Jen Berry & Ryden Brittany, Co-founders & Co-CEOs of The Mycelorium on Investing Syndicates, Working w/ Ray Dalio, Shiny Objects vs Opportunities.

Everyone wants to achieve their highest potential. To achieve it, we often scramble for a new idea or a new set of people to help. However, sometimes best ideas come from helping those around us. Jen Berry and Ryden Brittany of The Mycelorium are doing exactly that. The Mycelorium is a community that connects Bridgewater Associates alumni founders with a network of experts who can help them grow their big ideas. They also operate a syndicate that invests in companies raising pre-seed funding. Before The Mycelorium, Jen was the President of Lifelines LLC, a venture created by Melissa and Doug Bernstein, specializing in mental health & wellness products, and was critical in fundraising efforts that garnered $30mm. She has also been the Chief Experience Officer at Thrive Global under Arianna Huffington, where she developed programming for both internal and external clients. She started her career at Bridgewater, the world's largest hedge fund, where she spent most of her time working with Ray Dalio, across different verticals of the fund. Ryden Brittany was recruited by Jen into Bridgewater and the two have a long history of working together. Post Bridgewater, Ryden coached and brought out the best potential in people through her work at Talentism and as the Founder and CEO of La Chispa Incubadora, which is an incubator based in Mexico.In this episode, Jen and Ryden talk about:- Building communities and investing syndicates: processes, LP structure, funding terms - Working with Ray Dalio and Arianna Huffington - Principles learned at Bridgewater Associates to achieve the highest potential - Differentiating between shiny objects and opportunities- Their favorite things to do in NYC!Share the episode with folks who are building a community of founders and investors and/or running an investment syndicate. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCAST wherever you get your podcast!