Making babies
LAUREN MAKLER • Cofertility
WORK • Thursday Routine
LAUREN MAKLER • co-founder and CEO • Cofertility
Neighborhood you work and live in: Laurel Canyon
It’s Thursday morning. What’s the scene at your workplace?
It’s 10a, my four-year-old is at preschool, and my 10-month-old is napping upstairs. I’m interviewing candidates to join our leadership team on my second cup of coffee. The first cup, my husband made with a scoop of Needed collagen protein (the best!) and the second came via Uber Eats because neither of us had time to make it (I worked at Uber for eight years and I’ll never shake the habit!).
I joke that my house is Cofertility’s headquarters. We have a team of 25 remote employees that help bring our mission to life: we enable women to freeze their eggs for free when they donate half of the eggs retrieved to someone who otherwise can’t conceive. We’re making egg freezing more accessible and egg donation less transactional at the same time. It’s been the wildest ride to see this business grow and help people have babies.
What’s on the agenda for today?
I’m recording a podcast about egg freezing and our Split program, connecting with a fertility clinic that’s excited about collaborating, and spending in-person time with an investor to debrief on our recent Level the Playing Field campaign supporting women athletes. I’ll end the day reviewing testimonials (and new baby photos!) for our website — there’s nothing more motivating.
Any restaurant plans today, tonight, this weekend?
We went to All Time last night and the sweet potatoes are a must. This weekend we’re venturing to Alhambra for a dim sum picnic. Kang Kang Food Court is worth the drive every time.
How about a little leisure or culture?
We have a family visit to The Getty coming up in a couple of weeks. The mom of Cofertility’s head of business development and first hire, Jessie Goldman, is a docent there, and she’s giving us a personal tour. We’re excited for her expert take and for lunch at Violet Bistro afterward.
Any weekend getaways?
My parents live in Ojai, so we’re up there a lot. Every visit must include a sandwich from Pinyon (I love the focaccia and my husband goes baguette). We usually get dinner at Rory’s Place after we put our kids to bed. We also like to hit Ojai Rotie, Boccalli’s, and Ojai Noodle House while we’re there. The food, the pace, the weather (and free babysitting) really do it for us.
What’s a recent big-ticket purchase you love?
We just bought our first house and my sister (who has the most incredible taste) is leading the charge on a renovation before we move in. First purchase for the new house is an Eight Sleep Pod 5 and I can’t wait to not fight over the thermostat anymore.