive Market, the Chase Center, Good Eggs and more!

### Masterclass Speaker & Mentor, Business Operations & Supply Chain @ JETRO - Japan External Trade Organization and Kitchentown
Jan 2024 – Jan 2025
Masterclass Speaker and Mentor for Kitchentown x the Japan External Trade Organization inaugural small business accelerator program to facilitate U.S. market launch for Japanese food and beverage startups

### Designer, Freelance @ Front
Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area
Consult on projects to support both growth marketing and product design teams at various tech companies including Front, Stessa and Prefer.

### Guest Lecturer: Design Systems @ Stanford University
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Stanford, California, United States
Guest Lecturer on "Design Systems" for Mechanical Engineering Dept 195A: Food, Design & Technology. Fall 2020.

### Product Design Lead @ Crew
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area
Acquired by Square in 2022. Crew is a workforce management app, giving frontline employees a new way 
to communicate. As one of the first design hires, I led our Revenue & Customer Success team, launching in-app improvements that near doubled the app’s user base, while also managing reconciliation work from app integrations.

### Ascent Program, Cohort II @ Sequoia Capital
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area
Selected for the second cohort, the Ascent leadership program supports the top emerging women leaders in tech from Sequoia-backed companies.

### Senior Designer @ Lookout
Jan 2014 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco, CA
Lookout is a leader in enterprise cybersecurity. Notable projects include two total website rebuilds and the development of a UI design system guide. Supported infamous Tesla Hack at DefCon with presentation graphics.

### Principal Designer @ LH Creative
Jan 2010 – Jan 2014 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Clients included The Port of New Orleans, New Orleans Startup Fund, New Orleans Bioinnovation Center and Episcopal Collegiate School. Led the design for PowerMoves.NOLA; an initiative of the New Orleans Startup Fund with a mission to elevate minority entrepreneurs nationwide.

### Creative Partner @ The Idea Village
Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 | Greater New Orleans Area
Creative partner for the Idea Villages 2013 "New Orleans Entrepreneur Week." Design mentor to three startups at The Idea Village.


## Education
### Bachelor's Degree in Major in Fine and Studio Arts and Minor in Religious Studies
Rhodes College

### Design Systems
Memphis College of Art

### Design Thinking Immersive
Cooper Professional Education (now closed)


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-j-4787b150
- Website: http://www.lhcreativespace.com

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Last updated: 2026-04-07