Gina Anastasi

Former COO

at LeadPoint And Rent.Com

Gina is the Founder and President of Gina Anastasi, Inc., which provides advisory services to companies at all stages of development. She was the COO at Rent.com. During her 6 years there, she led the company through a major restructuring and growth of revenue from $2MM to $60MM with 30% profit margins. As COO of LeadPoint, a lead exchange company, Gina restructured and rebuilt the organization resulting in the company shifting from a significant burn per month to becoming profitable during her 3-year tenure. At Oasis Residential, a NYSE apartment REIT with 13,000 apartments and 550 employees and $60MM in annual NOI, asVP of Operations for 3 years, she led a major, comprehensive internal cultural shift and external marketing positioning change that resulted in over $1MM net profit annually in a very soft market. The company was acquired in 1998 for $1B. At Southmark Pacific, a real estate development company, Gina was a Senior VP instrumental in growing the company from$25MM in assets to $850MM in less than 6 years. Among other responsibilities, including marketing/sales, asset management, project management and JV liaison, she was the right hand to the President in the expansion of the executive team. Gina also held a C-level executive with UberMedia, an Idealab company in its early formation providing executive coaching and operational guidance on building a successful culture. Gina serves as an Advisor to The Hub LA and served 8 years on the Board of Directors of WISE Senior Services, two years as President. Gina also served as a Fulfillment Fund mentor for 5 years. She holds an Interdepartmental BA in Urban Studies from Stanford University and a MA in Spiritual Psychology.
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Articles by Gina Anastasi

How Shaun Merritt Vibe-Coded Karrot.ai As A Solo Builder

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7 Steps to Build a Product That Sells Itself

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Balancing self-care and startup pressure as a founder

The Founder’s Mental Health Playbook: What I Learned After Nearly Burning Out

A hard-won guide to staying mentally healthy while building a startup I founded Stitcher, the podcast platform, in 2007 and ran it for seven years until we sold in 2014....

Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) for Early Stage Companies

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In our latest session from the Mucker Growth Series featuring Ethan Smith from Graphite, we explored AEO, a significant new approach for optimizing visibility in AI-driven search, particularly relevant as...

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Practical Uses of AI Automation for Startup Operations

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In a recent Mucker Growth Series session, we invited Rock Vitale, Founder & CEO of Easie, to share how he’s helped early-stage teams move from manual, fragmented workflows to streamlined,...

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