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The Industry Collective is a leading independent Beverage Alcohol Advisory Firm, specializing in helping to grow and scale high-potential, fast-growing brands across wine, beer and spirits. Currently advising the companies such as Archer Roose, BakeSale, BeatBox Beverages, Bevvi, Bodega Brands, BRU, DEFY Wine, DRNXMYTH, Gratsi Wine, Invintory Wine, J.J. Corry Irish Whiskey, Next Century Spirits, Nipyata!, Obvious Wines, Sera Luce, Sourced Craft Cocktails, Speakeasy Co., The Gospel Whiskey.
Professional athlete turned entrepreneur. I'm passionate about all things digital; from M&A and e-commerce to Web 3 and crypto. I currently serve as the Director of Growth at unybrands - an e-commerce aggregator.
Justin is the Founder & CEO of Doris Dev, a product development company based in NYC and Hong Kong that's helped develop & launch a number of consumer product brands including Blueland, Pattern Brands, Lalo, Great Jones, Gravity Blankets, By Humankind, and Canopy to name a few. Justin has been on both sides of the table: service providers and brand owner. He learned a ton from co-founding, launching and scaling Canopy, the first-ever Doris Dev brand.
CEO & Founder of Modifly, an agency focused on helping brands scale E-commerce & Retail, boost customer retention & build great performing creative. I founded Modifly when I was 19 due to a huge issue I saw from others around me of "it doesn't work" or "I don't trust agencies". My goal is to change that perception and help brands in all stages succeed.
Ran a NA beverage division of a company started by my grandfather for 20 years. Astute industry trend identifier, my company was among first to distribute Snapple, SoBe Red Bull, and Monster. The first vitaminwater distributor. As a Board member of GLACEAU (parent of vitaminwater, smartwater), I learned a new perspective of the beverage industry. Currently working with some energetic and creative companies. Specialties: Assisting start up beverage companies with path-to-market strategies, packaging, marketing, coaching founders, and $ raising.
Shruti is a serial entrepreneur that has scaled sales for multiple of her businesses and raised millions in venture capital funding. Areas that I can add value in include helping find product market fit, scaling your initial team, and fundraising advice.
I am a product and marketing professional that specializes in growth and lead/demand generation at early/mid stage startups. I have significant experience in growth marketing, GTM, lead/demand gen, marketing automation (Marketo, Eloqua, SalesForce), product marketing strategy, AR, PR, content generation/proliferation, social, customer success marketing and more. I love public speaking, working with early stage founders, and problem solving.
Pacific Pine is driven to have a role in fighting the inequality in the founder and funding landscape. We have helped over 30 startups build, grow, and scale. Anything from fintech to the creator economy and raise upwards of $10 million.
The big picture: I'm a journalist, content creator, and reluctant user of the word "entrepreneur." I'd love to think with you. The specifics: I'm the host of the podcast Thinking Is Cool, where I make your next conversation better. I'm also the chief content officer of Smooth Operations & Creator Services, where I make your content strategy better.
I founded Launch House last year and now am fortunate to work with many amazing founders each month through our residency program. I've helped companies 10x their valuation and reach millions of users in their first weeks after launching. Previously, I spent over 5 years in product management and data science at Airbnb and Uber. I'm here to help with any early-stage questions or problems.
I enjoy bringing value and experience to early-stage companies in need of good design and clear communication. I spent nearly 20 years as head of design at tech incubator Idealab, where I launched early-stage product ideas and partnered with later-stage companies in all areas of user experience, visual communication, and branding.
Max Siegelman leads social media and collaborations for the largest out-of-home media company in North America, OUTFRONT Media (OUT). He is responsible for defining and managing the company-wide social strategy and creative efforts for national blue-chip companies including Coca Cola, Chanel, Saint Laurent, Facebook, and more. He works closely with marketing teams spanning 25 markets to develop and distribute relevant social media content while capturing and analyzing appropriate data and insights. Max creates culturally appealing marketing and collaborative strategies. He has worked with Kanye West, Virgil Abloh, LL Cool J, Brandon Marshall, and more while also expanding his reach with brand collaborations such as Russell Athletics, Hypebeast, Lexus and beyond. Max is the founder and creative director for MCS Stable LLC, an emerging premier lifestyle brand.
I like to build things on the internet š· @fakedotvc. Previously co-founder @LiveRecover š¬ (acquired). I'm knowledgeable of @shopify apps, DTC, and investing.
I'm a bit of a weir-dough. šŖ My name is Erica, I am a Canadian entrepreneur who took a passion and turned it into a business. I have spent less than $1500 on marketing in the first 2 years for my protein cookie dough company, Bro Dough. I have grown my social media accounts to over 270k followers combined. In addition to this, I was able to scale my CPG company from a commercial kitchen (and working out of my apartment), to outsourcing all operations (moving to a manufacturer and 3PL). I know what it's like to hustle and I've spent the past two years elbows deep in all aspects of my company, wearing all of the hats. My passion is sharing my knowledge with others and watching them be successful. Let me help you GROW! š±
Hey I'm Andrew š I help startups scale through brand building, growth marketing, and product development. I've held leadership growth roles at Dropbox, Techstars (2,300+ startup investments), Upserve (acquired by Lightspeed in 2020), and SendGrid (NYSE: SEND, acquired by Twilio). Prior to scaling startups, I was a Partner at a full-service marketing and advertising agency. I hold a Bachelor's degree in Marketing, a Master's degree in Entertainment Business and is certified in Demand Generation through Vista Consulting Group (a division of Vista Equity Partners). I support numerous U.S. public nonprofits and socially responsible causes and serve on the board of numerous nonprofits.
Sara Du is the CEO and founder of Alloy Automation, a no code e-commerce automation platform. Before Alloy, Sara worked at Snap & Wish, after dropping out of her undergrad at Harvard.
