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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 “x-as-a-service” 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.
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.
Content specialist with a focus on operations. Currently building Smooth Ops (content agency) and Thinking is Cool (business podcast). Formerly led Strategy & Operations at Morning Brew.
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.
From startups to multibillion dollar companies, I've worked for all of them, helping drive traffic and sales using the internet! I built a multi-million dollar company with a successful exit in 2019, appeared on the TV show Shark Tank, have consulted for more than a hundred companies needing help with scaling their businesses. I can size up a business in about five minutes and know what needs to be done to jumpstart sales and grow the business. It's not hype, it's truth! The success speaks for itself!
cofounder/coo at smoothops.xyz previously: growth + audience dev @morningbrew ☕, @industrydive
I'm an author, speaker, and Co-founder & Chief of Strategy Motto, a leading brand transformation company for rule-breakers and game-changers. We work in three areas of business: leadership, culture, and brand. Alongside my co-conspirator Sunny Bonnell, we inspire a new kind of leadership thinking which we share in our unconventional book, Rare Breed: A Guide to Success for the Defiant, Dangerous, and Different. Together we empower leaders and teams for major brands like Google, Microsoft, Hershey’s, Twentieth Century Fox, the NFL, Virgin, Blue Sky Studios, USA Today to defy norms and create Ideas Worth Rallying Around®.
Sharleen is a product designer with industry experience working across enterprise, small business, and consumer applications. She currently works at Facebook, designing products for billions of users on a global scale. Prior to that, she spent most of her career at startups. Most recently, she led growth design for pros on Thumbtack's local services platform. She also worked at Gusto, designing software for small businesses around the US. to manage and take care of their teams. Sharleen also teaches at Stanford University as an adjunct lecturer for their advanced product design series.
I specialize in supporting first-time CEOs scale their business. I've been blessed to have a diverse background in go to market functions as well as product, which helps me thrive as a Product Led Growth mentor.
Former SVP Marketing @ Cerebelly and Director of Growth @ HelloFresh, where I led the Growth function for the Canadian business, owning strategy & execution for digital performance channels, offline marketing, strategic partnerships & business development, and marketing analytics.
Building trends, brands, and movements online harnessing the power of virality. Talk to me about TikTok, Growth Hacking, Influencer Marketing, and Going Viral! Co-Founder of Tabs Chocolate
Ben is passionate about helping early-stage startups. He has grown, sold, and failed a few companies and has worked with numerous web3 founders to help grow and scale their businesses. Ben has a background in Finance (CFA), and has been an active angel investor (75+ investments) in the crypto space since 2016. He is an advisor for a number of companies in the web3 space and is currently mentoring at a number of web3 incubators including: Outlier Ventures, LongHash, Tachyon and Kernel. His superpowers come from deep (also technical) experience in Crypto/Web3 around Mindset, Web3 Strategy, Fundraising, Structuring, Tokenomics & Design, Business Operations & Strategy, and Go To Market.
I'm a self-driven creative and entrepreneur with a passion for people, using technology to connect people and brand building. Worked in IT for 7 years and on a whim, I made a choice to start my own leather goods business and chase what I was really passionate about. In July 2017, I launched Jack Henry, a clean, ethical, cruelty-free men's wellness brand. I have a passion for startups, brand building and human connections.
Brand Innovators 40 Under 40. Shray Joshi is the founder of Good Peeps, Marketing Services where he helps build and scale the brands in your fridge and pantry. Shray previously was leading up brand and digital for companies such as Health-Ade Kombucha, NUGGS (now SIMULATE), and Cha Cha Matcha. On top of that Shray acts as an advisor and investor for brands such as Fly By Jing, Sanzo, Italic, Feastables, Chamberlin Coffee and more.
Making the world more comfortable @feat | Forbes 30 under 30. Featured in NY Times, Entrepreneur, Forbes
Founder of DeBear Direct, an executive consulting service helping both DTC Agencies and Brands reach the next level. Jesse spent 5 years at DTC agency powerhouse, MuteSix, building and leading the Client Success department from scratch. Post-acquisition, Jesse has gone off on his own to lend his knowledge and expertise to hungry leaders in the space as a strategic advisor.
Founder of Trivium Group, Mina is a multiple seven figure seller in the supplement industry, investor, Amazon PPC expert and founder of the PPC University. Mina uses advanced analytics and in-house technology that upgrades with Amazon’s algorithm and macros to temper your ad campaigns until each one is perfect.
Discover the secret to successful eCommerce growth with my proven 3-step Million Dollar Ecommerce Growth System. With over 20 years of experience and 300+ successful brands under my belt, I know what it takes to take your business to the next level. As the founder of an eCommerce training academy, I've taught this system to countless individuals and businesses, leading to their unparalleled success. Don't just take my word for it, see the impressive results for yourself. iNetVideo skyrocketed from $1m to $19.5m in annual sales in just a few years. Linen Chest transformed from a 7-figure business to 8 figures in just 2.5 years. And BeBlue Bijoux doubled their jewelry sales within a mere 6 months of working with me. From fashion apparel to home decor, pet food to wellness, beauty to jewelry and beyond, I've helped businesses across various industries achieve their eCommerce goals. Take control of your brand's future and book a growth session with me today. Let's turn your eCommerce dreams into a profitable reality.
Manage the day-to-day operations of Bambu Earth, a direct-to-consumer natural skincare brand.
Dynamic self-taught overachiever with a lifetime of professional skills obtained by working in automation technology, clinical management, and performance-based roles. From working in medical research to launching and advising multiple startups and small businesses remotely, I’ve managed both small and large teams across multiple time zones and industries. My specialties include team building, strategic planning, simplification & implementation, and I leverage those skills to provide those I do business with more time and resources. More recently, I completed over 500 course hours of self-driven development education to be a more effective communicator with development teams. Since learning to code, I've automated hundreds of repetitive tasks; everything from identifying social media influencers with web scraping and geographical event-based targeting, to stock/crypto/forex technical analysis monitoring with mobile alerts, with interactions across dozens of exchanges. If you want to learn how to do these things too, I wrote a recommended python study guide that can be found on my website.
