Karl serves as the General Partner of M13 and has had over 20 years of experience as a co-founder and executive in growth technology businesses. Prior to M13, Karl was COO of DigitalOcean, a cloud infrastructure provider. While there, he helped build the business from ten employees and less than $10M in revenue to a company of over 500 employees and $200M+ in revenue.

Tim Armstrong is the Founder and CEO of the dtx company, where he is focused on building the infrastructure for the direct-brand economy through experiences, platforms, and investments. Current dtx investments include Dirty Lemon, Argent, Olive & June, Niche, Margaux, and ThirdLove.

Armstrong founded a Boston newspaper after graduating from Connecticut College. In 1995, he moved to Seattle to join Paul Allen’s first internet company, Starwave, which was acquired by Disney. Armstrong moved to New York with Disney and worked at ABC/ESPN Internet Ventures. After Disney, he joined Florida Governor Rick Scott’s health-focused cable and internet company, America’s Health Network, which was later sold to News Corp. Armstrong then went on to be a founding team member of Snowball, which went on to IPO on the Nasdaq. Armstrong left Snowball in 2000 to join Google as its first New York employee; he left Google after almost a decade serving as President of the Americas and as a member of Google’s global executive team.

He joined AOL as Chairman and CEO to spin the company out of Time Warner and launch AOL as a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange. After turning AOL around and outperforming the S&P 500 during his tenure as CEO, he sold the company to Verizon Communications. Armstrong joined Verizon as CEO of its digital media division, Oath, and served as a member of its executive team.

Armstrong serves on the boards of Booking Holdings (NASDAQ), Tech:NYC as co-founder, Greenwich Academy for Girls as Chairman, Connecticut College Athletic Club as co-founder, Waterside School and US Olympic & Paralympic Foundation as trustee. He also serves as a loving husband and dad, as well as lacrosse and basketball coach. Armstrong is an avid New England sports fan and Massachusetts native. He is part Camel (Connecticut College graduate) and part Spartan (Lawrence Academy graduate).

Courtney Bante (@cbante) is a seasoned advertising creative turned creative strategist for Pinterest. Courtney specializes in activating emerging verticals and scaling creative efficiencies across Pinterest’s largest advertisers. Before joining Pinterest, Courtney was a creative at Leo Burnett Chicago working on integrated campaigns for brands such as Firestone, Allstate, Kraft, Marshall’s and P&G. She’s currently pinning Christmas dinner ideas and honing in on some Sticky Toffee Pudding recipes. 

Brian Berger is the founder and CEO of menswear basics brand, Mack Weldon. With over a decade of success in the digital world, Brian created Mack Weldon in 2012, a men’s specialty line consisting of underwear, socks and t-shirts with a focus on design, performance and functionality. Mack Weldon has grown to become one of the leaders within the industry.

Brian served in several leadership positions within consumer internet and media companies including Comcast, WebMD and Excite@Home.

Brian graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Colorado and continued his education at Columbia University where he received a Masters in Business Administration. Brian lives in NYC with his wife and three sons.

Erin Bosman co-chairs the firm’s Class Actions and Mass Torts Practice Group. Clients value her business strategy, looking to her for comprehensive counsel from product conception to launch and beyond, and to represent them in litigation and product recalls.
Erin’s clients value her litigation acumen, retaining her as national coordinating and trial counsel in class action cases and multijurisdictional and multidistrict proceedings. Her skills in the courtroom have led to successful jury verdicts and winning arguments before the Second Circuit and California Court of Appeal. A skilled negotiator, Erin has a long track record of securing dismissals and favorable settlements for her clients.
Erin is an experienced MDL practitioner. She has represented major companies in MDL proceedings and successfully argued before the JPML. Skilled at navigating complex business relationships, Erin serves as defense liaison counsel in cases where multiple defendants have conflicting defenses. Her tactful and confident negotiating style has resolved numerous conflicts between co-defendants.
Erin is a member of the Product Liability Advisory Council (PLAC), a Fellow in the Litigation Counsel of America’s Trial Lawyer Honorary Society, and is also an editor for the firm’s Class Dismissed blog.

Leslie oversees a team of over 40 marketers at FabFitFun. She oversees FabFitFun’s digital and offline advertising and branding; influencer marketing; CRM and editorial content. Her team utilizes all major social and PPC channels, and are at the forefront of testing new platforms. She works closely with engineering and design on product management to ensure that our platforms and features are optimized for the best user experience. She also leads our consumer insights efforts to gather actionable data about our members and their desires to deliver an ever-evolving and personalized experience.

Vivian is the VP of Growth for Nutranext DTC, part of The Clorox Company. Nutranext is a leading health and wellness company providing innovative, science-backed vitamins and supplements across retail, e-commerce and direct to consumer channels. In this role, Vivian is responsible for accelerating growth through data-based strategies and programs and bridging direct response with brand building across the portfolio of brands.

Previously while at Plated, a subscription meal kit company, she was Senior Director of Marketing overseeing multi-channel marketing and analytics. Vivian also led RetailMeNot’s efforts to grow traffic and loyal users for the U.S. brand with a focus on digital media, mobile app acquisition and attribution modeling. Vivian earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas at Austin and MBA from Northwestern University.

Rachel is a passionate entrepreneur with an eye for beautiful interiors and design.

Prior to founding SNOWE, Rachel worked in real estate investment banking at BGC Partners, advising hotel and lifestyle clients on strategic opportunities and capital raising. She also managed a boutique co-working space subsidiary of SL Green, Manhattan’s top real estate investment trust. It was her interest and penchant for design and fashion finds that led her to co-found her first company, Haat Couture, a retail concept selling luxury-quality, affordable Indian formal wear in the U.S.

Rachel began SNOWE with co-founder Andres Modak after moving back to New York City from grad school. Both were unhappy with the disposable quality of mass-produced homewares that were available and believed that there was a gap to be filled between mass-market quality and high-end luxury, which ultimately drove them to launch SNOWE.

Rachel holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Michigan and an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Colleen Conkling is the Senior Director of Brand Marketing and PR at Bonobos, the menswear brand known for better-fitting clothing and exceptional customer service. 

With nearly 15 years of experience in marketing, brand management, and communications, Colleen has helped countless brands across industries launch impactful, creative marketing and brand campaigns. Since joining Bonobos last year, Colleen has played an instrumental role in bringing the brand’s philosophy around “creating a world where we all fit” to life, including 2018’s “Evolve the Definition” campaign and the “All Kinds of Family” holiday campaign as well as this year’s “Allyship at Bonobos,” which inspired men to become proactive players in the fight for gender equality. Most recently, she launched “America’s Fit Story,” a journey across the country to discover how men have found their own unique fit.

Colleen began her career in PR and corporate communications for a boutique management consulting firm, eventually leading company rebranding strategy and execution. After a brief stint in Beijing writing for an expat magazine, Colleen graduated with an MBA from Northwestern’s Kellogg University and joined The Coca-Cola Company. While there, Colleen led experiential marketing and innovation efforts for vitaminwater, launched a new brand in fruitwater, and spearheaded POWERADE’s ‘Just a Kid’ campaign for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. 

In addition, Colleen holds a B.A. in Literature from Harvard University. She currently resides in Brooklyn with her husband David, daughter Calliope, and dog Moxie.

Kerry Cooper is President and COO of Rothy’s, leading marketing, merchandising and operations at the wildly popular San Francisco-based shoe company. Inspired by its balance of technological innovation, artful design and commitment to sustainability, Kerry is proud to be part of a company growing a loyal, empowered community of female customers with its beloved everyday flat.

Prior to joining Rothy’s in February 2018, Kerry was CEO of Choose Energy, leading the marketplace to acquisition in 2017. She served as COO and CMO of e-tailer ModCloth.com, where she scaled marketing, merchandising, supply chain, customer care, and fulfillment efforts across the US. Before ModCloth, Kerry led marketing and strategy for Walmart.com as CMO and VP of Global Ecommerce. Prior, she served as SVP of Retail and Planning for the Dockers brand at Levi’s.