Helena Co-Founded Haus with the goal of improving drinking culture for today's generation. Since its launch, Haus has been praised in The New York Times, Vogue, GQ, Bon Appetit, New York Magazine, Food & Wine, Glamour, Cosmopolitan and more. Haus has been credited with making aperitif culture mainstream in America, as well as inspiring a new generation of alcohol and CPG brands. Helena has consulted for brands including Facebook, Fitbit, Google, Instagram, Microsoft, Nike, Pinterest, Slack, Square, Twitter and Uber.
I was an aspiring filmmaker turned storyteller. I'm in the business of creating stories around people/brands. I work for Gary Vaynerchuk as a videographer/editor/producer. We create content everyday. I started with Gary when he had 20K Instagram followers, today he has over 10M.
Hyla Nayeri co-founded 437 at 21, alongside her best friend Adrien Bettio, by investing a few thousand each. In less than three years, the entirely self-funded brand, characterized by its universally-flattering apparel and swimwear, has amassed over 220k followers on social, been featured in the likes of Forbes, Cosmopolitian, HYPEBAE, and on many notable celebrities and influencers. Since launching three years ago, 437 has seen the companyās annual revenue grow 500% for the third year in a row, through organic marketing and a strong social strategy.
The most successful D2C-Brands are scaling past multiple 7-figures a month profitable because they're leveraging Conversion and AOV-Boosting Systems. Here's the deal... We've worked with & consulted over 150+ 7-, 8- and 9-Figure D2C-Brands and found that the most successful one's have the same commonalities: 1. Strong Acquisition Strategy 2. Conversion-Optimized Funnel with AOV-Boosting Methods 3. Great retention and high CLTV
***Unfortunately I have to pause taking on any new mentees for the time being *** I specialise in working across functions, tackling new frontiers and putting plans into action. I can help guide you through these challenges. I also believe a sense of purpose and a learning mindset are essential to long-term growth, in life and work, and I love helping people develop that healthy perspective for themselves. I've spent the last four years working in various parts of ustwo, an independent and creative organisation. I've led their investing arm and I'm now running biz ops within their mobile games team. I did two years running operations in a Series A startup as well. Prior to that I've done my stint as a strategy consultant and I've got an MBA from INSEAD.
Currently focusing on building Airtable for Startups, community partnerships and building out a global partner network for Airtable. Past work has included: product and growth partnerships, product marketing and segmentation, pricing strategy, growth marketing, content/SEO strategy and onboarding experimentation.
Partner @FundedBuy for 10 years. We've worked closely with thousands of early-stage startups & venture funds to get them set up efficiently and optimize their operating expenses so founders can focus on product and growth. She is a venture partner to Regeneration - a seed + venture firm focused on the circular economy. In conjunction to running FundedBuy, she most recently served as the Director of Special Projects at Distributed Global, an asset management company focused on blockchain-backed and digital assets. She has been a venture consultant to both Comcast Ventures and LaunchTime to source and evaluate investment opportunities. Megan was apart of the founding team at MPOWERD, one of the first benefit corporations that develops and manufactures clean energy solutions.
Created a supervised adventure activity marketplace, pivoted into India's first adventure insurance company. Created 20+ MVPs to test and executed 5 to revenue to $100K MRR.
I'm a former startup marketing executive with a decade of experience growing SaaS companies like Privy, Drift & Onshape. I started my career as a marketing intern at HubSpot and worked my way up to VP of Marketing at Privy.com. While I've always been inside the business doing the work, now I'm on the outside partnering with marketing leaders and CEOs as a consultant. I'm helping them better define & execute their marketing strategy, pilot new revenue channels and coach emerging marketing leaders. I'm also building DartStudios.io to help Shopify merchants grow their sales by connecting online and in-store customer data. Follow me on Twitter to follow our journey. Before Privy, I ran product marketing at Drift (currently valued at over $1B), and demand generation at Onshape (acquired for $470M in 2019). I also created TheProductLaunchMasterclass.com - a course over 250 product marketers have taken to learn my product launch framework that's driven millions of dollars in sales pipeline.
I'm a media operator who loves building teams and scaling businesses. Last year, I co-founded Workweek, a B2B media company with a wildly unique business model. I've spent the better part of the past decade scaling startups, most notably as the GM of The Hustle, a media startup acquired by HubSpot, and as an early employee at Scout RFP, a SaaS company acquired by Workday. My expertise lies in monetizing media, launching new lines of revenue, and building efficient teams and engaged audiences. My core values are authenticity, curiosity, and kindness.
Simon is a seasoned vet in the growth/paid media world. Simon has helped lead the growth and (in some cases) the acquisitions for companies such as: Misfits Market, Gravity Blankets, Little Spoon, Cometeer, Taft, and Framebridge. His strategies have spent over $500 million and driven over $2B in revenue. Data drives Simon's strategies and are the core component to testing (which he believes in rigorously).
Passionate about e-commerce and have worked in the space for over a decade for brands like TOMS, Apple and most recently OLIPOP.
Over the past 8 years, Jon has helped take 0-1 businesses in Fintech, eCommerce, Consumer Goods and more. He currently works in an incubator at one of North America's largest pension funds, and helps large companies build breakout businesses in every industry imaginable. His passion lies in idea generation and helping founders match passion with reality. Jon also holds his CFA designation and is an avid investments junkie.
JT Barnett's Tiktok-specific advisory team, BarnettX, strategizes Tiktok specific content for some of your favorite consumer brands. Additionally, we recruit tiktok creators to be hired in-house and become the face of brands. Clients include Poppi, Tonal, Therabody, Asos, My Girl Wellness, Bulletproof Coffee, Soso Sake, and more. JT Barnett (@jtbarnett) is also a popular educational content creator and founder of viral "Adult Creator House", Honey House.
