Bio
Janna Meyrowitz Turner is the President of Synastry Capital. She is a strategist focused on systems change, leadership development, and communication in all its forms, in every direction. She has been building values-aligned coalitions for over 20 years across CPG, fashion, tech, finance, entertainment, politics, advocacy, healthcare, wellness, food and more. Janna is a digital native with a deep network and a strong focus on the female consumer who make upwards of 90% of household purchasing decisions and are the largest voting bloc in the US.
At a young age Janna’s sociologist mother and media theorist father instilled in her a keen awareness of how we come to know what we know, and how media and other forces inform public perception and how we live our lives. At the age of 23 in 2006, after noticing a gap in the existing public relations landscape, she founded Style House, a forward-thinking boutique public relations and brand marketing firm serving fashion, beauty and wellness companies. Over 17 years, Style House became an award-winning strategic communications and business development consultancy known for taking a holistic, progressive, and multicultural lens to brand building, strategic partnerships, platform development, marketing, and communications. Janna became a trusted strategic advisor to senior leadership teams on a broad range of issues - from internal and external affairs, preparation for board meetings, company retreats, and other pivotal public moments. Style House client work spanned from scaling a small family-owned beauty brand from $1.5M to $300M and a private equity acquisition, to supporting public companies (Estee Lauder, Deckers Corp., Global Brands Group), venture-backed startups (Function of Beauty, TULA, Werk) and legacy turnarounds (Prescriptives, WNBA).
In 2016 Janna started leveraging her operating and branding experience to both invest in and work alongside early-stage companies. She is now a dedicated advisor and angel investor in over 20 portfolio companies led by founders who are ambitious and expansive thinkers, display operational excellence, and are guided by triple bottom line business frameworks (people, planet, profit). She focuses primarily on communities often overlooked or misunderstood by traditional sources of capital -- female, BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and the innovative businesses that serve them. Janna has also led and participated in a number of early stage strategic investment syndicates designed to diversify access and ownership for underrepresented investors, as well as to arm founders with powerful catalysts for growth.
Today, through her cross-sector impact vehicle Synastry Capital, she harnesses her entrepreneurial spirit and vast network to help executives and entrepreneurs make their impact in the ever-changing world, and grow businesses with intention. Her signature Personal Brand Alignment work, conducted 1:1 and through keynotes, workshops, and group facilitation, is a blend of leadership coaching, spiritual centering, and talent management, designed to build personal and professional narratives that maximize happiness, impact and earning potential. Janna has spoken for global organizations, ERGs and communities including WarnerMedia, iHeartMedia, Anthemis Group, Pinterest, Chief, Kindred, Athletes Unlimited, Women of Color in Cannabis, Luminary, Palette Community and more.
Janna is the co-founder of VCs For Repro, a coalition of venture capital firms united in support of abortion access, which was honored as a Fast Company “World Changing Idea” for 2023.
Janna sits on the Advisory Board of Sparks & Honey, a cultural intelligence consultancy helping organizations take advantage of accelerated market change. She also serves on the Board of Directors for A Call To Men, a national violence prevention organization providing training and education on healthy manhood for communities of men and boys, and has also served as a mentor with the New York City Mayor’s Task Force on Racial Inclusion and Equity. Janna earned her BA in American Studies and Journalism at Brandeis University. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and their son.
“With a diverse background and a deep resourceful network, Janna's the ultimate problem solver and has the strategic and tactical know-how to push you forward.”
Tina Wells, Author | Entrepreneur