In 'Grief is Love: Living with Loss,' Marisa Renee Lee offers wisdom on how to authentically and defiantly claim space for grief’s complicated feelings and emotions. She shares her personal journey of losing her mother, a pregnancy, and a cousin to the COVID-19 pandemic, and explores the unique impact of grief on Black people. The book debunks the idea of grief stages or timelines and highlights the key factors for proper healing: permission, care, feeling, and grace. Lee guides readers on how to honor their loss on their unique terms and shows that if we own and honor what we’ve lost, we can experience a beautiful and joyful life in the midst of grief.
This week we chat with Kimmy Scotti!
Kimmy Scotti is co-founder and CEO of skincare company Fig.1, and founding partner at venture capital fund, 8VC. As an investor, serial entrepreneur and mother of twin boys, Kimmy’s endeavors are multifaceted. As a founding partner at 8VC, a technology and life sciences investment firm, Kimmy invests in category-disrupting brands at the intersection of healthcare and consumer. She has invested in category defining companies including Blink Health, Maven, Oula, Hill House Home and Seed.
Guided by her deep obsession with the beauty market, Kimmy co-founded Fig.1 in 2021 with a board-certified Harvard dermatologist to create a science-backed, sustainably-driven skincare line. Under Kimmy's leadership, Fig.1 grew its footprint beyond direct-to-consumer to over 3,000 retail, spa and dermatologist locations, along with category expansion into performance body care in 2023.
Kimmy's start as an entrepreneur came at the age of 15 when she landed her personal jewelry line at Bloomingdale's and a feature on Project Runway. After graduating from the Fashion Institute of Technology, she served as the Executive Director of Business Development & Operations at a New York Family Office, where she incubated and invested in many businesses including a multi-billion dollar healthcare platform that helped over 10 million individuals access affordable prescriptions.
In addition to her current work with 8VC and Fig.1, Kimmy currently serves on the Board of Directors for JewBelong, the Board of Directors for Breakout Foundation, and on the Senior Advisory Committee to Cornell Tech at Cornell University. She is an active supporter of various charitable initiatives including women’s reproductive rights, maternal health and antisemitism
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