Madeline Darcy is a leader in venture capital, with deep expertise across strategy, finance, people, and tech. Madeline cares deeply about democratizing access to capital for entrepreneurs, and is excited to be part of the next wave of game changing companies. She primarily invests in and advises wellness-focused companies across consumer, digital health, and future of work. Her portfolio as a VC and angel investor includes 30+ companies.
Iām an experienced Operator, Brand Strategist, and Growth Marketer with a proven track-record of driving profitable omnichannel growth through acquisition, retention, and distribution. I have 9+ years of experience creating and building brands, leading high-performing teams, and scaling consumer businesses from Fortune 50 to early-stage start-ups. Iām a fiercely driven, visionary operator who balances the creative, financial, and operational aspects of building a brand and isnāt afraid to get in the weeds and execute. Today, I lead growth for Mockingbird. Previously, I led Customer Acquisition for a $100M deodorant brand, Native and led Marketing, Business Strategy, and P&L Ownership for $300M Bounce and $1B Downy. Specialties: P&L Management, Brand Strategy, Growth Marketing, Retail Marketing, ROI Optimization, Data-Driven Revenue & Profit Maximization, Strategic Planning, Innovation Strategy, Cross-Functional Team Building, Consumer Insights, Leadership, E-Commerce, Paid Media Strategy, Multi-year Growth Strategies, and Execution.
Hey! I'm Alexa - Head of Brand at Triple Whale. Just a few years ago, I was an ambitious high school English teacher seeking for something to quench my entrepreneurial thirst. I took a chance, pivoted into e-commerce, and within a few short years rose through the ranks to become an e-commerce marketer through and through. I've managed six figure ad campaigns for multiple DTC brands, spent hours studying consumer behavior and digital marketing data, developed creative strategy from the ground up, written LOTS of copy, shot lots of creative + built performance marketing teams for brands... if it's in e-comm and it's related to marketing or leadership, I've probably done it. I'm passionate about helping businesses use their data (or market data) to figure how exactly how to convert their customers through compelling messaging & visuals. I also love chatting about team growth, building brands, and all things advertising. Here's a non-exhaustive list of things I'd love to jam with you on: creative strategy, consumer psychology, branding, digital marketing, data-driven decision making, young entrepreneurship, and female entrepreneurship.
As the co-founder and CMO at Factor_, a ready-to-eat meal delivery company, I built and scaled the company from $0 to 7-figures/month in revenue. Factor went on to be acquired for $277mm. Since moving on from Factor, I've helped brands like Highkey, Serenity Kids, and many others scale their eCommerce channels efficiently using a data driven approach that helps uncover growth opportunities.
Chad Rubin builds e-commerce businesses and is a top 250 Amazon seller. Fresh out of college and Wall Street, he took his family vacuum business online and built his own direct-to-consumer e-commerce business called Crucial Vacuum. After growing it from 0 to $20 million dollar valuation in 7 years, he co-founded Skubana with DJ Kunovac and built one of the industryās hottest operational softwares. His latest venture, Profasee, helps Amazon brands predict the perfect price for every product by analyzing hundreds of real-time data points through dynamic pricing.
My greatest skill is team building. I have an entrepreneurial mindset with a bias for action. As a 3X founder and an executive in multiple nine and ten-figure businesses, I will help you drive organizational growth in several ways regardless of your business's stage.
Performance Driven Marketing Consultant focused on Paid & Organic TikTok, Influencer Marketing, Content Creation at Scale, Affiliate Marketing Experienced marketing leader with a demonstrated history of working in house at some of the most successful DTC brands running on Shopify (@colourpopco; @fourthraybeauty; @solbodyco; @tradesy). Passionate about growth and taking a performance lens to organic channels. Specializes in organic TikTok, Paid TikTok ads, TikTok UGC, and Influencer Marketing Strategy (gifting, seeding, affiliate, prospecting, list building, pay to play, contracts).
A serial entrepreneur, investor, mentor, and advisor with over 15+ years of Startup & business experience. YCombinator alumni. Itay built a business from an initial team of 3 to a 300-person workforce. He raised money from VCs and angel investors, acquired several companies, and merged his previous company. His areas of expertise: Startups at all stages, Growth/marketing, Fundraising, Product-Market-Fit, Product & Business Strategy, Leadership & Management, Personal & Career Development
Iām Andrew Gazdecki and Iāve been an entrepreneur for longer than I can remember. I like to build stuff, mostly companies, and try to tell a story that goes beyond what the company does to how itās changing markets. I started my first company, Bizness Apps, while still in college. We made mobile app development affordable for small businesses, and initially, raised around $100,000 in funding. By the time Bizness Apps was acquired by private equity firm Think3, we had grown to $10M in annual recurring revenue, operating in 40 countries, and employing over 100 people. Now, $100,000 isnāt a lot of money, so we needed a story that resonated with our target market so we could scale before the cash ran out. What was the bigger picture? What positive change did our business enable? In the end, we had the perfect David vs Goliath tale. We helped small businesses compete against their larger rivals through mobile marketing ā and this struck an emotional chord with our customers. My second business, Altcoin.io, was a decentralized exchange (DEX) for trading digital assets. The story here was simple: by trading on our decentralized, non-custodial platform, traders could protect their assets. Altcoin.io became a champion of security in a market dominated by custodial platforms that put usersā funds at risk. By challenging the status quo, we were defending the rights of traders everywhere ā a story that our prospects loved. This eventually lead the company to be acquired by global investment firm BnkToTheFuture. A good brand story elevates companies above the competition. While someone can copy your product or service, they canāt copy your brand. So tell stories that excite your customers and align with their goals.