Kerry is currently an entrepreneur-in-residence at Harvard Business School, on the Advisory Board of Wirecutter, a New York Times company, and on the board of directors at BevMo!. She holds an MBA from Harvard University and an undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin.

A seasoned CMO, Jeff Fagel has built award-winning digital marketing programs, leading the teams and partners that power them. Fagel has more than 20 years of brand, digital and startup marketing experience, including leadership roles at PepsiCo, Frito-Lay, Gatorade and Sears.

As Head of Marketing for Epsilon and Conversant, he is responsible for building a clear leadership position across the data-driven marketing, technology and digital media spaces.

Prior to joining Epsilon and Conversant, Fagel was Chief Marketing Officer of Eyeview, where he helped position Eyeview as the leader in outcome-based video marketing. Prior to Eyeview, Fagel was CMO for multiple brands acquired by Gannett Digital Ventures Group, the advertising technology services arm of Gannett (parent company of USA Today).

Fagel is a frequent industry speaker and published contributor across influential marketing, digital and technology press including Fast Company, Ad Age, TechCrunch and Entrepreneur.

As VP of Growth at Ro, Will Flaherty leads Ro’s 12 person growth team and oversees all customer acquisition for Ro’s consumer telemedicine brands Roman, Rory and Zero. Prior to joining Ro, Will was Head of Growth Marketing at Rent the Runway, and prior to Rent The Runway, VP of Growth Marketing at SeatGeek.

Sarah Flint launched her eponymous footwear collection in 2013 at the age of 25. The company was born out of Sarah’s frustration that women had to choose between feeling good in their shoes and looking great in them. Sarah marries artisanal quality and original design with functional elements, improving fit and comfort. Manufacturing in the world’s best factories outside of Milan, Italy, Sarah Flint sells its shoes direct-to-consumer, offering customers the best possible price-to-value ratio in the market.

Prior to launching her collection, Sarah dedicated over seven years to the research and study of shoe design and manufacturing. Studying at Parsons, and the Fashion Institute of Technology, Sarah graduated with a degree in Accessories Design. After FIT, Sarah moved to Milan to obtain a graduate degree at Ars Sutoria, where she learned pattern making and mastered the technical aspects of shoe production.

Sarah has gained significant recognition in the industry. In 2016, she was appointed to the CFDA, the association of America’s most prominent designers, after having been sponsored by Michael Kors and Zac Posen. Her press coverage includes Forbes “30 Under 30” and a 2016 feature in WWD, “Ten of Tomorrow,” which showcased the best new talent in the fashion industry, as well as regular coverage in Vogue, People, InStyle, Town & Country and NY Times. The brand has gained a loyal following of the most influential celebrities and international style bloggers in the world, including Meghan Markle, Amal Clooney, Lady Gaga, Cindy Crawford, and Blake Lively to name just a few.

Rich is a first-generation American, an avid skier, a huge Arsenal fan, and he just so happens to make the best sheets ever. 
 


After graduating from New York University (NYU) in 2003, Rich spent four years working through the ranks in the finance industry until the pesky Recession redirected his path. Rich decided to go back to the drawing board, returning to NYU to hone his entrepreneurial chops within the Stern School of Business — on a full-ride scholarship, no less.

In the summer of 2012, newlyweds Rich and Vicki Fulop had a life-altering encounter with a set of delectable sheets while on vacation. When trying to track down and purchase their own set, however, they were appalled by the $800 price tag and intrigued by the challenge it presented.
 
Neither Rich nor Vicki had a background in textiles or manufacturing, but they soon realized just how savvy one can become when equipped with the Internet and the right combination of curiosity, persistence and vision. The couple spent one year educating themselves on the industry, visiting factories, sampling fabrics and trying out competitive offerings to truly understand what exactly makes sheets great.
 
The Fulops then set out to create a modern and inviting shopping experience – something that was minimalist, clean, simple and effortless. In 2014, armed with their laptops and a shared vision, Rich and Vicki launched Brooklinen via Kickstarter from their one-bedroom New York apartment. The campaign far exceeded their onset goals of $50K, raising $237K in pre-orders and setting the company into motion through grassroots support. With a completely boot-strapped approach, Brooklinen ended year one at $2.5MM and closed out year two at nearly $25MM in revenue. Since launch, the brand has seen 10x year-over-year growth, self-funded and consistently profitable.

In March 2017, Brooklinen secured its first-ever fundraise – a $10MM Series A investment round led by FirstMark Capital. The brand has leveraged funding to expand its home offerings, grow its team, scale production, and increase customer touch-points to meet the demands of its rapidly growing and devoted customer-base. In 2018 Brooklinen reached 100MM in lifetime revenue, and expanded beyond the bedroom to create a collection of towels, robes and a baby collection.
  
Today, the Fulops remain fully immersed in every aspect of their business, from design conception and fabric testing, to brand marketing and art direction. The direct-to-consumer business model has helped Brooklinen blossom by establishing personal relationships and connecting with real people in real ways. Rich and Vicki continue to prioritize best practices from responsive manufacturing to authentic customer service, supporting small-scale entrepreneurs across the globe, and giving back to communities across the U.S. by donating all returns to Good360, a non-profit that works supply charities with necessary resources and keep usable goods out of landfills.

Dror Futter focuses his practice on startup companies and their investors, and has worked with a wide range of technology companies. His fifteen years’ experience as in-house counsel includes positions with Vidyo, Inc., a venture-backed videoconferencing company, and New Venture Partners, a venture fund focused on corporate spinouts. Prior to that, Mr. Futter was Counsel to the CIO of Lucent Technologies, as well as supporting parts of its sourcing organization.

Mr. Futter’s practice has four main focus areas:

• External General Counsel
• Venture Finance/Corporate
• Transactional IT & IP
• Enterprise Blockchain

Prior to joining Rimon, Mr. Futter was a partner at the McCarter & English law firm where he was part of the Corporate Department and Venture Capital Practice Group.
Mr. Futter is a 1986 magna cum laude graduate of Princeton University and 1989 graduate of Columbia University School of Law. He also earned an Executive MBA in 1999 from the American Electronics Association Executive Institute of Stanford University.

Further to his academic and legal career accomplishments, Mr. Futter is a recognized thought leader in the areas of venture capital and technology transactions. Among other things, he serves on the Model Forms Drafting Group of the National Venture Capital Association, the legal advisory board of the Angel Capital Association and Legal Working Group of the Wall Street Blockchain Alliance. He is also a frequent speaker on venture-related topics for area Meetups and conferences.

In addition, Mr. Futter is an Entrepreneur in Residence at the Stevens Venture Center of the Stevens Institute of Technology and a Mentor at Princeton University’s Keller Center, the Columbia IBM Blockchain Accelerator and SOSV’s dLab Accelerator.

As President of AdRoll, Scott Gifis is responsible for moving the company towards their mission of empowering ambitious brands to grow their business, regardless of budget, resources, or marketing experience. Gifis has a proven track record of outperforming aggressive business growth expectations, often in hyper competitive or uncertain markets, and a passion for building and leading world-class teams. 

As an industry veteran, Gifis has worked in tech/adtech for nearly 20 years. Prior to joining AdRoll, he served as Senior Vice President, Global Sales & Business Development at OpinionLab. Before OpinionLab, he was Vice President, Mid-Markets and Publisher Marketplace at Criteo where under his leadership, he launched and scaled Criteo’s North American Mid-Market business.  

Gifis serves as a board member for several early and mid-stage technology companies as well as several education non-profits. He earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management from Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY. He currently lives in New Jersey with his wife and three daughters. 

Michaela Giovengo is the Head of Performance Marketing at Hulu where she is responsible for all short-form Direct Response advertising revenue.  Since joining Hulu in 2012, Michaela has been instrumental in the development and growth of the Hulu Direct Response unit, which has resulted in double-digit revenue growth year-over-year.