Successful startup entrepreneur (2 startups, 1 exit). Post selling TailBus, founded and lead the creation of four thriving corporate-backed ventures: XOM Materials (European B2B marketplace) for Klockner & Co, Transportation Mobility Cloud (automotive API-based open-framework software development platform) for Ford Motor Company, NextLoan (alternative lending and investment platform) for Reliance Capital, and B2B materials distribution marketplace for Confidential Company. Strong background in finance, new business building, management consulting, digital transformation and innovation. Leading the creation of the Modern Monopolies Podcast and Modern Tech Platforms Fund with WisdomTree. Industry agnostic with extensive experience in Healthcare ($6bn+ health system, and telemedicine startup), medical devices (KKR portfolio company), automotive (Ford Motor Company), off-highway (international OEM), financial services (Reliance Capital, India), real estate (LP role), transportation (TailBus), e-commerce (consumer & business goods), and B2B distribution (multiple $$bn+ public companies).
Adventurer. Founder of Bolt (www.joinbolt.com) and passionate believer in Community Travel. I'm dedicated to designing and producing superlative experiences. Former Growth Marketing Manager at Lyft.
"Digital marketing advisor with 16 years of deep specialization in designing search engine optimization strategy and end to end program development. With a long history working with multinational brands in ecommerce and B2B while working within an agency, client side and as independent consultant - I’ve pretty much seen it all when it comes to SEO challenges and solving them as efficiently and quickly as possible. I’ve had the opportunity to work with very large well known brands in the automotive, financial, retail, and telecommunications industries, as well as some lesser known brands in the B2B and Ecommerce space. My ideal client is one that understands the power behind a full functioning digital marketing program, who understands the need for SEO as a core part of that strategic effort. Many of my clients aren’t equipped with the knowledge or expertise to execute on SEO and many have never employed an SEO program within their business. I work with clients of all sizes, and design a model that fits best for their business and current state, whether preparing for website migration, replatform or redesign or increasing brand awareness."
I've spent my career working on cutting-edge technology on a global scale. I have worked on a variety of difficult problems, from streaming March Madness to building a scalable cloud service for automatic speech recognition. Outside of my tech background, I have been practicing mindfulness for nearly a decade, and am well versed in the application of insight meditation for mental clarity and emotional strength. I am looking to help people be effective in their field. Whether you are trying to design your new cloud architecture, validate your business model, or learn to calm the noise in your mind, I am here to help.
14 years as owner and Co-founder of two meditation and yoga schools in South America Ecuador, guiding thousands of people live and practice a lighter- consciousness way of balance creative work with personal life. Train as a coach and teacher in no dual philosophies, she can help you bring forth a new culture inside your company or in your own way of being using mindfulness, neuroscience, and simple self-care technics that can improve your empathy, productivity, communication skills, creativity and joy! You can see her full CV here for more details. http://veronicagamio.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Verogamio-bio.pdf What you can develop with her guidance: 1. Emotional intelligence with a mindset of Self-care wellness practice. 2. Micro-meditations to manage stress and increase a sense of security. 3. Coaching one on one to encounter a new way to move forward with decision making in your work or life. 4. Training and workshops to bringing forth a new culture inside your organization that promotes creative thinking, wellness and innovate mindsets. "I co-create with rising visionaries who want to build impactful businesses and lead intentional lifestyles to design our way into a better future. if you are one, let's connect now! "
I love creating software from the ground up and thinking about how teams can operate efficiently, scale up, and build products that are robust and customer-obsessed. I currently drive site reliability at Rover, an online marketplace for pet sitting and dog walking. In the past I worked at Amazon on the search and marketplace teams and Microsoft focusing on automated testing. I've also built countless side projects, some of which you can find here: https://alexlandau.dev/#code
Devoted to developing great people and businesses while driving positive industry change. Life is greatest when collaborating with people of similar values - low ego, high integrity, dedicated owner-operators who are honest and fair, open and curious, brave, and resilient.
Andrew Lee Miller, also known as AndrewStartups is an early-stage startup marketing expert based in San Francisco. With over 15 years of experience, and having driven 3 successful startup exits with low budgets, Andrew is a renowned consultant, coach and public speaker on Growth Hacking and early-stage startup Marketing. As a consultant, Andrew has spent over $11,000,000 on Paid User Acquisition for brands like LivingSocial, Tinder and launched projects in over a dozen countries. With an Online Courses and a Coaching Program for bootstrapped founders, Andrew is now focused on helping entrepreneurs learn how to do their own PR, Influencer Marketing, SEO and more, all by themselves without outsourcing. Learn more at www.andrewstartups.com
I'm a Zapier & Integromat Certified Expert from the UK and the founder of Luhhu, a specialised agency that helps companies save time by automating repetitive processes. Businesses like yours use a wide range of apps to get stuff done, but moving data between those services creates an endless pile of busywork. Maybe you've tried using Zapier or Integromat, but getting everything connected and working reliably is difficult. As a certified expert, I can help. I'll work with you to identify processes that can be automated, improve your existing processes or help build custom integrations. On average, the clients I work with save over 30 hours each and every week.
Are you serious about creating positive social impact? I help you get there. Businesses who focus on social (and environmental) impact out-perform those who pursue profit alone, and are more resilient in times of change. However, many face challenges in how to be effective in creating positive impact, measuring their social impact and how to leverage it for funding and investment. I am a strategist and leadership mentor, and I empower businesses to become industry leaders through impact strategies that enhance social and financial performance. I assist business leaders with • Impact management: Become intentional about social impact, measure it, report on it and leverage it for your brand. • Creating innovative, human-centred workplaces: The future of work is changing, and future-proof workplaces are wellbeing-focused, collaborative and decentralized. As a certified Semco Style Expert, I guide organizations to adjust their workplace, culture and structure to be efficient, and attract and retain the right people. ----------------------------------------- My passion is to help create businesses to be both profitable and have positive impact. I have a Master’s in Business Economics and a PhD in Corporate Social Responsibility. For the latter, I travelled around the world to work with leading impact-driven businesses. I am: • Founder and CEO of Kin Strategy & Research, an impact-focused consultancy • A social impact lead for various organizations • A lecturer in 'future of work' (organizational design), social impact and business sustainability • An academic research associate for leading universities I live and work location independent and currently reside in Bali, Indonesia.
