Lauren Monahan

Owner & Academy Executive Director, Lovell Academy · 1 appearance on the record.

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In 2006, Lauren Monahan co-founded the juvenile gear brand UPPAbaby with her husband Bob Monahan, directing marketing, sales, communications, and legal operations. A former Yale varsity ice hockey player, she later became Owner and Executive Director of Lovell Academy and Lovell Arena.

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The record, in short

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Insight
Lauren Monahan: Media coverage is far more powerful than celebrity photos
“Articles are far more powerful, and media coverage is far more powerful than a picture with a celebrity, for sure.”
Lauren Monahan Mar 29, 2021 ▶ 33:52 UPPAbaby: Bob and Lauren Monahan
Insight
Lauren Monahan: Peer recommendations drive baby product choices most
“We were very cognizant early on that the number one driver of what a parent starts to look at for their baby products is products that their friends have told them they should buy.”
Lauren Monahan Mar 29, 2021 ▶ 34:03 UPPAbaby: Bob and Lauren Monahan
Insight
Higher Wholesale Margins Incentivized Retailers to Push UPPAbaby's Lower-Priced Strollers
“When we had gone into the retailers, and this was where Joanne had come in, she was pretty knowledgeable about what margins look like for retailers, and at the time she said, if we come in and we give them a margin that's a little bit bigger than what they're …”
Lauren Monahan Mar 29, 2021 ▶ 39:41 UPPAbaby: Bob and Lauren Monahan
Opinion
Lauren Monahan: UPPAbaby's success was driven by market timing rather than luck
“I'm gonna say a lot less luck and more really good timing. Great opportunities. The opening in the marketplace, the people ready to transition to a more sophisticated product. All of those things, the timing was really important. There may have been a couple t…”
Lauren Monahan Mar 29, 2021 ▶ 50:11 UPPAbaby: Bob and Lauren Monahan

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Statements about Lauren Monahan, by other people (1)

Disclosure
Monahan: UPPAbaby received early capital from Lauren Monahan's father
“Lauren's dad was a good friend of mine, and he, I think he wanted to help me out a little bit, and like, you know, it wasn't, you know, he helped me, you know, with a little bit of capital to help me get going with this, but it really wasn't a big deal.”
Bob Monahan Mar 29, 2021 ▶ 20:55 UPPAbaby: Bob and Lauren Monahan

Appearances (1)

EpisodeDateSpeaking time
UPPAbaby: Bob and Lauren Monahan Mar 29, 2021 12m
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