Prior to joining Hulu, Michaela spent over six years at NBCUniversal as an Account Executive across a number of the networks properties including USA, Oxygen, Bravo and SyFy.

Michaela was born and raised in Chicago, IL and holds a Bachelor degree in Marketing from Fordham University. She currently resides in Brooklyn, NY with her husband and their two children, Siena & Luke.

Jodi Goldberg is Head of Industry for Retail at Google, where she has worked for the past 7 years. She leads a team focused on Direct to Consumer ecommerce retailers, providing them with insights into retail category trends, and helping them develop and execute digital marketing strategies across Google and YouTube. Prior to Google, Jodi held sales & marketing roles at Yahoo, WebMD, and Time Inc. Jodi is a retail enthusiast, a Bruce Springsteen fan, and excited about currently learning both the French language and Luxembourg history.

After eight years in business at American Express, Ariane founded her first company, twobirds Bridesmaid, in 2006 in order to offer a one-size-fits-all design that can be wrapped in over fifteen ways to flatter women of all shapes and sizes.

Newly pregnant in 2010, Ariane was similarly frustrated by the lack of stylish clothing options in the maternity market, and realized a second void in women’s apparel. Born out of a desire for something chic and elevated, Ariane launched HATCH in 2011 to fill a void in the maternity clothing market following the birth of her first daughter, Charlie. Her mission was to create a trusted resource for women who want to feel beautiful, confident, and stylish during one of life’s most rewarding (yet also most challenging) periods.

Today, HATCH is the go-to maternity brand for everyone from the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, to a long list of celebrities, including Jessica Alba, Amy Schumer and Kate Hudson. HATCH now has two permanent retail locations in New York and Los Angeles and serves as a wholly-inclusive community for women featuring events and programming both in-store and online. Both stores also feature apothecaries that carry the brand’s HATCH Mama beauty collection, whose bestsellers include the Belly Oil and Belly Mask.

Michelle Cordeiro Grant, Founder and CEO of LIVELY, has spent the tenure of her career creating brands and product for some of the world’s largest retailers including Federated, VF Corporation, Limited Brands/ Victoria’s Secret and Thrillist Media Group. Grant instantly fell in love with the entire process from concept to customer, and realized that her passion was in supporting, creating and developing amazing brands and products. While working with Victoria’s Secret, she learned that this $13B lingerie category, in the US alone, was dominated by this one brand, with one point of view. Grant was inspired to create a completely new experience for the category, —one she coined Leisurée— and so LIVELY was born.

Nick Greenfield is the co-founder and CEO of Candid, a direct-to-consumer oral healthcare company devoted to patient outcomes. Nick co-founded Candid in 2017 after trying to get his teeth straightened and directly experiencing the high-cost of orthodontic care in America. He and his co-founders are focused on increasing the availability of high-quality remote oral healthcare. Nick is also a Partner at Redesign Health, a venture studio launching world-class consumer health businesses. Previously, he was the COO of Paribus (acquired by Capital One) and was a part of the team that launched Lyft in 2012.

Nick grew up in Maryland and graduated from Stanford in 2011 with a degree in International Relations with a focus on Latin America and Modern Languages. He’s always had the entrepreneurial bug, having worked at, founded, or invested in over a dozen startups. He’s known amongst his friends for his thousand dollar ideas.

Nick currently lives in New York City and spends his spare time chasing a flying disc as semi-pro ultimate frisbee athlete (on a brief hiatus).

Lisa Greenwald is J.Crew’s chief merchandising officer (CMO), overseeing merchandising and design for the J.Crew brand across all divisions (women’s, men’s and crewcuts). She’s been with the J.Crew Group for more than 14 years, having held various positions on both the J.Crew and Madewell teams. At Madewell, Lisa’s die-hard denim obsession and her pursuit of designer and wholesale partnerships (from Sézane to Nordstrom) grew the brand from $280M to almost $500M in four years. Since her promotion to CMO at J.Crew, she has helped deliver the brand’s first positive comp (Q2 2018) in 15 consecutive quarters.

Originally from Bethesda, Maryland, Lisa graduated from the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business with a bachelor of business administration. She started her career in Gap Inc.’s retail management program and went on to hold positions at Banana Republic and Club Monaco before joining J.Crew in 2004.

Lisa currently lives in Chelsea, Manhattan, with her husband, Eric, and two sons, Jordan and Benjamin, and enjoys spending her free time at the family’s lake house in western Connecticut, where you can find her “on a boat in the summer and on the couch with a glass of wine in the winter.”

Divya Gugnani brings 20 years of investment and entrepreneurial experience to her role as CEO and Co-founder of Wander Beauty, a company focused on multitasking beauty essentials created with global inspiration. Launched in 2015 Wander Beauty has proven to be one of the fastest emerging brands in the country, with over 18 highly prestigious beauty awards under their belt, plus a loyal following of A-list celebrities, top journalists and notable beauty and style influencers. Prior to that, Divya co-founded Send the Trend, an e-commerce site focused on personalized fashion and beauty, and sold it to QVC, where she focused on digital innovation. She is a serial entrepreneur and has co-founded multiple companies.

Divya started her business career in Investment Banking at Goldman Sachs and then moved onmto private equity and venture capital at Investcorp International and FirstMark Capital. Divya is a self- proclaimed startup junkie, a food and fashion lover, as well as a beauty experimenter. She has appeared regularly on several shows on CNBC, NBC and MSNBC. She has also been featured in The New York Times, Vanity Fair, BusinessWeek, TIME Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, The Deal, and Crain’s, among several other publications.

Divya has contributed to The Huffington Post, TODAYshow.com, Daily Beast, The Nest Magazine and Woman’s World. She is the author of the book Sexy Women Eat: Secrets to Eating What You Want and Still Looking Fabulous , published by HarperCollins. In addition to a B.S. from Cornell University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, Divya attended the French Culinary Institute.

As Chief Marketing Officer for Publishers Clearinghouse Jason is responsible for the development and execution of overall marketing strategy across commerce, gaming, and digital experiences. Prior to joining PCH Jason spent five years leading online, social, and mobile marketing efforts for Gilt Groupe. Prior to Gilt, he was the VP of eCommerce of Redcats USA, a billion dollar retailer based in France, leading all US eCommerce efforts across its various titles. Jason also has an extensive background in CRM, as he led Database Marketing for J.Crew and implemented new CRM systems & programs for Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia.

Tiffany has been conceiving and launching platform-agnostic, idea-centric marketing communications programs, platforms, and products since her teens at global communications networks like Grey Worldwide, McCann Worldgroup, and ambitious independent shops like Eleven Inc. and Translation. Most recently she’s partnered with brands, independent agencies and holding companies to create new operational strategies, business development plans, digital team connectivity, and creative infiltration of traditional systems. As Managing Director of Translation she was responsible for overseeing national operations including business development, client leadership, operations, and finance. Having partnered with brands across many industries including auto, beverages (alcoholic and non-alcoholic), CPG, finance, gaming, not-for-profit, retail, sports, travel, and technology, Tiffany has a knack for building future-facing operational structures and strategic positioning of internal agency teams to deliver on client business opportunities. These achievements earned her the distinction of AdAge “Woman to Watch” and the “Outstanding Achievement in Business” recognition by The Lab School, Washington, D.C., a merit she shared with Dannel Malloy, former Governor of Connecticut. Tiffany is an avid supporter of education, sitting on the board of the Haan Foundation for Children and is a founding board member of Literate Nation. In addition, she maintains the title of Demoiselle of Grace with the Venerable Order of St. John, Knights Hospitaller, a global organization focused on community outreach and support of children and their families in need during times of poverty or illness. She resides in New York.

