Meagan Loyst

Co-Founder

London, United Kingdom8 yrs 7 mos experience

Most Likely To Switch

Key Highlights

Founder of Gen Z VCs with 20,000+ members.
Forbes 30 Under 30 and 2x LinkedIn Top Voice.
Led viral social media campaigns at ClassDojo.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Gen Z engagement strategist in the EdTech industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

Social MediaLeadership

Other Skills

Project ManagementSocial ImpactImpact InvestingMicrosoft ExcelManagementResearchPublic SpeakingMicrosoft OfficePowerPointTeamworkCommunicationMarketingTime ManagementMentoringCustomer Service

About

Check out my website for more info on how I can help with what you're working on :) http://www.meaganloyst.com/ For speaking gigs & press features on things from Gen Z, the metaverse, TikTok, generative AI, and more... DM me! Same for companies looking for help with Gen Z engagement, innovation strategy, and more.

Experience

Classdojo

Head of Social Media

Oct 2024 – Present · 1 yr 5 mos · London Area, United Kingdom · Remote

📈 As Head of Social Media, I manage ClassDojo’s 850K+ follower social media footprint across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, X, Pinterest, and LinkedIn - driving content strategy across parent, teacher, and kid-facing channels.
💚 Ideate and roll out social-first campaigns like our inaugural 2025 Monster of the Year contest, which brought in 40,000+ student drawing submissions and 150,000+ public votes for the winners, distributing $13,000 of educational scholarships.
✨ Lead our social media team to create brand-aligned content on our channels, increasing our content output by 10x within 1 month of joining & crafting viral moments (incl. our most viral video in ClassDojo's 14 yr history with 8M+ views, helping us gain 100K+ followers on TikTok in a week and 30M+ impressions as well as cultural relevance).
🤝 Spearhead influencer marketing and UGC strategy to increase ClassDojo mentions on social media from our key stakeholders, with a focus on ROI (ie: revamped an existing influencer program upon joining & saw a 24x increase in UGC per dollar spent, as well as 5x the number of mentions per month).
About ClassDojo: ClassDojo's mission is to give every child on earth an education they love. Its flagship app is the #1 communication platform globally for teachers, families, and kids to stay connected and to share photos, videos, messages, and classroom activities. Today, over 45 million students, teachers, and families across 180 countries use ClassDojo to build positive learning experiences. ClassDojo is an EdTech unicorn headquartered in San Francisco.

Social MediaLeadershipProject Management

The times

Monthly Columnist

Jan 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 2 mos

Writing a monthly column for The Times' Business section (online & in-print) sharing strategies to help founders and businesses reach Gen Z, often tying in the power of social media and creators.
[First dedicated Gen Z expert in the Business section]

Lerer hippeau

2 roles

Associate

Promoted

Sep 2021 – Oct 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo

Analyst

Sep 2020 – Sep 2021 · 1 yr

Early-stage (Seed/Series A) investing at Lerer Hippeau, focusing on consumer, digital media, e-commerce, emerging tech, and enterprise software.

Girls who invest

3 roles

Board Member, Advisory Board

Promoted

Jul 2021 – May 2025 · 3 yrs 10 mos

Selected by Girls Who Invest to pilot our first Advisory Board member position to represent the voice of all GWI alumni (650+) who are early in their careers in asset management.

Alumni Representative, Advisory Board

May 2020 – Jul 2021 · 1 yr 2 mos

Represent the voice of GWI alumni on the Advisory Board, working to bridge the connection between senior industry leaders and 500+ alums in the Girls Who Invest community
Won GWI’s “Rising Star” Award in March 2021

Co President, Alumni Council

Jan 2019 – May 2020 · 1 yr 4 mos

Founding co-President of GWI's first Alumni Council, leading a group of 20 women to create stronger connections for our alumni community of 350+ women in asset management
Accomplished the following 2019 Council-led Initiatives:
Creation of the Mentor/Mentee Program & matching process
Creation of Regional Events in Summer / Fall
Creation of a Lessons Learned Document utilizing quotes from Alumni for incoming scholars
Creation of Mock Interview workshops/pairings to prepare scholars and alumni for recruiting cycles
Organized On-Campus Information Sessions for 2020 applicants
2020 Alumni Conference & Leadership-led Sessions

Gen z vcs

CEO & Founder

Nov 2020 – Present · 5 yrs 4 mos · New York, New York, United States

CEO & Founder of Gen Z VCs, a global collective of 20,000+ Gen Z VCs, founders, angel investors, startup enthusiasts and aspiring VCs. Check out our website here (genzvcs.com) to join the Slack community and check out our various initiatives ranging from Gen Z VCs Beta Club, Job Board, Mentorship Program, Startup Marketplace, and more.