I am a digital Product Designer who believes in measuring the impact of design. I focus on the outcome of great experiences rather than the output of design artifacts. My work is designed to drive key metrics like activation or revenue. As a result, I have deep expertise in product analytics, early stage experimentation, customer research and AB testing — all of which I consider critical inputs to inform design decisions. This is also known as growth design. Previously, I led two growth initiatives at The Black Tux. I led design, product growth and analytics at LA-based Burner and I worked at InVision designing collaboration tools. In my work with Carbon Five, Neo and Kluge, I've worked with enterprise innovation teams as well as early stage startups. Past clients include: Toyota, Nissan, Macy's, Prosper, Joyable and Deloitte. In my spare time, I work on the issues of homelessness and housing affordability. I was previously the President of the Board of the SELAH Neighborhood Homeless Coalition. In my work with the League of Women Voters of Los Angeles, I led a project to educate LA residents about supportive housing called "Yes In My LA."
I'm a self-employed creator and freelancer who worked in strategy consulting for nine years at companies like McKinsey & Company and Boston Consulting Group. I love making sense of information and leverage the skills I learned in consulting into my writing, presentation coaching and work I do as a creator. I also provide coaching for founders and others who are struggling with the next chapter in their career and trying to grapple with their relationship with work.
Div Manickam is a mindful soul and a believer in simplicity, exploring a portfolio life. Like an alchemist, Div loves the magic of bringing two worlds together in work and life. From combining frameworks in product marketing to mentoring to bring the best in each other with GROW and personal OKRs. She enjoys sharing her experiences on authentic leadership, mindfulness, mental health and product marketing. bit.ly/divmanickam
COO/CMO/CPO, Lean Coach, Business Model Design, Product/Service Design, Growth, Team Formation, culture & Co Strategy. On a mission to build better startups. Early stage seed investor. • 10 years building startups in senior Operations, Marketing & Product roles • 7 years investing in early to mid stage startups with ~30% IRR • 10 years collaborating with multinational corporates and SMEs A diligent, empathetic, methodical & resilient professional with a passion for developing people and culture. Broad and deep experience across tech, creative, education, finance & consulting sectors with a drive to improve. Leads with empathy, authenticity & trust focussed on building strong relationships, high-performing teams and consistent results. Enjoys thinking creatively, using evidence to inform insights, building new experiences and solving hard problems. Invests in people, ideas, experiments and macro trends with thoughtfulness about how technology impacts people and the world. Strives to bring energy, inquisitiveness, focus, transparency and calmness to teams.
I ignite companies, brands, and institutions striving to make a positive impact on their business, people, culture and customers. Over the past 15 years I have traversed the advertising, digital product, and startup worlds— leading teams and partnering with clients to tackle complex problems with a mix of commercial acumen, strategic insight, creative sensitivity, and relentless enthusiasm. The breadth and diversity of my professional experience combined with my systems coaching approach makes me an unconventionally-shaped "peg" for the unconventionally-shaped problems companies are facing today and in the future. Having lived in the USA, Asia, and the UK, I bring a global perspective to the table and am valued by my clients and colleagues for the originality of my thinking, the clarity of my communication, and the versatility of my skillset. I recently moved from London to Tokyo at the end of 2019. I am currently available for consulting, coaching, and facilitation work in Japan and the larger APAC area as well as the UK on a remote basis.
-ran ePrescribing, pharmacy benefit and medication management products at Surescripts from 2013-2020, impacting billions of patients per year -responsible for all aspects of the business including P&L, strategic planning, operations and growth planning -currently running Product at Genoa Telepsychiatry and Optum Behavioral Care from June 2020-present -similarly responsible for all aspects of the business including P&L, strategic planning, operations and growth planning in the telehealth and behavioral health payer space
Natasha is a product leader and advisor, with 10+ years of product leadership experience at both scaling startups and large technology companies. Natasha advises & consults on product strategy, UX, hiring/org development, and user research for a number of startups, including Cana/The Production Board, LeadIQ, & Hawthorne Effect. Previously VP of Product at Eaze, Natasha was a pioneer in the cannabis space, navigating Eaze through a rapidly evolving regulatory landscape and de-stigmatizing cannabis through industry-defining UX. Natasha was Eaze’s first product hire and grew out stellar product & design organizations during the years that followed. Prior to Eaze, Natasha worked in Product Management at Amazon and was Head of Platform at Yelp. Natasha is currently working on several initiatives in the web3 space.
Executive leadership at Integrity Energy, a rapidly growing energy broker and lead gen business. Formerly head of growth and President at KURU Footwear, where I engineered a turnaround, doubling revenue in two years and growing the business's bottom line. I help operators set up their businesses for success. An operator at heart, I've been utilizing EOS as a business operating system and can assist with a wide range of subjects including management, culture, hiring top performing teams, assigning KPIs, building and tracking marketing programs, and more.
Strategic brand marketer with entrepreneurial spirit, creative eye, and analytical mind. Ex-Milk Bar and Chobani.
I love demand gen, marketing ops, rev ops and talking about marketing. I understand how to work in complex B2B marketing tech stacks like Marketo, Outreach, Chili Piper, Lean Data and more. I am currently the Solutions Consultant, Marketing Ops at Clearbit. Before that I did marketing at ServiceTitan, ChowNow, Oracle, SnackNation and the Corrao Group.
Building the future of e-comm @buildwithtoki / Past M&A @wecommerce_co / Investor @bloombergbeta / Operator @yotpo. I learn through writing. Follow what I am looking into: honestlydebatable.substack.com. I love public equities and growth stocks. Follow my trading on Commonstock: @elise. I am an avid operator and investor. Interested in getting in touch? You've come to the right place. Let's talk.