WHAT I DO: I help software companies achieve financial improvement and transparency by partnering with stakeholders to link operations and finance. WHO I WORK WITH: I partner with internal departments, divisions, customers, and vendors. WHY IT WORKS: Moving beyond the numbers, developing relationships with operations is the key to driving corporate performance and understanding the economics of the business. WHAT MAKES ME DIFFERENT: From debits and credits to financial forecasting to M&A, my experience has not just been siloāed in the accounting or finance track, but both sides of the desk. My operations background at several airlines has improved my ability to translate operational performance into improved financial understanding and foresight. My stint as a mainframe programmer has allowed me to create robust financial infrastructures by leveraging new processes and implementing new technology (implemented new accounting, travel and expense, tax, and corporate performance management systems).
I work with startups and founders going from 0 to 1, with businesses navigating emergent problems and opportunities, and explore arms-length futures with Little Futures Club.
I'm a serial founder who has seen it all in the businesses I've started from raising capital to scaling and leading teams. I know how demanding it can be and am now focused on helping leaders like you build and lead impactful businesses and doing it in a way that not only gets your entire team pulling in the same direction but also makes the whole thing less stressful for you.
I've started 3 tech startups so far, including a Y-Combinator funded social app for college students and a 7 figure hacking business reselling Spotify subscriptions in countries where it is unavailable. I've been grateful to learn from (and correct) multiple startup challenges that I faced including building something people didn't want, finding tech co-founders, co-founder disputes, pre-mature scaling, building something for money and not happiness, fundraising, over-hiring, personal debt for surviving etc. I've attended 4 incubators in the last 5 years and have been around 100+ successful founders. I've also managed millions of dollars of advertising budgets for multiple Y-Combinator startups. My biggest strength is to help turn advertising dollars into profit by using paid ads. I also focus on positioning and creating offers that people are really interested in. I do this by finding out everything about the target audience by spending a lot of time getting to know them. And then I find the best way to genuinely help the prospects before selling them something.
Iām a seasoned startup generalist and current COO with experience helping 40+ companies scale, particularly around people and process optimization. I launched a six-figure startup consultancy, worked in VC, and as an early employee at a company that grew from Seed to Series B. I also graduated from Harvard with an AB cum laude in Sociology, a discipline that greatly informs my perspective on people and process. On the people side, Iāve managed talent operations for hundreds of contract staffers, overseen recruitment for C-suite executives, managed teams ranging from 1-50, and have scaled cultures through seismic organizational shifts. Process-wise, Iāve built countless systems and workflows for marketing, sales, product, people, operations, and even engineering teams. Iāve watched some processes accommodate years of scale, watched others fail miserably, and have a strong point of view on when and how to insert process as a strategic point of leverage in business growth. (Iām also an experienced marketer, with almost a decade of brand building expertise. Iāve worked across the full marketing stack, from visual design and creative concepting to content, social, email, and more.)
I help teams turn audacious product visions to reality. Across my experiences, I've gone zero-to-one on aircraft, robots, simulation systems, and more. I love finding data-driven ways to solve the toughest engineering and product challenges. And I know the highs and lows of launching a new startup. I'm looking forward to meeting you, seeing your product vision, and collaborating toward your first of many successes.
I've been in the CPG industry since 2007 working for the largest brands in the space in marketing, branding and sales roles and now consult, educate and empower emerging CPG brands. I focus on building brands that you, wholesale accounts and consumers feel deeply connected to as the way to drive sales and engagement. If you're looking to launch or grow a CPG brand, want to understand how to build a brand that connects with people, are trying to establish your brand purpose or how to feel aligned in it while also fitting a market need I'm here to help.
I help visionary founders collect their ideas into a solid growth strategy. Many times you need to bounce an idea or venting session off of someone, and that āsomeoneā canāt be your co-founder, employee, or board member. My coaching has helped solidify market launch, sales messaging, scale processes, and capital raises. Most of the startups Iāve worked with have grown $50 million in revenue within 4-6 years. If youāre a founder in growth mode (sometimes feeling like things are on fire), letās have a chat.
Hi, I'm Kirstyn. Over the past 12 years, I've launched two D2C apparel companies, overseeing all manufacturing and design, operations, and financial strategy. I love creating infrastructure and financial models, finding creative ways to increase efficiency. Most recently I started a D2C cookie business, quickly scaling from a cottage license into a commercial kitchen.
Marketing leader with experience launching new markets, building teams, and advising early-stage startups.
+ Investor turned operator with 7+ years in early stage CPG + Love chatting all things growth, acquisition, and retention
I Lead Education at Makerpad where we teach people and businesses how to build software without code. I developed a passion for digital products and emerging technologies at an early age and founded my first business lovediscounts.com aged 19. I have since been involved with a number of start-ups and tech-driven companies since. I'm passionate about creating disruptive digital products and services which change how things are done. About me: I love technology, artificial intelligence, robotics, space, working with intelligent people to help improve the world through technology. Specialities: Emerging technologies, Startups, innovation, digital marketing, digital strategy, social media, personal branding, business development, product management, building teams.
Ben Cogan is co-founder and co-CEO at Hubble, one of Americaās fastest growing direct-to-consumer e-commerce companies. Cogan earned a spot on Forbesā ā30 Under 30ā list in 2016 and over the past year Hubble has extended its footprint around the world. Cogan is also a co-Founder at Willow, an adult incontinence brand, Mockingbird, a baby stroller brand, and is an adviser to Resolved CX, a customer service platform for direct-to-consumer companies.
I spent 3 years as Head of Marketing and Creative Director of Dig Inn, where I lead the 360 rebrand of the company - messaging, communication, store design, branding, digital presence, paid advertising, and offline marketing, and was given the once in a lifetime opportunity to rebuild a brand that already had meaning and soul. In 2017, I left to join the quickly growing Glossier team, leading the brand's non-digital efforts by creating human-centered offline experiences. I am lucky to have spent the majority of my career in dynamic, high-growth companies, reporting to C-level executives who always put people first - these companies are even more impressive from the inside than the outside and have taught me to foster relationships and human interaction in everything I do. I'm on to my next adventure, building a company in the CPG space. Reach out if you want to join me on this next adventure!
