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Weesie Thelen is an accomplished communications professional with extensive experience in public relations and strategic communications. As the founder of Wayfarer Public Relations since January 2017, Weesie also serves as a Strategic Communications Advisor for She's Independent and held the position of Vice President at The Optimist Collective until December 2024. Previous roles include Communications Director at both BuzzFeed and CBS News, and Press Manager at NBCUniversal, Inc. Additionally, Weesie was part of the NBC Universal Page Program. Educational credentials include a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Master's in Media Management from Fordham Gabelli School of Business.
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She's Independent Investments
A women-first angel investing membership community using tools, education and mentorship to make investing work better for more people and change power dynamics to create a more equitable, empowered future for women. We focus on seed+ stage investments (but are open to later stage rounds) across verticals where we align with founders and teams building impactful businesses with large addressable markets. Interested in joining us? Looking for funding? Email your pitch deck to investments@shesindependent.com. Our member-led angel group is comprised of active investors alongside Investment Observers, who are on their learning journey but not yet allocating capital. Join our Founder Ecosystem for get access to Founder resources, webinars, community, and more! https://mailchi.mp/568aede2fe75/founder-subscription-page Join upcoming investment classes and events here: https://lu.ma/shesindependentevents