Elise Densborn (Splendid Spoon) - From Customer to Co-CEO

<p>Elise Densborn is the co-CEO of Splendid Spoon, a direct-to-consumer meal delivery platform that offers ready-to-eat, plant-based meals. Densborn was first introduced to Splendid Spoon as a customer. After over a decade in the finance industry, she joined the Splendid Spoon team as a consultant in 2018 and quickly rose through the ranks in permanent roles as VP of finance and insights and COO, becoming co-CEO in 2021. In this conversation with Stanford lecturer Emily Ma, Densborn shares the advantages and challenges of being a woman and co-CEO at the intersection of food and technology.</p><p><br></p><p>—-----------------------------------</p><p>Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations.</p><p><br></p><p>CONNECT WITH US</p><p><br></p><p>Twitter: https://twitter.com/ECorner&nbsp;</p><p>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stanfordtechnologyventuresprogram/&nbsp;</p><p>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StanfordTechnologyVenturesProgram/&nbsp;</p><p>YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ecorner</p><p><br></p><p>LEARN MORE</p><p>eCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/</p><p>STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/</p><p><br></p><p>Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/give.</p>