Stephen Kuhl is the co-founder and CEO of Burrow, a start-up that’s reinventing the furniture industry. Burrow’s mission is to offer clever, comfortable, and long-lasting furniture – that ships the same week it’s ordered – all with an unparalleled customer experience. In 2018, Burrow opened a flagship showroom in New York City’s SoHo neighborhood, was named one of the 10 most innovative retail brands in the world by Fast Company, and the Burrow sofa was named of the 50 best inventions of the year by TIME. Stephen started his first company after college when he co-founded an education start-up that helped place international students into private U.S. boarding schools and gain admission to top universities. More recently, he invested in several high-growth businesses while at Commonfund Capital. He also worked in Accenture’s Global Strategy group, specializing in operating model design for consumer and enterprise businesses. Stephen has a B.S. from Cornell University and an M.B.A. from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Stephen enjoys angel investing and outdoor sports in his spare time.

Sarah LaFleur is the Founder & CEO of M.M.LaFleur, a women’s clothing brand, styling service and community that takes the work out of dressing for work. Underwhelmed by the limited workwear options on the market as a young woman working in finance, Sarah dreamed of a more practical, inspired wardrobe for herself and all professional women. She founded M.M.LaFleur in 2013 with a collection of thoughtfully-designed, polished pieces made from high-quality, easy-care material like machine-washable and wrinkle-resistant fabrics. With Sarah’s leadership,  M.M.LaFleur helps women harness the power of self-presentation to gain confidence, and to rethink the shopping process altogether through M.M.’s stress-free styling service.

Since starting M.M.LaFleur, Sarah and the brand have been recognized on Forbes’ CircleUp25 list of the most innovative brands, WWD’s 40 of Tomorrow list, Crain’s 40 under 40, Fashion Group International’s Rising Star Award and Inc.’s Design Awards.

Prior to founding M.M.LaFleur, Sarah worked in the luxury goods group of Starwood Capital in New York and Paris, and as a management consultant at Bain & Co.. She also served over a year in South Africa with TechnoServe, a nonprofit organization that works with enterprising people in the developing world to build competitive farms, businesses and industries.

Sarah graduated from Harvard with an Honors degree in Social Studies. M.M.LaFleur is named after her mother, whom she calls her biggest inspiration.

Jennifer Lee is currently the Head of Affiliate at Ro. Ro is a telehealth company powering the brands Roman, Zero, and Rory. Jen started her career working in finance at J.P. Morgan. She always had an interest in technology and startups which eventually led her to growing companies like Handy, Advidi, and now Ro. She’s worked in marketing and business development for several years with a specialization in affiliate marketing. As Head of Affiliate, Jen manages strategic partnerships with third-party publishers focusing on customer acquisition. The affiliate channel is part of Ro’s lean, mean Growth team.

Victor Lee is responsible for leading all marketing, communications, commercialization, media, product development and consumer insights at RXBAR (a Kellogg company). In this role he drives all marketing, product and messaging strategies for the entire portfolio of products including RXBAR, RX Kids, RX Nut Butter, RX Oats as well as the development of new product and category innovations under the RX and Insurgent brand. His goal is to continue to push the value and culture of RX Brands as a transparent and No B.S. organization that believes in simple foods made with the best ingredients and without sacrifice.

Prior to RXBAR, Victor was the SVP Digital Marketing at Hasbro and was responsible for digital marketing for all Hasbro brands including Transformers, Monopoly, My Little Pony, Baby Alive, Nerf, Play Doh, Power Rangers and others. There he helped develop and transform the company to a digital first entertainment and story driven business creating one of the industry’s largest YouTube presence, launching Hasbro’s first ever global web-based animation series for Transformers and creating a fan-first marketing approach for brands like Marvel and Star Wars.

Prior to joining Hasbro in 2011, he was Senior Vice President of Marketing at Digitas and led the relationships for brands such as, Goodyear, Buick, GMC, Harley-Davidson, Pontiac, IHG, OnStar, Saturn and GM Branded Entertainment, some of which have won awards from The Pro Awards, The Reggies, The Effies, MIXX, MITX, and Cannes Lions.
Prior to Digitas, he was Vice President, Creative and Strategy, for Alloy Media and Marketing and Senior Publicist at Viacom parent, National Amusements.

In 2012, he was recognized on Brand Innovators’ Top 40 Under 40 list for his professional accomplishments and ability to leverage digital media and emerging advertising technology platforms and currently serves on their Advisory Board. He serves as an Effies Worldwide Finalist Juror and Pro Awards Final Judge. Victor has also keynoted or spoken at SXSW, CES, ANA, Mobile Marketing Association, New York Advertising Week, INBOUND and others.
He is a Boston native and holds a B.A. from Boston College where he was also an adjunct professor of Digital Marketing and Digital Commerce and received his MBA from Northeastern University.

Shelley Lin is an independent consultant with over 25 years of experience in supply chain strategy, operations, and process design.  She has held senior management positions at Fortune 500 companies, such as Levi Strauss, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Accenture, and at start-ups, such as Shoedazzle and Warby Parker, where she was Vice President of Supply Chain.  Shelley has led teams overseeing domestic and international supply chains, and built supply chain organizations from the ground up, including putting in processes and tools to help a company support a growth of 6x in less than three years.  She has worked for or consulted to companies in the health and beauty, apparel, footwear, early learning, high tech, 3PL, transportation, and CPG verticals.

She holds a bachelors degree in civil engineering and MBA, both from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and enjoys tennis, the New York Times crossword puzzle, music, and learning about new cultures.

Currently working as the Head of Product Marketing for Inmar Brand Solutions, Leah Logan leads strategy and commercialization across Influencer Marketing, Conversational Commerce, Personalized Media and Digital Incentive products. Prior to joining Inmar (pka Collective Bias), Leah led the marketing efforts for all brands at Walmart for Dr Pepper Snapple Group. At DPSG, she received several marketing awards inclusive of “Who’s Who in Shopper Marketing” and The “Get it Done” award for outstanding collaboration with Walmart Marketing. Leah has led integrated campaigns across the board but found her passion in the Social space. She has provided commentary for publications like AdWeek, Digiday and AdAge and spoken at numerous events in the social and digital marketing space.

Hernan Lopez is Founder & CEO of Wondery, A Network Of Storytellers. Wondery became the fastest network to join the Top 10 ranker by Podtrac, propelled by immersive hit shows like Dirty John, American History Tellers, Business Wars, Hollywood & Crime and American Innovations. Prior to founding Wondery, Hernan was President & CEO of Fox International Channels, a $3bn division of Fox. Hernan has been a speaker at Cannes Lions, SXSW, Promax and Natpe, and his articles have been published by Ad Age and Fast Company. He holds an MBA from University Of Miami and lives in Los Angeles.

Ryan McIntyre is the General Manager of all Digital Initiatives at Porter Road. He prides himself as a world-class digital marketer and his ability to use insights and empathy to build brands and forge strong brand relationships. He worked at Thumbplay for almost six years where he worked as both the Senior Director and VP of Strategic Marketing Analysis. Ryan then spent the next four years working at Thrillist Media Group where he was CMO and Head of Data across both the media and commerce business, before making it to Porter Road in July 2017. His career to date has undoubtedly given him the expertise to set high-level strategy and execute on a tactical level for businesses.

Born in Calgary and raised in Seattle, Scott McLeod has over a decade of experience consulting and growing brands across a variety of industries and scales. At age 18, Scott left Washington State University after launching and selling his first company. From there, Scott went on to create and foster multiple brands, many of which have racked up viral popularity like @fam, which was recently acquired by Broadway Video.

Scott has advised and contributed to the growth of many big-name brands ranging from innovation consulting to marketing  for Adobe, Toyota, Facebook, and AT&T. Additionally, Scott was a part of early teams at Y Combinator & 500 Startups and other leading startup accelerators. Following his passion to digitally amplify consumer goods brands, Scott has most recently lead the unprecedented growth of direct-to-consumer mattress company NECTAR Sleep, which in the second year has grown to over $300M run rate. Additionally, Scott has helped to spearhead the launch of sister brands DreamCloud, LevelSleep, Wovenly Rugs & More

When Scott isn’t working to grow new businesses, he’s creating art. Specializing in abstract art, Scott has racked up a significant following in the space, showing at various galleries and art shows. Some of his pieces can be seen on @scottmcleodart.