Hi, Iām Ben Zises - angel investor, advisor, and fund manager. Most notably, I was the first investor and founding advisor to quip, Caraway & Arber, before each had its name, and had early investor roles in A Kids Company About, Branch, Brightland, Cadence, Cleancult, Co-op, Density, Envoy, Haus, Judy, Lalo, Settle, Stix, Swag.com & Windmill among others. My focus is on areas where I am most passionate and have an informational AND educational competitive advantage: Consumer (CPG, eCommerce infrastructure), PropTech & Future of Work. I personally experienced the complete life cycle of building a company: from identifying a problem/market opportunity, coming up with the āideaā, to painstakingly developing a business plan, product road-map and executing on it. I've been in a founder's shoes: from leaving my stable job, asking friends and family for money ($2MM raised from 30+ investors), to hiring and scaling a team, and more. I've also experienced similar ups and downs: from launching to widespread industry acclaim, countless press articles, gaining tens of thousands of users, iterating & pivoting 3x, pitching hundreds of VC's in NYC & Silicon Valley, to failing to raise a successive round of funding, and ultimately winding down the company (and moving past failure).
Cassidy Wendell is the founder of #GIRLGETAFTERIT (girlgetafterit.com), as well as a marketing consultant specializing in community building, E-commerce, social media, email, and brand awareness.
I've lead digital teams from early startups to large tech-enabled brands. Here to help folks with any and all scaling problems: tech stack, operations, team building, business performance management, and more.
Dan is a 2X DTC brand builder and cutting edge performance marketer. Dan's spent the last 10 years leading marketing + growth at Ritual and MeUndies from $0 to nine figures. In 2020, he started his own company, King Marketing, where he's helped build some of the internet's most successful direct-to-consumer brands. Dan's ideas have been featured in Adweek, Fast Company and ESPN, and he was named Brand Innovators 40 under 40.
Building a Next-Gen Confectionery Business. Firm Believer that the Future is Plant-Based. Founder & CEO of Dream Pops--in over 5000+ retail stores and one of the fastest growing plant-based novelties in the US & Canada. I also invest in CPG & consumer-facing brands shaping the future of food, health, and sustainability: @chubbysnacks @daringfoods @remedyplace @elements @twice @eatmezcla. Ask me about: startups, e-commerce, CPG, fundraising, manufacturing & supply chain, wholesale, brand, general business questions.
If you're passionate about your business andĀ there's a market for your product, I'll help you grow. I've been in ecommerce for over a decade, with a focus on customer acquisition. I believe companies should grow with a well-rounded strategy around diverse sources of acquisition and a focus on retentionĀ and LTV. I have an extensive background in digital marketing (social, SEM, display, affiliate), offline marketing (TV, radio, direct mail), website CRO, and customer retention strategies. My heart is in marrying the qualitative with the quantitativeĀ ā let's look at the data, and then find out what's motivating that data. Nothing gets me more excited about what I do than chatting with early stage businesses about all their potential.
Hi! I'm Lara. I've been in product over a decade and am passionate about coaching and mentoring. I have spent my career launching 0-1 products and APIs in security, identity, authentication and privacy for startups and financial institutions. My secret weapons are stakeholder management and product strategy. I've got a proven track record of up-leveling my mentees, getting Ops / Support folks into Product and mentoring founders on the product foundations.
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Aaron Orendorff is the Head of Marketing at Recart. Previously the Editor in Chief of Shopify Plus ā as well as the VP of Marketing at Common Thread Collective & Global Deputy Editor at Intuit QuickBooks. His work has appeared on The New York Times, Mashable, Entrepreneur, Business Insider, Lifehacker, Inc., Success Magazine, Content Marketing Institute, and more.
Ryan is a former Managing Counsel at Atrium and Associate at Cooley LLP. At Atrium, Ryan helped create the fundraising concierge and worked closely with startup founders to raise money from top venture capital firms.
I spent nearly 2 decades as an operator at Dell Technologies, creating deep expertise that spans finance, communications and marketing. I'm passionate about helping startup founders succeed, because you hold the keys to unlock the solutions to the biggest problems of our time. Let me help you leverage my proven 3 step framework that has driven over $100 million in cost savings and $1 billion in sales pipeline.
I love building big ideas with brilliant people. In particular, I am passionate about elevating traditional consumer categories through innovation, experienceĀ and technology. After graduatingĀ from Stanford University, I have spent my career thus far working across large organizations (JP Morgan, Starbucks) as well as start ups at various stages of growth (Munchery, Cabin), each with their own successes and failures. I am also a strategic advisor to early stage companiesĀ and a member of Operator's Guild.Ā If I'm not working, you can find me doing something outside (being near the ocean is my happy place) or in the kitchen. I am equal parts sports/fitness enthusiast and indulgent foodie.Ā
As a founder and business development leader, I am strongest in B2B and B2B2C worlds. I can help with Business Development, Go-To-Market Strategies, Jobs to Be Done (customer discovery), Lean Startup (de-risking your business), Sales Standardization, Fundraising, Strategy, & Industry 4.0 (future of manufacturing/supply chain).
Emilia D'Anzica is the founder of Growth Molecules, a boutique management consulting firm focused on helping B2B SaaS businesses grow. After leading and building award-winning customer success and support teams globally over the past 15 years, Emilia is now a full-time executive coach and customer success consultant working with and designing world-class customer-facing teams and programs. She works with VCs, PEs, start-ups, and public companies hosting assessments and workshops, and building onboarding and renewal playbooks. In 2020, she was named a Top 25 Customer Success Influencer, By SuccessHacker, and a top 100 Global CX Thought Leader by Survey Sensum. In 2021 she was named a top CX influencer by SmartKarrot. Emilia lives in the San Francisco, Bay Area.