Originally from Montreal, I started my career in the New York start-up world as employee #8 at Eko. Leading business development, sales & partnerships, I was constantly in and out of airports and struggled to find healthy, yet convenient food choices. What started as a personal struggle, manifested into Breeze, an on-demand food service for airport travelers. To put it simply, a ghost kitchen for airports. I raised money on a powerpoint slide that said 'airport food sucks' and the rest is history. Breeze is currently at LAX and is now forging a path to redefine the way food is ordered and consumed during travel. I'm also a certified career and mindset coach, utilizing my past experiences as a founder and operator to inspire and empower others to start their own fulfillment journey. Interested in starting your own entrepreneurial journey but unsure how to start and what to expect? Let me help you.
Jesse is an experienced start up founder and entrepreneur focused on Product Development and Operations with a track record of delivering award winning product experiences at scale. Jesse founded Prong, a consumer electronics startup focused on mobile power and held the position of CEO at Prong until the company sold in 2017. Prior to founding Prong, Jesse spent six years in the Finance and Media industries working for companies including Bear Stearns, Yahoo! and AOL. Jesse is currently the VP of Operations at Jobi Capital.
I’m a beverage enthusiast who has spent an entire working career orchestrating beverages for Anheuser-Busch, ABInBev, Heineken USA and most recently NorCal Beverage, a contract manufacturer of world class, industry leading beverage brands. My industry experience includes distributor management, key account management, media buying, sports team/league partnerships along with supply chain/contract manufacturing management. I have an active voice in the beverage community across all social channels. Having worked across all three 3 tiers (brand, wholesaler & retailer + experience in both alch and non alch, I speak from rich field level experiences.
Jess is a start-up junkie having worked across high-growth DTC, eComm and SaaS companies for the last 12+ years. She helps brands build strategies that drive retention, improve customer experiences and win on ROI. She has a range of experience finding the magic in brand-building by developing targeted marketing campaigns, optimizing customer journeys, analyzing data to inform decision-making and building automation..
CMO at OWYN, a fast growing healthy beverage company.
I am the founder of MeSpoke. We are creating the future of Social Capital and its relevance to user-generated content; our future is centered around a pending utility patent, which will provide Brands & Retailers a compelling, consumer-sticky alternative to influencer marketing and 3rd party data. WWW 3.0 will usher in change... -User generated content will be valued -Ad content will be blocked -Creators will be rewarded -FICO will receive a makeover -LTV will be redefined -Loyalty will be critical -Third Party Data will be overhauled. ☝️is around the corner and MeSpoke 🚀 is leading the way. We elected to go live with fashion 👔 & beauty💄- first. Social Capital will be a leading metric in the digital-first era (KLOUT v2). MeSpoke is a 2017 Gartner Cool Vendor - 1 of 5 - in the world. And, named “A Company to Watch” in FORBES.
Khalid is a Facebook ads expert with 6 years experience in Facebook ads, and 3 years spent working at Facebook as a client ads consultant. He worked out of Facebook's Canada office, consulting for multi-national CPG companies, as well as Facebook's HQ in Silicon valley, consulting for Digital Native companies like Netflix, Amazon, and eBay. Among others, he's worked with Netflix, eBay, Johnson & Johnson, Coca-Cola, and many early stage startups. Khalid specializes in helping businesses achieve acquisition, retention, and branding-based growth goals, via Facebook & Instagram ads consulting. Khalid currently operates a growing eCommerce business, as well as his own Facebook Marketing Consultancy, focused on helping early-stage startups achieve their growth targets. This is achieved through individual and team training, growth & marketing strategy, campaign strategy/creation/management, measurement & experimentation, and ad content creation.
The Last Decade in Sustainability and Innovation has been an incredible ride. From managing Government Innovation Projects in Germany to raising and consolidating massive amounts of capital in Silicon Valley, Europe, and Asia. My vision has always was clear to provide clean energy technology to the people who need it most especially in developing countries. These days I am proud and happy to support the next generation of Entrepreneurs and Scientists to solve the main challenges facing humanity today. From Climate Change to Overpopulation, Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy Generation, to Education. There is so much to be done! Let's make an impact together.
Hi, I'm Betsy Burroughs. The Atlantic Magazine called me "a Silicon Valley branding executive turned neuroscience researcher." I consult with organizations on business innovation and with individuals on weight loss so they can make effective change Easy Effortless Fun. I first developed my business innovation techniques for my branding clients. My first book was on business innovation, "FOCUS. The Catalyst for Innovation. Based on the Neuroscience of Insight." Even though that book is a business book, surprisingly…I used every technique in it to make it Easy Effortless Fun to lose 90 pounds and keep them off. All the neuroscience research I’ve studied in the last 20 years on Behavior Change and Habit Design led me to create these techniques. My upcoming second book adds to my first, with new innovative weight loss techniques you can’t find anywhere else—ones that work with your brain, not against it. I am also an Innovation Consultant at Consultants Collective, a JEM Company, and on the Advisory Board for JEM. JEM is a Silicon Valley-based global management consultancy and publishing group. JEM connects executives and innovators, experts and thought leaders from around the globe through its consulting and advisory services division, Consultants Collective, as well as through Biznology.com, JEM's digital magazine and online learning platform. JEM founder and CEO, Jen McClure, was named to Business Insiders magazine's 2020 list of "POWER PLAYERS OF CONSULTING: The 38 consultancy stars disrupting the $130 billion industry and solving problems for clients in crisis."
I help teams rapidly ideate, design, and test concepts to make sure users will love what they create. All of my work can be done remotely, so distance is not an issue! I help teams by providing... - Design services - During a long- or short-term engagement with your team, I’ll use a wide range of product design and user research methods to help come up with ideas for new features, turn concepts into design prototypes, and test them with users for product market fit. - Coaching - As an add-on or standalone service, I’ll use my Growth Framework help your designers and design leaders identify strengths and opportunities, improve specific skills, and create a growth strategy for the future. I conduct my coaching sessions remotely via video chat as well as in-person. - Workshops and Trainings - Learn new skills, jumpstart your product development, and get your team on the same page. Whether you’re looking for a specific training course such as Design Thinking Fundamentals or want to create a custom UX workshop, I’ll partner with you to create the best learning experience for your team’s needs.