Scott currently resides in the Lower East Side in New York City.

Before joining Purple as Chief Executive Officer, Joe Megibow served as Senior Vice President and Chief Digital Officer at American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. where he oversaw the transformation and growth of American Eagle’s $550+ million direct-to-consumer business between 2012 and 2015. In this role, he built out a global omni-channel strategy and infrastructure, and led all digital marketing, customer operations, engineering and product management efforts. Prior to that, Megibow held several senior roles with Expedia, Inc., including VP and General Manager of Expedia.com, the $10B+ US online travel business. Megibow most recently served as an independent consultant to Advent International, the $41 billion global private equity firm, helping its portfolio companies develop world-class digital capabilities. Megibow earned an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University.

Zak Normandin is an award-winning entrepreneur disrupting the way businesses create, communicate and deliver consumer goods. He has over ten years of experience as a product designer in the food and beverage industry and is credited with branding more than 50 nationally-sold products. Zak has a unique understanding for the way people, brands and technology interact. As Founder and CEO of Iris Nova, the parent company of DIRTY LEMON and The Drug Store, he is reinventing the traditional CPG business model.

Iris Nova utilizes a direct-to-consumer SMS-based ordering platform to bypass existing distribution inefficiencies and improve how consumers find and purchase beverages. Normandin is building the beverage company of the future, expanding and applying the proprietary platform to a portfolio of innovative beverage brands that meet the rapidly evolving preferences of the modern consumer. Backed by A-List celebrities and business leaders alike, Iris Nova and its brand properties are recognized nationally by media outlets such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, Bloomberg and Vogue.

Brett Northart, Co-Founder and President of Le Tote, has established himself within the startup ecosystem as both an investor and advisor. Brett’s career has been highlighted by his extensive work with entrepreneurs and rapidly growing companies within the e-commerce, mobile and digital media spaces. Prior to founding Le Tote, Brett worked as an investment banker at Ridgecrest Capital Partners. He also previously worked as an analyst in the private equity group at Bainbridge Capital, followed by his role as an analyst in the Technology Investment Banking group at Nollenberger Capital Partners (Sterne, Agee & Leach, Inc). Brett holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Science & Economics from the University of California, San Diego.

Mike O’Connor has been with Horizon Media for over 10 years working across the National Video Investment & Horizon Next, our performance marketing division. In his 18 year career, Mike has worked with a diverse portfolio of accounts covering DTC, theatrical, financial, retail and consumer package goods. In his current role as EVP, Video investment, Mike is tasked with leveraging insights across the total video market to ensure we are investing our media dollars efficiently in the most targeted environments to drive positive business results for our clients.

Daniel is a marketing veteran, who has spent 18+ years in the digital media landscape. His experience spans across a wide range of verticals including, fashion retail, ecommerce, home goods & services, as well as marketplaces – such as eBay.

As VP of Media and Customer Acquisition, he now oversees paid search, affiliate, SEO, and all video related advertising programs for the fast fashion brand-incubating giant, TechStyle including YouTube, OTT, and linear TV. After spending three years overseeing all European acquisition strategy for TechStyle, he jumped at the opportunity to expand his role to North America and join the greater team headquartered in Los Angeles.

As an avid runner, Daniel has run the full distance between the European office in Berlin and the headquarters in LA, since joining TechStyle in 2014. His next goal? Run back.

Rishi Prabhu is the co-founder of Bespoke Post. Together with friend and business school classmate Steve Szaronos, Rishi launched Bespoke Post in 2011. In the seven years since, the duo has built Bespoke Post to be the leading men’s lifestyle subscription and e-commerce service, delivering goods and guidance to over half a million customers across the U.S. and Canada.

On the heels of completing his MBA at Kellogg School of Management, Rishi and Steve were accepted into the Entrepreneur’s Roundtable Accelerator program and saw an opportunity in the e-commerce market for a subscription service for men.

They noticed that men were more conscious of and interested in self-improvement than ever. Yet there wasn’t a single one-stop shop out there for them to elevate their daily lives – a place that not only sold quality products at a fair price, but also taught new and better ways of living. And so, Bespoke Post was born.

The goal: to help the modern man discover, enjoy, and make the most of new and interesting goods. The kind of stuff that’ll make him feel sharper, cooler, and more confident each and every day.

A veteran of the consulting field, Rishi began his career at McKinsey, with subsequent stops at Groupon and Google.

Rishi received his Bachelor of Arts degree in computer science and mathematics, as well as a master’s degree in computer science, from New York University. He received his MBA from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management. He is based out of Bespoke Post’s New York City office.

As co-founder and CMO, Andy oversees Article’s retail department which is comprised of the marketing, creative, and product development teams. He works directly with these teams to realize Article’s goal of delivering the best experience at each consumer touchpoint.

Andy has co-founded and managed companies in several distinct fields including SaaS, e-commerce, and medical devices. Andy currently serves as executive chairman for Rehabtronics Inc., a medical devices company that helps people move again after neurological injury. He is also a co-founder and director at e-commerce company GoodMorning.com Inc.

Andy holds a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Computer Engineering from the University of Alberta, where he met and became friends with fellow co-founder and Article’s CEO, Aamir Baig. In 2006, he obtained a certificate in Mandarin Chinese from the Beijing Language and Culture University.

Leigh Radford, is the Vice President of P&G Ventures – an agile and entrepreneurial group of individuals, who identify New Brands, Partnerships and Business Models designed to fuel future growth.  Leigh has over 20+ years of experience within P&G. She is an experienced business leader who has led the strategic and creative development of brands across multiple categories, including Skin Care Personal Cleansing, Health Care, and Oral Care. Leigh has a talent for taking small ideas with promise and turning them into proven global brand success. Brands under her leadership have delivered significant and sustained business growth (i.e. Olay became the #1 Global Skincare Brand, and Vicks achieved $1 Billion+ status).

Leigh’s passion for growing businesses, delighting consumers, and proven track record, resulted in her dream job, leading the P&G Ventures group. Within P&G Ventures she leads some of the world’s most innovative thinkers, scientists and entrepreneurs.

Leigh received her B.A. in Advertising/Business Administration from University of Florida and M.B.A from Kellogg Graduate School of Management,

Northwestern University, M.B.A., 1991.

Akshay Rathod helps brands grow responsibly. Over the last 7+ years, he’s worked on scaling startups and direct-to-consumer brands as as an employee and now as an advisor.

Akshay started the growth team at Dia&Co and scaled Dia&Co’s customer acquisition and retention strategies. The team developed a digital community playbook and created a viral growth engine focused on maximizing lifetime value & minimizing cost per acquisition. This helped scale Dia&Co to now over 4 million users and over $90 million in venture funding.

Prior to this, Akshay joined the user acquisition team at HowAboutWe, turning the rise of social media advertising and multivariate testing into a scalable acquisition strategy. HowAboutWe was acquired by IAC.

Akshay graduated from Brown University with an A.B. in International Relations & Economics. He’s based in Brooklyn, NY.

Akshay is the founder of USONIA. USONIA helps brands grow, responsibly. We offer a growth auditing platform and a service for sales funnel maximization. Our data-driven approach generates profit at scale.

Gabe Reilly is a product strategist at Facebook’s Creative Shop. He focuses on creative opportunities for brands across Facebook’s messaging apps – Messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram Direct. Gabe was previously head of business marketing at Instagram and product marketing communications at Facebook. Prior to Facebook, Gabe worked in brand strategy at a number of creative advertising agencies, including Y&R, McCann Erickson, and Venables Bell & Partners. Gabe’s client experience spans multiple industries and clients – from Audi to Coca-Cola to Intel. His work for Xbox, Google and Slim Jim has been honored with Effies, which recognize advertising effectiveness.

The Hershey Company may not come to mind as one of the most innovative CPG’s in the media landscape but Vinny Rinaldi, Head of Addressable Media, is leading the charge to change that.