I'm the co-founder and COO of Bulletin, a venture-backed retail technology startup based in NYC. Named a Forbes 30 Under 30 recipient and one of "The Most Creative People in Business"ļ»æ by Fast Company, I've spent the last four years building a brand and platform that democratizes access to physical retail space for digitally native brands. Since launching in 2015, Bulletin has helped hundreds of brands access physical retail space for the very first time, unlocking one of the most powerful commerce channels at their disposal. In addition to helping emerging brands grow their physical footprint, our marketplace helps retailers access vetted, fool-proof products for their stores. We are a Y Combinator Company backed by Foundation Capital, Kleiner Perkins and others. I'm a ruthless salesperson, self-taught publicist, marketer and growth strategist, and have experience scaling both dtc and b2b companies. As a creative, I've conceptualized and launched 6 pop-up stores, dozens of ad campaigns, influencer marketing programs, and built and evolved Bulletin's brand voice over the past 5 years. I throw messy, amazing parties and know every song in Max Martin's discography. Check out Bulletin at www.bulletin.coļ»æ, and follow me at @alikriegs on Instagram. I'll be publishing my first book, How to Build a Goddamn Empire, with Abrams Books on April 6, 2021. Preorder here: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/how-to-build-a-goddamn-empire-ali-kriegsman/1136396448
With 7 years of experience growing early stage startups from Seed to Series B, I love empowering mission-driven founders & entrepreneurs, startup leaders, and people managers. As a mentor I am looking to help leaders execute their vision, build a team and systems, and overcome challenges (from biz ops to people ops) as they grow and scale. Most recently, I helped close the acquisition of RaiseMe, an edtech SaaS platform focused on college access and affordability. Prior to the acquisition, I led the Operations team and served as a player-coach managing 5 people across all aspects of the business (incl. people ops, accounting/finance, legal, biz ops, investor relations, etc.), grew the company from 10 to 70, served as a member of the Senior Leadership Team, and supported the close of 2 funding rounds ($27M+). My prior role at Mapbox supported growth from 30 to 100+ employees across 4 continents, and I supported the CEO during a $52.5M Series B round. In addition to my āday jobā, I led community and partnerships for the tech-policy nonprofit Startup Policy Lab for 5 years, I run a cohort of 40 operations professionals in the Bay Area (via Operators Guild), and I'm a Board Member of California Women's List (helping women get elected to public office). I'm also passionate about supporting small businesses, volunteering for political campaigns, empowering women, and building diverse, equitable, and inclusive teams.
Aaron is a modern marketing aficionado who helps companies create consistent, profitable growth through a combination of creative brand-building and data-driven marketing. His clients consistently double their revenue (or more) every year. Heās worked with multiple Silicon Valley startups where he helped them raise $1M+ in venture capital and scale from 5-figures to 7-figures in profitable revenue in as little as a year. Now companies hire him as their Chief Marketing Officer to design and manage their cross-channel marketing programs and create profitable month over month growth. In a former life, he graduated from West Point and was a US Army officer who led teams in Iraq and Afghanistan. Currently, he consults for founders and early stage companies through his agency, This Is Growth, and is the Chief Marketing Officer for Frog Fuel, a 7-figure collagen protein brand trusted by world-champion athletes, Olympians, and over 4,000 medical professionals around the world.
Steph has been working remotely for over three years, as a growth marketer, writer, and indie maker. She spent three years at Toptal, most recently leading their Publications team, and is now leads Trends.co. Recently, she wrote a book (Doing Content Right), which has sold thousands of copies since its launch in September. Sheās a big advocate for remote work and actively writes about it over at her blog, which has been read by over 400k people since launch in 2019. She is also a self-taught developer and has built multiple projects, some of which have gone to #1 on Product Hunt, won awards, and led her to being nominated for Maker of the Year in 2018.
I have helped drive measurable success for seed stage to public companies like Twitter, NerdWallet, Patreon, Calm, Atomic, and many more.
I help #SaaS founders reach their #growth milestones. Early-stage #startup expert. Founder of http://DemandMaven.io. Board Member @Moz
Holly Chen is an award-winning Growth and Marketing advisor, angel investor, and Co-Active Coach for hyper-growth technology products. Prior to running ExponentialX, a Growth, Marketing, and Coaching Consultancy, she was the Global Head of Digital Marketing at Slack, helping it grow from 3M to 12M Daily Active Users, $100M to $700M ARR and going public. Prior to joining Slack in 2016, Holly was the Head of Growth at Google Retail, taking Googleās eCommerce flagship Google Store from ideation to launch in 24 countries and driving $x00M revenue, and launched Pixel, Google Home, and Android Wear. Holly also led Google B2B Website Strategies globally for Googleās marquee products such as Google Ads and Google Analytics with x00M monthly traffic and $x0B revenue. Prior to Google, she worked on Worldwide Product Management at Gucci.com, was the Head of Product and Marketing at social commerce startup mySkin.com, and advised on innovation strategies at Deloitte Consulting and Kearny for clients such as Mastercard, AT&T, UBS. Holly has a Masterās in European and Eurasian Studies from the George Washington University and speaks Italian and Chinese fluently.
My professional specialty lies at the intersection of people, product, and profit. I work best with companies and brands that are looking to achieve hyper-growth using a combination of technology, storytelling, and good old-fashioned operations management.