STARTUP AND GROWTH COMPANY EXPERT: SOLD 1, BUILT 6 AND CRASHED 2. MY SIZE FOCUS AND INDUSTRY is the early-stage and lower middle-market (0-$50MM) CPG, FMCG, consumer goods, B2C and B2B2C marketplaces MY SPECIALTY is taking product ideas from concept to reality through cost effective methods that can lead to more sales – faster – and can make a company and its products more appealing to consumers, resellers and investors with less risk. WITH WHOM I WORK AND THE ROLES I FILL: ✔ Idea stage and pre-launch startups. TEACHING, ADVISING, CONSULTING and FUNDRAISING, primarily through my startup incubator, an early-stage bootstrap fund and startup studio I built that includes (a) online learning module, (b) market and industry knowledge base, (c) resource datasets, and (d) weekly open-office hours with me. Free for startups and in some cases, I invest seed funding. ✔ Post-launch startups and mature companies. ADVISING, CONSULTING or FULL TIME POSITION, with emphasis using DATA and TECHNOLOGY for ONLINE MARKETING, E-COMMERCE and DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER (DTC) SALES to find the promotional formula that allows the company to scale, and leveraging that into distribution through RETAIL SALES to category buyers. ✔ Venture capital and corporate accelerator investors. SCOUTING, LEAD GENERATION, RELATIONSHIP BUILDING and ENTREPRENEUR-IN-RESIDENCE using my startup incubator platform where I can efficiently research, locate, engage with, incubate, track and grow ideas and early-stage startups SKILL SET: ✔ Deep generalist in understanding how to develop, launch and grow consumer product companies across all major areas, including STRATEGY, TECHNOLOGY, PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT/R&D, FINANCE, PRODUCTION & LOGISTICS, MARKETING, SALES, and OPERATIONS. ✔ Significant expertise in DATA, TECHNOLOGY, DATA SCIENCE, ANALYTICS, ONLINE MARKETING, E-COMMERCE, DIRECT MARKETING and RETAIL SALES. PERSONALITY TYPE. LINEAR and ANALYTICAL thinker who is PROCESS DRIVEN. I thrive in environments that require SPEED, AGILITY, INNOVATION and COST EFFECTIVE use of resources. READ MY CONTENT. I strive to be TRANSPARENT, OPEN, HONEST, AUTHENTIC, HELPFUL and SHARING about what I know. I’ve been writing and publishing online since 2008 about CPG, FMCG and consumer goods. Search my content repository and find CONSUMER PRODUCT GROWTH SECRETS that have worked for me: www.EdSoehnel.com/AllContent
Brooke Montgomery serves as the deputy site director of Arrowhead Center’s Studio G program. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology with a minor in Political Science from the University of California, Irvine and a Masters of Arts degree in Education and Post Graduate focused work in Multivariate Research Procedures/Analyses; Advanced Measurement and Statistics; Educational Leadership and Evaluation; from New Mexico State University. Brooke also serves as the founder and CEO at Pivotal Biotech, LLC.
As a freelance Creative Director, Raymmar specializes in producing high quality video content and immersive web experiences to help emerging brands stand out online while building community and trust around their business.
I'm a multidisciplinary engineer, serial entrepreneur, and startup mentor. As a multidisciplinary engineer, I've built 200+ products (concentrating on agtech, medtech, and miltech). As a serial entrepreneur, I focus on deploying field-capable ruggedized sensors and diagnostics. As a startup mentor, I've worked with 1,000+ teams (concentrating on upfront prototyping and ideation as well as SBIR and technical hurdles). Additionally, I teach Disciplined Entrepreneurship, I-Corps, Lean Launch, and Rapid Prototyping. Currently, I have Entrepreneur In Residence and mentor roles across the US and abroad spanning economic development, universities, accelerator, and incubator programs.
Jonny has a background in startups co-founding @maptia (a Techstars backed startup) and later led 250+ founders to launch their companies through Escape the City. He is currently a certified meditation instructor, host of the Curious Humans podcast and facilitating workshops on emotional resiliency and how to become indistractable. His superpower is training founders to focus and holding space for them to gain insights and clarity in their own decision making process.
Virginia Salas Kastilio is a serial entrepreneur who was named one of Inc. Magazine's top 26 Women to Change the World. Having built multiple empires, she is currently helping "reconnect" humanity and bring consciousness into the mainstream through The I Trust You Movement (after previously disputing the social media landscape through her agency, Gini.TV). Virginia currently lives in Bali as she scales I Trust You, advises for different Blockchain projects and mentors some of the most influential thought-leaders of our time in personal growth and well-being.
Sara is a dynamic soul who has lived a few lifetimes in one. She has a wide array of business experience in New York City spanning from being a Fashion Photographer to managing a Law Firm and eventually ending her corporate career in Finance. Her insatiable hunger to learn and do more in this lifetime has been sustained by having a healthy meditation practice. By quieting the mind and leaning into the body she uncovered a sea of hidden truths about herself and transformed these ideas into a thriving Breathwork meditation business in Bali. Sara has studied with multiple meditation teachers over the years and has become certified in two different meditation modalities that she has now combined into a unique spiritual and scientific approach. Breathwork is an active form of meditation that is vastly different from the traditional seated style of meditation. The entire purpose of this style is to slow down the active mind and give yourself an opportunity to inwardly seek. The practice is a full body experience that works on the first session rather than waiting weeks to feel a revolutionary change. Meditation has its benefits for all - if you can breathe you can do Breathwork. This practice is perfect for a beginner or a long time practitioner. Working with her will undoubtedly transform your day to day life whilst also helping you reach your business goals with ease.
Since launching two separate podcasts in 2017, Emily has learned and implemented strategies that she teaches others, helping them successfully and confidently navigate how to create their own podcast to share unique stories and experiences, connect with peers and listeners, and design a business they love.