After a broad 12-year career in ad tech at startups like Adap.TV, ad tech giants AOL and Google and most recently leading Audience Platforms and Strategy at Dentsu Aegis Network, Vinny made the uncommon move to the client-side at Hershey to “see if all this data and tech really worked.”

In his current role as Head of Addressable Media, Vinny is building out Hershey’s data and media technology capabilities to transform a 125-year old company with iconic brands like Hershey’s, Reese’s, Kit Kat, Kisses, Ice Breakers and Twizzlers into a CPG leader at the forefront of the rapidly changing media landscape.

Over the past 2 years, Vinny has pioneered a new approach to digital media buying at Hershey that is quickly delivering results. By applying his ad tech expertise to the CPG world, Vinny has transformed Hershey digital media planning and buying into an audience-driven, data-first approach. As his team would call it, “Think like a DTC, Act Like a CPG”. This has led to a 32% increase in sales due to digital media and a 42% increase in ROI. As a result, Addressable Media is viewed as an engine of growth at The Hershey Company today.

Vinny’s uniqueness stems from the fact that his vision for Addressable Media is grounded in solid business metrics of sales, share, household penetration and profit. Data and technology are now seen by Hershey as critical tools to achieve these goals. Examples include using Addressable Media to boost sales at underperforming stores at Halloween and Easter, leveraging weather data to inform media buys for Hershey s’mores and using location data to serve mobile Reese’s ads near convenience stores.

Vinny has established a team of data experts to drive this approach and has changed the way Hershey’s thinks about their entire media plan, driving a much richer mix of traditional media channels alongside the new addressable media ecosystem.

Dan Robbins is Head of Ad & Programming Research at Roku, where he oversees measurement and insights across Roku’s advertising and media businesses. Prior to this role, Dan helped lead several product rollouts and strategic partnerships at Nielsen. He currently sits on the IAB’s Research Council, the MRC Cross-Platform Working Group, and the Media Insights & Engagement Conference advisory board. In 2018, Dan was named to the Broadcasting & Cable 40 under 40. Dan graduated from Cornell University and is based out of New York.

Randall has been the CEO of the Interactive Advertising Bureau since 2007. Previously, he was the Chief Marketing Officer and Senior Director of Intellectual Capital at Booz Allen Hamilton, the international strategy and consulting firm where he also directed the award-winning business journal strategy+business and other electronic and print publications. Earlier, Randall spent six years at The New York Times, where he was the technology and politics editor of the Sunday magazine, daily advertising columnist, and a media and marketing reporter. He is author of Where the Suckers Moon: An Advertising Story. He received a B.A. in Classics from Princeton University and resides in New York City.

Carolyn is the Co-founder at Worn, the leading creative agency building brands for women. Since launching Worn in 2013 with Nicole Corbett, she’s built brands and global campaigns, from startups to Fortune 500s alike, focused on the needs of women. From Bumble campaigns to the world’s first CPG menopause line by Proctor & Gamble, Rush takes on projects that radically re-shape the way women are thought about, talked about, and represented. Her work has been featured in the New Yorker, Fast Company, and the New York Times.

Passionate about supporting the next generation of women, Carolyn is an advisor at #BUILTBYGIRLS, a 1:1 mentorship program for young women. She’s also a founding member of Dreamers // Doers, a community of female entrepreneurs, investors, and advisors. She can be found in Brooklyn doing a number of things, like being a doula, teaching Jazzercise classes with her mom, or attempting to play the drums.

Savannah is the CEO of TULA, the leading probiotic skincare and wellness brand.  She’s focused on building a happy, high-performing team to deliver rapid growth.  Prior to joining TULA, Savannah held positions as COO and UK General Manager at Birchbox, which offers personalized beauty subscriptions paired with discovery e-commerce. Savannah has also worked in management consulting at Booz & Company advising Fortune 500 retail, personal care, and pharmaceutical clients. Her consulting experience in strategy, organizational effectiveness, and talent management are instrumental in driving rapid growth and scaling businesses.

Aaron Sanandres is the co-Founder and CEO of UNTUCKit, one of the fastest-growing men’s retail brands in the U.S.

After graduating cum laude from Hamilton College with a double major in government and Asian studies, Aaron Sanandres earned his MBA—with honors—in 2007 at Columbia Business School. After school, Aaron worked at Pricewaterhouse Coopers for 17 years, where he was a partner and worked in transaction services and lead the compensation, tax, and accounting team for the Midwest. He joined the company full time as CEO in 2016.

Aaron has since joined the Total Retail Tech Board and won a 2018 Retail Innovator Award for his data work and insights with UNTUCKit.

Aaron currently lives in Chicago with his wife and two sons.

A veteran of high-profile representations in the digital advertising, media, and entertainment sectors, Matt brings a proven track record to his work for a broad range of clients.

Matt has represented clients in copyright, trademark, trade secret, and right-of-publicity matters—with a particular emphasis on how new and emerging technologies are disrupting traditional businesses.

His work also includes counseling clients on information privacy and data security issues, cybersquatting, domain name disputes, and technology licensing. He represents The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. in connection with various investments and acquisitions, with a particular emphasis on intellectual property and right-of-publicity issues. He also represents News Corp. in connection with its digital advertising initiatives, and regularly drafts and negotiates endorsement, sponsorship, and personal appearance deals for athletes, celebrities, and major brands.

During his time as a litigator, Matt handled various entertainment, intellectual property, false advertising, right-of-publicity, and privacy disputes, including defending a copyright infringement suit filed by the Estate of Frank Zappa and assisting in the successful defense of David Chase in connection with The Sopranos.
Prior to joining Lowenstein, Matt worked for the Department of the Army, negotiating and drafting multi-million dollar procurements for communications and electronics equipment and related services, with an expertise with the FAR, DFARS, and AFARS.

John Sheldon is the Chief Marketing Officer at SmileDirectClub. In this role, he focuses on delivering the best possible experience to customers in order to continue growing SmileDirectClub and reach more people searching for affordable access to a straighter and more confident smile. As the Chief Marketing Officer, John oversees all digital media, paid media, creative development, social media, communication tactics, and experiential initiatives for the brand. As a results-driven marketing leader, John continually builds a track-record of success and is a champion for creating strategic plans based on key insights.

John has a strong background in digital transformation and innovation across a range of industries. He previously served as Chief Revenue Officer of Fresh Direct, a food tech company and the Northeast’s leading online fresh food grocer. He was also the Senior Vice President of Innovation Portfolios for Mastercard driving innovation globally for the company, and the Head of Strategy at eBay Enterprises Marketing Solutions. He has launched and worked with dozens of digital-first brands and lead the strategy to bring many great brands into the digital ecosystem.

John earned a B.S. in Economics with a concentration in Finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Michael Signorelli, a member of the eCommerce, Privacy, and Cybersecurity Group, focuses his practice on advising and representing clients on issues related to data privacy and security. Mike regularly advises companies on compliance with relevant Internet, cybersecurity, advertising, and marketing regulations, as well as responding to data breaches. He represents clients in federal and state data-related legislative issues, rulemaking proceedings, and other matters before the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Election Commission (FEC), the U.S. Department of Commerce, and other U.S. federal and state agencies.

Patrizio “Pato” Spagnoletto is the Senior Vice President of Growth Marketing at Hulu where he leads the company’s subscriber growth and media teams. In this role, he is responsible for driving lifecycle marketing efforts including acquiring, engaging and retaining subscribers, securing and implementing retail, device and third party partnerships, product marketing and subscriber analytics.

Prior to joining Hulu, Spagnoletto served as the Chief Marketing Officer at SteelHouse and was responsible for driving brand awareness and performance. During this tenure, SteelHouse doubled its revenue run rate and market penetration through a series of integrated marketing campaigns designed to differentiate SteelHouse as a one stop marketing platform for all digital channels.

Spagnoletto joined SteelHouse from Farmers Insurance where he was the Head of Digital leading the strategy and execution of the product roadmap and managing paid, earned and owned media. Before that, Spagnoletto held a variety of leadership positions at Yahoo! including VP, Global Marketing Services and VP, Marketing Americas.