I'm the Co-Founder of Foxwell Digital, where I guide, manage, and consult with companies, nonprofits and brands on social media advertising, with a specific focus on Facebook and Instagram. Foxwell Digital has worked with over 200 different organizations and worked with companies like KIND Snacks, Hilton, The Grand Ole Opry, Blenders Eyewear, Pura Vida Bracelets, and more. I've been a US Congressional Press Secretary, started and ran the largest social media agency for the U.S. Congress and via a San Francisco online agency, worked with some of Silicon Valleyās most well-known startups (Hootsuite, Fitbit, Square, Eventbrite, GoPro and more) on Facebook advertising campaigns and strategies.
Anouck Gotlib, CEO of Belgian Boys, is on a mission to turn up the happy - one sweet moment at a time. Launched in 2015, Belgian Boys is in the business of fun, offering a delicious assortment of treats, breakfast, and desserts available in 5000 stores and online. She leads a passionate team dedicated to growing more than just a revenue-driven business - creating joy for customers and spreading sweetness in people's lives. Anouck was born in Antwerp, Belgium and studied Fashion Design before working at fashion houses including Zac Posen and Natan. A fortuitous seating arrangement on a plane ride from Belgium to New York put Anouck in touch with Belgian Boys founder (and her eventual husband) Greg. Anouck spent long nights and weekends working to launch the brand before stepping away from fashion and into entrepreneurship full time. Anouck and Greg live in Brooklyn, NY with their two sons who start each day with Belgian Boys mini pancakes.
Morning Brew is a new media company bringing you informative and digestible business news. We educate 2,200,000 readers on the latest news from Wall Street to Silicon Valley, daily.
Katelyn Bourgoin is a 4X founder turned growth strategist and buyer psychology geek. With operational experience spanning the DTC, marketing, tech, and hospitality sectors, Katelyn understands the challenges business leaders face because she's been there. Katelyn has been named an influential entrepreneur by Forbes magazine and featured in Inc., HuffPost, Bustle, CBC, CTV, Global TV, and more. Today Katelyn helps frustrated marketers and founders to focus on what matters most yet is often neglectedāunderstanding their customers. After all, whoever gets closer to the customer wins.
I am the co-founder of Starday Foods, where I run all things related to growth, marketing, and brand. I previously ran marketing and growth at One Finance (recently acquired by Walmart). Prior lives; Google (advising high-growth clients on marketing strategy), Slack (built out the performance marketing and analytics function) and Civis Analytics (a data science company that spun out of the Obama campaign).
Most recently, I was the Chief Brand Officer of WW International (formerly Weight Watchers). In this role, I was responsible for activating the evolution of the pivoting from Weight Watchers to WW. I oversaw the global strategy for marketing, content, creative, eCommerce, and consumer products. Prior to WW, I served as Vice President of Media North America and Global Digital Innovation for Unilever where I led media strategy and implementation for all Unilever categories and brands, and served as a member of the Unilever Global Media Leadership Team. Prior to joining Unilever, I was Vice President, Strategic Partnerships at Viacom, where I developed multi-platform media and marketing programs for the MTV and VH1 brands. Earlier in my career, I spent more than 10 years at Unilever including driving long-term innovation and communication strategy for the Lipton brand and building a growth-centric organizational culture across the Unilever marketing function globally. I am Co-Founder of the #SeeHer initiative of the Association of National Advertisers and Co-Chair of AdWeekās DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) Council. I am also a Director and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Chair on the Board of Fossil Group, Inc and an Independent Board Director for Open Farm Pet and Packable.
Rachel Sanders is CEO and Co-founder of Rootine, a precision health company focused on optimizing health through a data-first approach to nutrition. At Rootine, Sanders raised pre-seed, Seed, and Series A funding and has played a role in all aspects of the business including brand building, operations, financial planning, product, MVP strategy, go-to-market strategy, fundraising, pitch decks and more. Sanders also has deep expertise across financial modeling, HealthTech, and more through her experience as an investment banker earlier in her career. Sanders has over a decadeās experience in the HealthTech industry and is known for her roles as a startup advisor, angel investor, and venture partner at 2048 Ventures. She has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing entrepreneurs in the HealthTech industry - getting featured in multiple media outlets for her steadfast achievements which include Business Insider, Entrepreneur, TechCrunch, and Forbes. Sanders holds a BA in Economics from Vanderbilt University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Iām the founder of Herb - the largest and most engaged cannabis community in the world of over 14 million people. Our mission is to change the way the world views cannabis. Herb is backed by legends such as Tobi LĆ¼tke (Founder & CEO, Shopify), Harley Finkelstein (President, Shopify), Dave Morin (Creator of Facebook Platform), Kevin Colleran (Employee #8 at Facebook), Ken Lerer (BuzzFeed, Group Nine), and Joe Montana (Hall of Fame Quarterback). ā In 2012, I co-founded the first technology bootcamp in Canada called Bitmaker. We trained full-stack software engineers and got them jobs at companies like Shopify, Facebook, and IBM. Over the course of 3 years we trained over 3,000 software engineers. Bitmaker was acquired by General Assembly.
I went from the front of a high school classroom to the front of a conference room. No matter the arena, my values remain the same: be true to yourself, prioritize people, always learn something, and have fun. I identify as a story teller, an early adopter of technology, and someone who loves to stay up-to-date on all conversations worthy of the water cooler. I aspire to create things that make life better for consumers and to help individuals reach their highest potential. The foundation of my career can be credited to Camp Kesem, a nonprofit organization, where I was able to see how the hard work of a small team can better the lives of thousands of people. I've also had the honor to work for world class businesses such as Red Bull, P&G, HP, and Under Armour where I learned how brands can leverage a great product to increase revenue. My experience with startups, such as Missouri.com, Spiceworks and The Hustle, provided me firsthand experience with large goals, hyper growth, and venture capitalist expectations. In addition to my career, I give back to my key causes of cancer and children. In particular, I support Camp Kesem and LIVESTRONG. If Iām not focused on whatās above, youāll catch me on the golf course or eating good barbecue in Austin, TX!