Julien has experienced the startup world's good, bad, and ugly. His strength comes from overcoming challenges, including a complete financial wipe-out, brutal lawsuits, and public humiliation. He has stayed a successful course-honest, unapologetic, and goal driven. He is an active, versatile entrepreneur, investor, and business communicator known for his transparency, communication skills, and commitment to sustainability. Furthermore, he has built international companies from scratch to hundreds of Millions in Valuation and has raised and consolidated hundreds of Millions from all kinds of investors.
Hi, I'm Jasmine Bina and I am a brand strategist that's spent the last decade working with international companies from a variety of industries, with a special focus on B2C/ D2C tech and lifestyle brands reaching Millennial, Gen X and Gen Z consumers. Past clients include Codecademy, Skillshare, Otis, Daydreamer, Painfix and Parasol, but really I have worked in nearly every category across every market. I'm obsessed with the psyche of the modern U.S. consumer and you can read a lot of my research, approach, frameworks and thinking on brand strategy on Medium where I have 6k+ followers: https://medium.com/@TripleJas My cofounder and I also have a popular brand strategy podcast called Unseen Unknown that's reached #5 on Apple Podcast's charts fo Marketing. You can listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unseen-unknown/id1490663737 I have a deep understanding of narratives that change consumer behaviors and my research on emerging American consumer and behavior trends is regularly published in outlets like Glossy, Business of Fashion, Luxury Daily and Jing Daily. I also regularly speak on the topic of brand strategy in Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, New York and international universities. I was named a 2018 Luxury Woman to Watch by Luxury Daily and a Rising Social Media Star by the Social Media Society of new York in 2011. All of this is to say one thing: If you want to build a brand with a big idea... one that can move culture forward and change an industry or space... I can help you get there.
Want to learn how to build an inclusive product that scales and lets you tap into a 500 billion dollar market? Get a customized approach to future-proof your offerings and reduce risk at the same time. Your customers deserve a world-class user experience that is both accessible and welcoming.
Patrick Conroy is a Principal at Revolution Growth. He is currently on the board of Talkspace and is a board observer with BigCommerce, CAVA, CLEAR, and Convene. He also supports the firm’s investments in Sportradar and DraftKings. Prior to joining Revolution, Patrick was an Analyst at Morgan Stanley on the Technology Investment Banking and Global Capital Markets teams based in New York City. While at Morgan Stanley, Patrick advised internet, software, and business services companies on several transactions including IPO, follow-on, convertible debt, and private equity financings. Patrick graduated from Brown University with a B.A. in Commerce, Organizations, and Entrepreneurship with a focus on Business Economics. While at Brown, Patrick was a member of the Varsity Football Team and earned the role of team captain as well as Academic All-American honors. Patrick was born and raised in Northern Virginia. Areas of expertise: Consumer Tech, Marketplaces, SaaS, Sports Tech, E-Sports
I am the Co-Founder & COO of BuzzMyVideos, a pioneer company in the online video space with its unique proprietary YouTube audience development technology. Prior to co-founding BuzzMyVideos, I have worked at Google for over 6.5 years. I've led the YouTube Online Partnership programme launches across Europe, Middle East and Africa initially and I had the opportunity of being the first hire for the YouTube Next Lab EMEA and heading up YouTube's Audience Development team based in London.
I’ve spent my whole career working with startups at every stage from ideation to scale as a founder, early stage investor, and mentor. I can help you “earn your secret” and identify your Minimum Viable Segment at the beginning, as well as design a revenue model with unit economics fit for scaling once you’ve got product-market fit. What really interests me is helping people make a living by following their curiosity, doing what they like to do, are good at, and care about. I’ve worked with hundreds of founders including scientists, artists, designers, and social entrepreneurs to help them design, grow and scale their businesses. Those who wanted high growth ventures have raised more than £10m collectively. Most of the others who just wanted to bootstrap and remain independent instead are also still going strong.
Over the last ten years, Alan has worked for multiple teams around the country finding his passion on the revenue generating side of the sports Industry. Getting started in the business of sports can be one of the most challenging parts and it only gets more competitive from there. It is crucial to have a mentor who has lived through that experience as an applicant, a hiring manager, and a senior level consultant. Sports brands also hold serious public notoriety and it can be very beneficial to align your company or brand with a team in Metropolitan areas. Opening the door to have those conversations, knowing who to contact, and how to approach the conversation can be an obstacle unless you have someone familiar with how the organization works which Alan can coach you on to be efficient in your pursuit. Personally, Alan grew up in Northern Virginia then went on to attend East Carolina University where Business and Sports started culminating in the Athletic Office. Right out of college, Alan worked for the Florida Collegiate Summer League in Orlando then joined the Toronto Blue Jays as a young professional with nothing to lose. That experience propelled him as he worked his way through ranks with the Pittsburgh Pirates and now currently oversees the Premium Sales and Service efforts for the New York Mets. Alan lives in Brooklyn, NY with his partner Rachel and spends his free time on the golf course, traveling, and volunteering with local organizations such as Big Brothers of NYC.
Pi-Isis S. Ankhra, founder and president of P.S. 314, Inc., brings over 20 years of experience developing strategic initiatives targeted at leveraging private and public investments. She has secured over $150 million for a diverse range of community-based and major institutions, specifically within the fields of arts, education, social justice, and advocacy. Ankhra has partnered with a multitude of institutions including the Ford Foundation, Democratic National Committee, and the NAACP, among others, on planning, fundraising, and event production to highlight and promote core social justice issues. An award-winning documentary producer, her expert skill set includes media development, working on both short- and long-form content projects.
Helping growth startups and larger companies get more scale their no-code tech, and migrate to code when they're ready. What does this mean?... Startups and enterprise companies are frequently using no-code tools, like Airtable, Zapier, and Webflow, to build rapid prototypes. It's often said you can build 10x as fast this way. But what happens when your no-code prototypes get traction? You're growing exponentially and you start spending all of your time tweaking maintaining and upgrading the tech so it can handle the next month. Ultimately, no-code tech starts to break down. If you don't start migrating to code soon enough, and have a smooth plan to adapt the rest of your team to the new code-based culture afterwards, your growth will flatline. I learned this the hard way. My startup's growth flatlined by not migrating properly in 2016. Fortunately, every no-code migration I've done since has gone smooth. Most recently, I helped Lambda School, one of the most successful startup built on a pure no-code stack, rebuild and migrate to code, as Data Engineer on their team. Now I'm exploring how I can help other startups and larger companies do the same. If you're an exponentially growing startup or larger company using or considering using no-code software, it would be great to get to know you.