Spagnoletto holds a B.A. in Economics from Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Allison is VP of Marketing at BARK, the world’s most dog-centric company.

Allison’s team is responsible for building the BARK brand and driving mass consumer awareness across distribution channels. Through inventive, relentless, and highly strategic partnerships, collaborations, experiences, and campaigns that get people talking online and offline, the team keeps BARK top-of-mind in order to drive top-line sales across the organization.

Prior to BARK, Allison was Director of Brand Marketing at fast casual chain Sweetgreen, overseeing brand identity, social media and content strategy, email, paid media, partnerships, influencers, and events. Before Sweetgreen, she was at the helm of Shake Shack’s award-winning global social media and digital marketing strategies, also leading brand, experiential, traditional advertising, and PR for half the U.S.

Allison is a fan of great books and great beer with equal enthusiasm, and when she’s not at her laptop, you’ll find her at the nearest park — with her dog Franklin, of course.

Nada Stirratt is VP, North America at Facebook where she leads partnerships with all businesses across the US and Canada. her team supports all of Facebook’s advertising offerings across the family of apps.

Prior to Facebook Nada was chief executive officer of Verve Mobile, a venture-backed global, location-based mobile technology platform. Under her leadership, the company more than doubled its revenue, expanded oversees, made two strategic acquisitions and raised over $30M. Nada joined Verve from Acxiom (ACXM), where she served as the company’s first chief revenue officer leading a global team responsible for the company’s sales, operations, consulting and analytics practices.

Before Acxiom, Nada was the chief revenue officer of MySpace, playing an integral role in the social network’s sale to Specific Media in 2011. Before joining News Corp., Nada was executive vice president of digital advertising at Viacom, where she oversaw sales, strategy and operations across the MTV Networks digital portfolio.

Nada joined MTV Networks from _Advertising.com_, where she led the successful sale of _Advertising.com_ to AOL in 2004. Nada joined Advertising.com from Moviefone, where she was senior vice president of advertising. Upon the company’s sale to AOL in 1999, Nada became vice president of business development at AOL.

Nada serves as a director on the board of BlueStar Families, a 501C3 that supports US military families during the difficult time of deployment. She has been named to CableWorld’s Most Powerful Women, Business Insider’s Most Powerful Women in Mobile, and was awarded the Ad:Tech Industry Achievement Award.

Nada holds a B.S. in advertising from the University of Illinois and lives in New Canaan, CT with her husband Avery. She is based in New York City.

Former Chief People Officer at Headspace & Vice President of Talent at Netflix.

Dolores began her career in Recruiting at GUESS in 2000. Then in 2006 she joined Initiative Media where she held Director level roles in both Recruiting and Human Resources. Dolores was brought on in 2011 as Head of People for theAudience before moving into a Vice President role at Netflix in 2013. Most recently Dolores served as the Chief People Officer at Headspace where she led Human Resources, Recruiting, IT and Workplace Experience. Dolores currently serves as the President of Ellavate, Inc.

Dolores has been successful leading and building teams at high growth companies during the initial start-up phase, scale-up phases, as well as mature public companies. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from the University of Massachusetts and a Master’s degree in Criminal Justice from Rutgers University.

Working at the intersection of where the people meet the business, Dolores advises executives at all levels and functions, focusing on leaders in VP and C-level roles. Her approach is direct, pragmatic and supportive. She believes that who you are as a person is who you are as a leader.

As professionals in high-pressure environments, many people are looking for ways to find work / life balance. Dolores believes in creating work / life integration. She will tell you the things you need to hear, even and especially when it’s difficult. By encouraging honesty and transparency, Dolores coaches executives driving towards clarity, managing high-performance teams and being compassionate leaders. She is here to help her clients connect the dots they didn’t even know existed.

Dolores has nearly two decades of experience in People Operations, her primary areas of expertise are: Executive Coaching, Business Partner Support, Human Resources Management, and Organizational Design.

Dolores is currently based in NYC and Los Angeles.

Scott Thaler joined Mattress Firm as the Chief Marketing Officer in April 2018. With more than two decades of marketing and advertising experience, Thaler has been a trailblazer in leading nationally recognized retail-focused campaigns that drive results.

In his role as CMO, he is responsible for overseeing the integration of all Mattress Firm communication initiatives and driving our omni-channel marketing approach. Thaler leads the strategy and implementation for advancing Mattress Firm’s brand marketing, consumer insights & engagement, and retail marketing activations.

Prior to Mattress Firm, Thaler enjoyed a 14-year career at Zimmerman Advertising, where he served in multiple leadership roles within the agency, including chief interaction officer, chief digital officer and chief client officer. During this time, he touched over 50 accounts and played an integral role on retailer, quick service restaurant and furniture brand accounts, including McDonald’s, Party City, Michaels, Ashley Furniture, Papa John’s and Mattress Firm. Thaler graduated from the University of Florida with a B.S. in Public Relations, Advertising and Business Administration. When he isn’t immersing himself in the latest industry trends, Scott enjoys spending time with his wife, Lara and their three children, Ethan, Aiden and Aria.

F.D. worked in the CPG industry with Procter & Gamble for 37 years leading go-to-market strategy, commercial innovation, and digital transformation worldwide. He spent nearly half of his career living and working overseas (4 countries throughout Latin America), and in global roles.

F.D. was the first Chief Digital Officer of the Global Beauty Sector ($10 billion in revenue), responsible for bringing the “outside in” and increasing the “digital IQ” relative to competition of P&G people and brands in Hair, Skin, and Personal Care, as well as Cosmetics, Salon Professional, and Fine Fragrances.

Following the turnaround of the Beauty business, F.D. was appointed to the newly created position of Head of the eBusiness Unit reporting directly to the CEO (A.G. Lafley). F.D. crafted P&G’s eBusiness growth strategy which integrated digital marketing, eCommerce sales, and IT platforms that lead to year-over-year online sales & profit growth of +35%.

In his last assignment at P&G, F.D. was the Senior Vice President of Go-To-Market Strategy and Innovation. This included creating Signal (i.e., “signals” from the future), P&G’s global thought leadership platform for innovation across product, packaging, communications, and Go-To-Market.

Over the course of his career, F.D. developed and practiced a simple definition of exceptional leadership: i) Sharpest Thinker (applying critical thinking skills); ii) Fastest Learner (embracing a growth mindset); and Most Fit (performing varied work outs of functional movements at high intensity).

F.D. is now a Senior Advisory Consultant with McKinsey & Company. He serves as a strategic advisor to The dtx Company, Neuro Leadership Institute, Fernbrook Capital Management, Evrythng, Sleep Score Ventures, and DePauw University. He is also a member of World 50 and Fast Company Impact Council. F.D.resides in Naples FL. He is a certified Cross Fit trainer and enjoys learning and playing new sports.

Marshall Williams, CEO of Ad Results Media, specializes in influencer audio/digital in which products or services are recommended by credible, influential audio personalities. Ad Results Media is the largest purchaser of podcast advertising in the world, leveraging strong relationships within podcasting, AM-FM radio, network radio and satellite radio to connect advertisers with the world’s most high-profile news, sports and entertainment creators.

Nicole Williams is the VP of Brand Marketing of digitally native menswear brand Mack Weldon. Mack Weldon is reinventing men’s essentials with smart design, performance fabrics, and a simple customer experience.

Prior to joining Mack Weldon, Nicole was responsible for brand marketing at The Absolut Company/Pernod Ricard, NET-A-PORTER, NYLON Magazine, and Nasty Gal, as well as running her own boutique creative and brand marketing agency, Breakfast with Alice. Nicole graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fashion Design from Parsons School of Design and continued his education at Brunel University, in London, where she received a Masters in Design and Branding Strategy.

