Recently named one of “the women who are leading the way in LA’s tech boom,” Dorian Howard’s career has consistently straddled entertainment, technology, hospitality and innovation.
Dori is currently the Co-CEO of The Jane Club. The Jane Club is rewriting the rules between women and work by offering a community and workspace with onsite child care that is designed with amenities needed by mothers – workspace, child care and an entire ecosystem of services, experiences and products.
She is also the co-founder of Wade + Belle, a vertically integrated, digitally native hosiery brand committed challenging the status quo in women’s fashion. Developing a patented waistband, Wade + Belle is bringing an unparalleled product to the underserved hosiery category. Launched in 2014, Wade + Belle has received accolades from Refinery 29, Hello Giggles, etc. and is carried in boutiques across the US, Canada and Australia.
Previously, Dori was the CEO and co-founder of Milk & Honey – an ecommerce platform in the customization space. Milk & Honey was part of LaunchPad LA’s fall ’12 accelerator and raised funding from VCs including Tim Draper, 500 Startups, and Great Oaks. In July 2014, Milk & Honey was acquired by British brand Upper Street.
Prior to working in tech, Dori was Vice President, Production at Paramount Pictures – film projects ranged in budget from $40M – $170M and included helping to reboot the GI JOE title that grossed over $300M WW. She also worked closely with Nickelodeon to adapt The Last Airbender, directed by M. Night Shyamalan, grossing $319M WW. Other film projects include: The Fighter, starring Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale (WW box office of $129M), The Proposal starring Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds (WW box office $168M). Prior to Paramount, she held positions at New Line, Miramax, and MTV.