Lisa Friedlander

Director Sales Marketing Business Development @ NEXT

Bethesda, MD, USA

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About

Experienced Founder, Investor and corporate attorney. Skilled in Business Development, Sales, Marketing, Strategy, Fundraising and Public Speaking. Strong business development professional graduated from University of Pennsylvania and American University, Washington College of Law. Founding Board Member of Citrine Angels, women investing in women. Board Member Main Street: inclusive living community in Rockville MD creating opportunities for adults with all abilities. Advisor and board members for several startup and emerging growth companies. Founder of Heartsongs and Teens with Heartsongs raising money for Children's National Hospital in Washington DC.NEXT disrupts the legacy legal industry by offering a broad range of fixed fee legal solutions delivered by senior attorneys with valuable business expertise over a robust technology platform.

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Experience

Director Sales Marketing Business Development
Next powered by Shulman Rogers
December 2018 - Present • 6 yrs 2 mos
Currently I am the Business Development Manager for the Business Financial Services Group at Shulman Rogers; with particular focus on the NEXT startup program, Mergers & Acquisitions, Fund Formation, and Cannabis.... read more
Co-Founder
Activity Rocket acquired by Thrivel
January 2009 - Present • 16 yrs 1 mos
activityrocket.com revolutionizes the way parents find, schedule, share and organize their lives around their kids' activities. Starting in Montgomery County MD, parents can use activity rocket to simplify their lives.... read more
Founding Board Member; Advancement Committee Chair; Angel Investor
Citrine Angels
May 2019 - Present • 5 yrs 9 mos
Citrine Angels is a women investing in women investment group.... read more
Alumni Board Member
MindShare Inc.
March 2019 - Present • 5 yrs 11 mos
Mindshare is an exclusive, invitation-only network of chief executive officers (CEOs) from the most promising emerging and high growth technology companies in the Washington, DC region. Over 900 CEO’s of highly innovative and dynamic technology companies have joined forces through the Mindshare Alumni Network to:Drive further growth of individuals and companies by establishing a vibrant community that develops long-term trusted business and personal relationships. Build a strong peer-to-peer network of CEOs that fosters collaboration and entrepreneurship to build high-growth technology companies. Increase awareness of our region as a technology innovation hotbed to attract investment capital, develop entrepreneurial talent, and share valuable resources... read more

Education

University of Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Arts, Economics
1987 - 1991
American University
Doctor of Law - JD, Law
1991 - 1995