Polly has more than 20 years of experience working at and with the best retail brands in the industry, across apparel, home, food/gift, and the children’s market. She joined Belardi Wong more than 10 years ago to help transform the company into a full-service marketing firm, and her experience includes business strategy across all channels for large omni-channel retailers, online retailers, emerging brands, and catalogers. Today, with an inside view to more than 200 retailers, Polly is committed to providing industry-leading insights and trends across channels and categories, with an emphasis on leveraging data and technology to push retail forward. A very busy working mom, when she has a free minute she loves nothing more than a glass of wine over a game of Boggle with her kids.

Richard Ybarra is the Vice President of Retail at Fourpost, a Retail Growth Platform for digitally native brands. As an experienced business leader and retail executive, Richard is leading the development of a world class experience at Fourpost stores. In this role, he has implemented new initiatives and strategic leadership strategies to support brand growth and optimize retail operations across the company. Prior to joining Fourpost, Richard spearheaded growth at multiple retail organizations, including Rue21, Ann Taylor, and Charlotte Russe, by developing and improving new and existing markets, building high-performance teams, and fostering cultures that focus on client experience.

Dennis Yuscavitch is a Product Marketing executive with 10+ years of experience leading innovation and go-to-market strategies for top technology firms. Currently, Dennis is the Vice President of Global Product Marketing at Outbrain. Prior to Outbrain, Dennis held strategic positions at Google (DoubleClick), Experian Marketing Services, and Deutsche Bank, to name a few. Out of the office, he coaches youth soccer, basketball, and baseball teams, and writes regularly for Digital Content Next, covering all-things native advertising.

Beliv focuses its experience in creating products and brands through innovation and functionality to renovate and create new categories. Beliv´s vision is the largest healthy beverage company in Latin America for a population that seeks balance between health, happiness and well-being. Learn more at http://cbc.co/en/strategic-partners/beliv.

Michaela Giovengo is the Head of Performance Marketing at Hulu where she is responsible for all short-form Direct Response advertising revenue.  Since joining Hulu in 2012, Michaela has been instrumental in the development and growth of the Hulu Direct Response unit, which has resulted in double-digit revenue growth year-over-year.

Prior to joining Hulu, Michaela spent over six years at NBCUniversal as an Account Executive across a number of the networks properties including USA, Oxygen, Bravo and SyFy.

Michaela was born and raised in Chicago, IL and holds a Bachelor degree in Marketing from Fordham University. She currently resides in Brooklyn, NY with her husband and their two children, Siena & Luke.

Jodi Goldberg is Head of Industry for Retail at Google, where she has worked for the past 7 years. She leads a team focused on Direct to Consumer ecommerce retailers, providing them with insights into retail category trends, and helping them develop and execute digital marketing strategies across Google and YouTube. Prior to Google, Jodi held sales & marketing roles at Yahoo, WebMD, and Time Inc. Jodi is a retail enthusiast, a Bruce Springsteen fan, and excited about currently learning both the French language and Luxembourg history.

Born and raised in New York, Jesse Horwitz has always had a strong grasp of economics and finance. He studied both fields at Columbia University, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa/Magna Cum Laude. During his time at Columbia, he also developed an interest in Film Studies, although following an internship with Sony Picture’s Television Division, he quickly learned that a life in Hollywood was not for him.

Horwitz ultimately decided to take a different path, and spent a year at Harvard Law School, where he met his husband, Mark Severs and secured an internship with Bridgewater Associates. It was at Bridgewater that Jesse met his future business partner, Benjamin Cogan. Horwitz moved on from Harvard to work full time for Bridgewater and then founded Gadfly, a systematic trading firm with Michael Naber, a colleague from Bridgewater.

Horwitz joined the investment team for Columbia University’s endowment in 2013, where he spent the last few years investing across the alternatives landscape – private equity, venture capital, hedge funds and real estate. During his time at Columbia, he built a strong network across the investor community, including Two River, a life sciences merchant bank that invested in and brought together the round for Hubble.

Now Horwitz is Co-Founder and Co-CEO at Hubble, a direct-to-consumer, subscription contact lens company, where Horwitz focuses his efforts on fundraising, business development and regulation compliance. Since launching in November 2016, Hubble has become one of the fastest growing, direct-to-consumer e-commerce companies in the U.S. Horwitz and Cogan earned a spot on Forbes’ prestigious “30 Under 30” list in 2016 and Hubble recently extended its footprint into Canada, the UK and the Netherlands in the past year.

Selena Kalvaria is the VP of Brand Marketing at Away, a global lifestyle brand designing thoughtful objects to make traveling more seamless. In her role, Selena drives the strategy for Away’s brand marketing team, overseeing how the Away brand comes to life and interacts with its community across social media, partnerships, experiential, and more.

After graduating from Princeton University, Selena started her career working on Wall Street before leaving to pursue her passion for understanding the drivers of culture, consumer choice, and brand love. Prior to Away, she worked at Diageo, where she built and led several marketing initiatives for Baileys and Smirnoff Ice brands. Later, she joined Anheuser-Busch as Senior Director of the company’s flavored malt beverage portfolio.

Selena received a B.A. in art and archaeology and a certification in finance from Princeton University, and she received an MBA from Harvard Business School. She lives and works in Manhattan.

Danielle Lee is the Global Vice President, Partner Solutions at Spotify and an accomplished strategic marketing professional with over 15 years experience in brand building, media innovation and technology for some of the world’s most respected brands.

As part of the executive team at Spotify, Danielle leads several lines of business including product marketing, business marketing, strategic marketing and creative solutions for advertisers and brand partners.  In her role, she is responsible for developing the go-to-market strategy and growing global revenue by developing high impact content and digital ad experiences.

Prior to Spotify, Danielle spent two years at Vevo and served as the Global Vice President, Commercial Marketing.  Her team was responsible for building compelling sales narratives and developing the positioning and go-to-market strategy for all Vevo programs, core video products and tentpoles. Danielle also spent seven years at AT&T and served as the Vice President of Product Marketing and Innovation at AT&T AdWorks.  She was responsible for developing new online, mobile and TV advertising solutions, defining the go-to-market strategy and growing the multi-screen ad business. Danielle also spent three years at Showtime Networks where she directed new products marketing and advertising for the premium cable network, and was instrumental in building awareness and tune-in to Showtime’s award-winning original series like Weeds, Dexter, Fat Actress and The L Word.

Danielle was named one of Adweek’s Top 50 most indispensable executives in Marketing, Media and Technology in 2016, 2017 and 2018 and she is a three-time honoree of the Most Powerful Women in Mobile Advertising by Business Inside.  Danielle also serves on the IAB DIgital Video Center of Excellence board, acts as a executive mentor as part of Cannes Lions’ See It Be It initiative and is an Executive Member of She Runs It.

JB is the Co-founder and CEO of Red Antler, the leading brand company for startups and new ventures, where he works with fast-growing companies like Casper, Allbirds, Brandless, Boxed, and Foursquare, advising their founders on how to build category-defining brand experiences that people can’t stop thinking about.

A fierce believer in the power of brand to launch and transform businesses, JB’s experience sits at the intersection of creative services and venture capital. Leading a multi-disciplinary team of strategists, designers, marketers and engineers with his co-founders at Red Antler, he has helped define a new generation of products and services that people love.

JB sits on the board of directors at Bed, Bath & Beyond and has been named one of Women’s Wear Daily 40 Under 40 in Fashion and Retail and was selected as a Forbes Consumer Catalyst.

Prior to founding Red Antler, JB opened the New York office of Consortium, a boutique creative shop based in Auckland, New Zealand. He began his career at advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi working with global consumer brands. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from Cornell University with a degree in Business and is active with their Entrepreneurship program and Cornell Tech. A Philly native, he lives in Brooklyn with his wife Arielle, their dog Brodie, and a lot of plants.

Melanie Travis is the Founder and CEO of Andie, a global e-commerce brand disrupting the market for women’s swimwear. Melanie established her career at some of New York City’s most successful consumer technology companies: Foursquare, Kickstarter, and most recently Bark & Co. Melanie studied Comparative Literature at Haverford College and film directing at the California Institute of the Arts (MFA).