Starting March 2023, Maxine Kozler will be the Executive Director of the Mission Community Services Corporation (MCSC) which runs the Women’s Business Center for SLO, Kern and Monterey Counties.
Maxine started her career in the entertainment business with a specialty in protecting and growing intellectual property assets including licensing and partnerships. She continued her career by developing consumer product brands through PR, social media, and Influencer Marketing. She was able to combine her experience with IP, Marketing and Operations to invest and advise startup founders by becoming a venture capital investor.
Maxi is the Co-Managing Director of LDR Ventures, a California based, female led consulting and venture capital firm. Her expertise includes early-stage capital raising, deal structuring and syndication, strategies for growth, marketing, and scaling. She invests in and advises founders to help grow their businesses from proof-of-concept to market leadership. Maxine also has a strong background in fundraising for non-profits and gives her time to several organizations that benefit women and female entrepreneurs.
Maxi lives in San Luis Obispo, CA with her husband and two sons. She can frequently be found at one of many sports fields in the area watching her sons’ baseball, basketball or flag football game and is a USTA tennis player herself.
“The MCSC Board of Directors are so very pleased to have Maxine join our dynamic team. She brings with her a background and experience level we believe will guide us into the next stage of life as we continue to grow and expand our Women’s Business Centers in San Luis Obispo, Kern and Monterey Counties. Maxine brings an energy and vibrancy which is invigorating and shares our passion for the work we do. We are most fortunate to have had Maxine walk into our lives at just the right time and we look forward to all the celebrations to come,” MCSC said.