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NJ Tech Meetup Startup Profile: Lori Cheek of Cheekd.com

by Diana Brown
For our first startup profile, NJ Tech Meetup contributor Diana Brown is featuring Lori Cheek of Cheekd. Lori tells her experience at Shark Tank and what the new Cheekd is all about.
Cheekd reimagines online dating with an app that makes missed connections obsolete. The app connects people in real time, versus virtual time. With the app, you'll get a notification if someone who meets your criteria is within 30 feet of you.
Are you an interesting founder, person, or company? Has the NJ Tech Meetup inspired you to start something or act differently? We want to feature you at the NJ Tech Meetup site. Fill out this form and if it's a fit, we'll feature you.
Diana Brown is the sales manager for NY and NJ at Consolidated Human Resources, a boutique-style payroll and HR service for fast-paced businesses. She is a Rutgers graduate and a serial entrepreneur, having been involved with starting several businesses since she was 18, including a Zumba studio, a rate-your-landlord  website, a retail website, a car detailing service, and other ventures. Diana is a cult survivor and her story of survival is portrayed in a one-woman play that she wrote, produced, and stars in, which will be going on a national tour this fall.