Lori Cheek is the Founder & CEO of Cheek’d. Prior to launching Cheek’d, Lori worked in architecture, furniture and design for 15 years for companies such as Christian Dior, Vitra & Karkula. Trained as an architect, she began her career with multiple project management roles in New York City focusing on architectural interiors.

Cheekd is a dating app that allows you to see and interact with your matches in real time. Her story is incredible – she’s couch-surfed, sold all of her clothing and endured a pretty rough experience on Shark Tank, all in the name of building her baby. Her tenacity is truly an inspiration. Cheek believes her app has the power to change the way we date today: it’s a mix of the old way and the new way.

She says, “The one thing other apps can’t solve for us is chemistry, which cannot be experienced on a screen. People stare down at their phones all day. What we’re saying is: Look up.”

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