Hugh is the CEO and co-founder of Ugly Drinks, a flavored sparkling water brand founded in the U.K. Prior to Ugly Drinks, Hugh worked in several CPG Marketing roles including at Vita Coco, the Kraft Heinz Company, Unilever and Vitamin Water.
I talk about digital writing and digital leverage | Captain of http://Ship30for30.com | Trying to be the healthiest, wealthiest, and happiest I've ever been, every day.
Founder and CEO of Covet PR (acquired in 2020) and later Chief Brand Officer of Power Digital Marketing (acquired in 2022), Sara is an out-of-the-box strategist and industry connector who has extensive experience working with CPG brands at various life cycles from pre-revenue through acquisition.Ā She has worked closely with 100+ disruptive consumer brands including: Daily Harvest, Freshly, Siete, Beyond Meat, Daring, Banza, Perfect Snacks, Purely Elizabeth, Siggiās, Skinny Dipped, Houseplant, Alfred, Bev, Cann, frank body, Act + Acre, Cora, Made-In, Manscaped, Poppi, Carbone, Raoās, Magic Spoon, Acid League, Last Crumb, Once Upon a Farm, Graza and many more.
An operations and finance expert, Eric has worked at and with a variety of e-commerce brands, including the Dollar Shave Club, where he helped take the company from a startup to a $1 billion acquisition by Unilever. He's passionate about helping brands improve gross margin and expand LTV through various cost-cutting improvements. His operations experience mixed with his financial experience during his time in investment banking at Merrill Lynch, has provided him a unique combination of skill sets.
Building great products in New York and Hong Kong. Lucas is a design engineer and co-founder + Head of Product at Doris Dev and Canopy. Doris Dev is a product development agency that's helped scale companies like Blueland, Great Jones, Open Spaces, Supply, Lalo, and many more. Lucas is an expert on all things Product--from sourcing and logistical to product design, engineering, and beyond.
Founder and CEO of Glamnetic, a fast-growing E-commerce company based in Los Angeles selling revolutionary magnetic eyeliner for magnetic eyelashes and the first-ever company to carry colored magnetic lashes for magnetic eyeliner. (instagram @glamnetic). Forbes 30 under 30 and Inc. 100 Founder.
I build, help, build, & invest in marketplace startups. I previously started & ran Studiotime (acquired in 2021) and now run the Everything Marketplaces community. I've also invested in 20+ marketplace startups.
Do you need more SaaS conversions? I'm a sales copywriter for SaaS and technology brands - including Salesforce.com & Adobe. For a limited time, I'm offering a discounted rate on landing page and homepage teardowns. I'll give you a set of actionable points to improve your sales copy and get more conversions - with a quick video to walk you through them.
Devin Patel is the VP of Business Development at Passport. At Passport, Devin works with cities, urban mobility companies, and elected officials to help drive a more connected and livable city. During his 5 years at Passport, Devin has launched a vertical and fostered a rich enterprise partner ecosystem that has led to Passport becoming the leader on mobility payment solutions. Devin Patel has a wide range of experience with both large and small technology ventures. He is a frequent speaker at mobility and ITS conferences, speaking both at the ITS Americas and World Congress shows. Previously, he was a Product Manager at Salesforce.com and helped scale LivingSocial to international markets.
Gira is a Founder at Aleberry, where she works alongside funds & founders throughout the fundraising process. She helps with investor relations, funding strategy, and design/marketing, as well as helping funds scout & manage portfolio companies. Aleberry has extensive experience with deep tech B2B companies raising a Series A - Exit. Her clients have received over $650MM in funding, while gaining significant marketplace traction.
Zim is a believer, entrepreneur and investor who purchases, builds and scales delightful online businesses and other appreciating assets. Zim is one of SuperSoul's 100 Leaders Elevating Humanity, Forbes 30 under 30, and an advisor who teaches other Christians how to become modern day tentmakers by acquiring assets that afford them the financial flexibility to serve God freely.
Jen van der Meer is a business model designer. She practices her craft at Reason Street, where she helps companies shift successfully to customer-centered āx-as-a-serviceā business models. Recurring revenue businesses enable companies to have more honest relationships with customers and give founders more optionality to pursue growth with less extractive sources of capital. She has helped over 200 founders to be in stronger negotiating positions to raise over $2BN in equity and over $50 MM in grants. Jen also teaches at Parsons Strategic Design and Management Program as an Assistant Professor where she researches sustainable business models and researches alternative sources of capital.
Calvin is a full-stack growth marketer, startup operator, and writer. As the Director of Growth at Mechanism Ventures, Calvin helps portfolio companies become profitable in their first year of business, with a particular focus on validating and growing acquisition channels, strategic business development, unlocking new growth opportunities, and building scalable operational processes. Prior to Mechanism, Calvin spent three years at Toptal, leveraging SEO, paid advertising, referrals, and business development to scale one of the company's business units from 0 to millions in revenue. In 2018, Calvin launched a blog that now has 500,000 annual page views and thousands of newsletter subscribers. He graduated Magna Cum Laude with a degree in Public and International Affairs from Princeton University.
Here to help leaders narrow the gap between intent and impact when communicating, master your personal mindset, and lead by example with authenticity and integrity.
A scrappy polymath who enjoys building early-stage companies that solve everyday challenges through new and emerging technologies. Passionate about building teams, creating new business strategy, and driving rapid top and bottom-line growth.
I am a growth and team performance coach to SaaS founders. I have worked with more than 100 companies. Drawing from my 10+ years of marketing and team leadership experience, I help bootstrapped SaaS founders scale their startups, get unstuck, and grow high performance remote teams.