TK Kader is an entrepreneur, international best-selling author, and angel investor. He believes that you can achieve anything through belief, discipline and an unstoppable strategy. TK worked at Bridgewater Associates (one of the best hedge funds in the world). He then founded ToutApp (backed by Andreessen Horowitz and Jackson Square, two of the best venture capital firms in the world). TK sold ToutApp sold to Marketo (then owned by Vista Equity Partners, one of the best private equity firms in the world) and was part of the executive team at Marketo that helped drive its transformation and eventual $4.75bn sale to Adobe. TK now leads the Unstoppable movement to help people lead more proactive lives.
When I was 21, I became the “reverse mentor” for senior executives sharing my: 📱 insights and tricks on tech tools 🧪 perspective on new trends and what’s current 👩🏼💻 values and habits as a “millennial” Surrounding myself with C-level execs has also encouraged me to develop strong professional skills, strategic thinking and more in return. Based on this experience, I started my venture REVOLYX specialized in reverse mentoring to help corporations bridge the generation gap to: 🔥 boost talent retention and acquisition 🔮 foster engagement and innovation to address the future of work challenges 🤗 support diversity and inclusion in the workplace For the past years, I have been involved in a variety of projects in Paris, New York, Barcelona and Latvia. Passionate about innovation, new trends and personal development, I see every day as a wonderful opportunity to meet brilliant humans, share my expertise, and explore more of the international futuristic environment I’m lucky to evolve in.
Since 2009 I have done my best to help Brands and AdTech/MarTech companies grow. It's crazy, it's been 11 years since I first started at AdRoll. What a ride it's been! Anyone that knows me, knows one thing, I live for revenue and growth strategies. I've been riding the wave of digital AdTech at its forefront working with Re-engagement, Mobile UA, Mobile Tracking and Attribution, Mobile DMP, DTC Growth, Dynamic Landing Pages, Social Performance Video, and more!
I am a Product leader with 15+ years’ experience in Product & Project management currently working at Expedia Group where I lead teams managing connectivity and integrations with some of the largest names in travel. I have expertise in identifying customer problems, developing solutions, leading agile teams to deliver exceptional products excelling in performance. Previously, I have worked with some of the top names in travel (Vrbo, HomeAway, Stayz, Wotif), Healthcare Insurance (BUPA), Telco (Blackberry) in the USA, Australia, and the Middle East. Looking for an experienced product mentor to advance your product career and get the best industry insight, you are at the right spot. From high-level strategic projects to executing best practices, I can offer practical advice to help you achieve your goals. I would love to help you identify your strengths and weaknesses and put together an improvement action plan for your product management career. If you are looking to transition into Product Management, I could help you define that career path by changing habits and providing the right behavioral training.
For the last 9 years, Charles-Louis has been helping dozens of entrepreneurs and companies building their apps (web, mobile) and sites for a wide range of screens. He has worked with companies in all sizes and shapes. From single ventures to insurance companies to early stage and hyper-growth startups. Being a seasoned designer, fullstack developer and former product owner enables him to cover a broad range of concerns when it comes to building apps and sites, from content strategy to frontend dévelopment to serverless solutions. He strongly believe in content-first design and that a project starts with a good story. A story in which your user is the hero and you are the guide. He is passionate about building things, bringing ideas to life and optimising workflows for better remote/asynchronous collaboration. Charles-Louis is a former Computer Sciences lecturer for MBA and MSC at ESSEC (#2 French business school). He lives in Canggu, Bali, where he can cultivate his love for surfing, yoga, music production and cooking.
Alexandra Trakas is an American entrepreneur and movement enthusiast based in Arlington, Virginia. A VA-native, Alex is the co-founder and current CEO of BASH Boxing – a boxing-inspired group fitness experience established in 2017. With over 10 year of experience within the fitness industry and having recently opened Bash’s second location in less than two years - Alex has established herself as a true expert in the operational & experiential aspects of developing & delivering a concept – end to end. Since inception, Bash Boxing has grossed over $1.2 Million Dollars in sales, and is continuing the process of expansion. Alex believes in creating a culture of compassion where creativity is celebrated, differences are welcomed, and community is the priority. Her values in business emulate those of her personal life – where she believes that if you're willing to put in the hard work for YOURSELF - and expect the same of your team - success is always closer than it seems.
David is an award-winning and experienced startup entrepreneur. After earning his B.A. at Brock University, he founded Trivium Industries, a biodegradable plastic bottle manufacturing company. In 2014, the company was awarded the Ontario Centers of Excellence Entrepreneurship grant, and David was a 2015 Niagara Environmental Entrepreneur of The Year Award Finalist. After negotiating Trivium’s successful buyout, David helped build FinTech startup Curexe, then joined Spark Niagara Innovation & Education Centre. In 2020 he managed their incubator/accelerator program as Director of Strategy & Business Development. Currently, he leads the startup BISEP, and works as a part-time startup consultant
Accomplished Enterprise Information Technology leader developing digital strategies to define and deliver global IT Strategy, Cloud, SaaS applications, Security, Software Engineering, Agile development methodologies, and M&A solutions. Leading cross-matrixed teams of 100 resources delivering value like implementing IT and business strategies to deliver on 400% increase PayPal portfolio to $12B in two years. Mentor and coach that attracts, retains, and develops high-performing talent encouraging individual entrepreneurship to realize a team’s full potential. 𝚂𝙿𝙴𝙲𝙸𝙰𝙻𝚃𝙸𝙴𝚂: Strategic IT Planning, Scalable Enterprise Architecture, Information Security, Strong Business & Financial Acumen, IT Risk Management & Compliance, Application Development, Organization Design & Governance, Leadership Development, Process Automation/Optimization 𝙸𝙽𝙳𝚄𝚂𝚃𝚁𝙸𝙴𝚂: Financial Services, CPG, Travel, Manufacturing, Startups, and Global Media Agencies 𝙵𝚁𝙰𝙼𝙴𝚆𝙾𝚁𝙺𝚂: PCI-DSS, NYS DFS 500, SOX, HITRUST, and HIPAA, CFPB, OCC, M&A, and divestiture assessments, compliance reviews, and remediations. 𝚃𝙴𝙲𝙷𝙽𝙾𝙻𝙾𝙶𝙸𝙴𝚂: AWS, Azure, Salesforce, First Data, JDE, PeopleSoft, TIBCO, Vertex, Shopify, Magento, Jira, Jenkins, GitLab, Selenium, Cucumber, and Chef Automate. 𝙳𝙸𝚂𝙲 𝚃𝚢𝚙𝚎: Influencer (Id) 𝙿𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚢 𝚃𝚢𝚙𝚎: ENFJ-A - Protagonist / The Teacher
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Lisa is the co-founder of POPSUGAR, which began as an unhealthy obsession with all things pop culture. Born and raised as an east coaster, Lisa now resides and works on the west coast with her husband Brian (POPSUGAR's CEO). She lives on sugar while raising three daughters and two dogs, whose names might be inspired by one of her favorite TV shows, created by J.J. Abrams.
She/her. Founder of venture-backed DTC brand, Couplet Coffee. Investor in Mainstreet, Leda Health, Unspun, Parade, AskIggy and more. Venture scout for Backstage Capital, Contrary Capital, and Sahil Lavingia's (Founder of Gumroad) rolling fund.
I'm passionate about shaping to improve the present and influence the exponential future through human-centered, strategic, and innovative impact for people. I’ve worked as a consultant, certified coach, and leader in a variety people functions. My experiences of Leadership, People Strategy, Learning, Culture, & Diversity over the past 10 years affirm my belief that the with the right tools, methods, and philosophies, people can do amazing things. Let’s work to help you best succeed, develop, and build in your leadership, team, people growth strategy, and culture.
Andrew Gluck is the GP of irrvrntVC, a firm focused on early-stage companies in the DTC, AdTech, and NextGen Commerce areas. He especially loves partnering with first-time founders so they can learn from his mistakes. Prior to that he co-founded and ran Agency Within, the largest independent digital marketing agency with a focus on direct-response, data-driven marketing. He managed close to $1BB in spend for clients like Nike, Billie and Zola.
Michelle Wei is Studio Table’s co-creator and leads its partnerships, operations, and community engagement. Fascinated by the ways that art and technology intersect, Michelle is also a product manager at Adobe Photoshop.
Consultant, investor & writer. Business/technology background (ex-Google, Earlybird VC). Founder of a venture-backed startup. Early-stage angel investing with Edge&Pace. Crypto-native reporting from the depths of blockchain rabbit holes and Ethereum's dark forest.
Alexa is Co-Founder & CEO of Coa where she uses her background in start-ups, product, and branding to change how the world thinks about emotional wellbeing. Prior to Coa, Alexa was a VP at a fast-paced tech startup, worked at the world’s largest brand strategy firm, Interbrand, and studied psychology and consumer behavior in Canada (her home country!).
3 times Exited Entrepreneur, philanthropist, and founder with over 17 years of business experience in the Real Estate industry covering all facets of the transaction from settlement services, sales, lending, and technology. Ariana’s primary expertise has centered around raising capital and recruiting, training, and growing sales teams with a focus on improving operational efficiencies while holding lead gen spend at the top of the funnel to maximize margin and reduce cost of acquisition.
After spending over 15 years developing and launching products for iconic brands such as Innocent Drinks, Ben & Jerry's, and Unilever across North America and Europe and spending 4 years running my own brand, Doozy Pots, I've brought dozens of products to life, from concept through commercialization. Combining a unique perspective grounded in food science and marketing, with strong CPG experience, I work to help brands of all sizes develop innovative concepts and bring them to life. From ingredient sourcing to product formulation and manufacturing support I have a deep understanding of the requirements to bring great quality products to market.
Experienced Consumer Insights manager with a passion for understanding what is at the heart of consumer behavior. Ex-Bonobos.
Bilal Zaidi is a marketing consultant who has spent the last 15yrs helping Fortune 500 & start-up brands grow through marketing, sales & partnerships. He spent 7.5yrs working at Google in New York, London & Dublin helping companies manage $100+ million in marketing spend & scaling to billions in revenue. Past clients include brands like Puma, Coach, TOMS, All Saints & ASOS. Bilal has experience working across all parts of digital marketing–including upper funnel brand building, display & video, content strategy, paid search, paid social, SEO, affiliate, user experience, measurement & analytics.
I specialize in maximizing ROI for high growth consumer brands using my experience operating and leading e-commerce, growth, and performance marketing teams on all sides of the ecosystem. I've worked in-house (Hint), as a consultant (Liquid I.V., Haus, Mint Mobile, DUDE, +more), on the agency-side (VaynerMedia, Sharma Brands), and at a media brand (The Hustle).
Audrey Fisher was previously the Head of Marketing & Growth for JOKR, a hyper-local, grocery delivery service that launched in March 2021 across Europe, LATAM and the US. Prior to joining JOKR Audrey pioneered a new business vertical at Marley Spoon - a subscription delivery service for cooking, in addition to servicing as the Head of Finance for the company's US subsidiary. Audrey expertise lies in working with CPG companies to set up governance and create more efficiencies in their marketing channels. If you're keen to understand how far your marketing investment goes and looking for ways to better attribute success (to all channels) she can help!
Connecting millions of businesses and freelancers together. Focused on identifying, analysing and executing growth strategies for all business sizes - from early-stage startups to publicly-traded companies.
Customer Success executive with 20 years of experience in enterprise software development, technical sales, and evangelism, with the ability to architect technical solutions to drive revenue growth. Experienced in driving and supporting enterprise sales through technical knowledge, sales cycle experience, and business understanding. My strengths include technical sales acumen, creative problem solving, team leadership & development, and a passion for software. Business experience includes customer analytics, spatial analytics, ETL, and big data analytics.
