How Commerce, Creator, & Consumer Brands Are Built

Oren Schauble has been building luxury & CPG e-commerce brands for 10+ years. Previously he was the President of public CPG company, Unrivaled Brands. Oren runs the Product People Newsletter, covering topics from supply chain, design, vendors, operating strategies and everything in between.

Sanya Deshpande leads brand marketing at ŌURA, the smart ring for fitness, stress, sleep & health. She's experienced in leading go-to-market planning and solving complex business problems with customer experience (CX), innovation, membership, advertising, and media.

Carter Jensen is the Senior Manager of Global Commerce (DTC) at General Mills, the multi-national CPG conglomerate with over $18 Billion of revenue per year, featuring household brands including Nature Valley, Yoplait, Pillsbury, Haagen-Dazs, Cheerios, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Lucky Charms, Nesquik, Chex, just to name a few.

Clayton Chambers is the founder of Sprezza, a newsletter about menswear, fashion, and commerce. He works with brands at the intersection of content strategy, brand development, partnerships & creative marketing. Prior to starting Sprezza, Clayton bought menswear for Barney's and developed partnerships for e-commerce enablement platforms including Yotpo. He's worked with companies including GQ, Nike, Ford, Tommy Hilfiger, Williams-Sonoma, and more.

Allegra Shaw is a fashion and lifestyle creator, who launched her YouTube channel in 2011 and grown to nearly 1M subscribers. In 2017, she launched Uncle Studios with co-founder Shirin Soltani. The brand is known for their high quality and clean fabrics, community, and focus on collections built around modern lifestyle.

Patrick Campbell is the CEO of ProfitWell (now Paddle), which he bootstrapped to a $200M exit. The software helps subscription companies with their monetization and retention strategies. Prior to ProfitWell, Patrick lead Strategic Initiatives for Boston based Gemvara and was an Economist at Google and the US Intelligence community.

Alexandra Wilkis Wilson is an entrepreneur and investor who co-founded the Gilt Groupe, GlamSquad, and Clerisy. Gilt famously revolutionized the digital flash sale, and Alexandra took the company from start-up to $650m in revenue. Afterwards, Alexandra led GlamSquad, the largest on-demand beauty services company, before joining global pharmaceutical leader Allergan, serving as SVP of consumer strategy & innovation. She is currently Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Clerisy, a consumer-focused growth equity fund investing in transformative brands and commerce infrastructure.

Matt Czarnecki is the Co-Founder & CEO of Verb Energy, a company that makes healthy and delicious energy products for every day. While still in undergrad at Yale, Matt started verb with two classmates when looking for an alternative energy source to overpriced coffee and granola. Since launching in spring 2016 they have gone on to build one of the fastest growing products in the energy bar market, and raise millions of dollars from top VCs.

Lee Joselowitz is the co-founder of The Quality Edit, and previously served as the head of growth at Ritual - taking them from the ground floor to over $100M in annual revenue. After experiencing first-hand the gaps in the DTC space, both on the consumer and brand side of things, she co-founded The Quality Edit - a content platform that curates and publishes content about the best online brands. It has quickly become a hybrid of modern media company and performance marketing solution for brands, helping DTC advertising partners arbitrage success on paid social.

Ben Grynol is the Head of Growth at Levels, a biowearable metabolic health startup backed by A16Z, tech execs, athletes and more. Ben has deep expertise in many facets of innovation, design, and business strategy. He holds a MBA from the University of Toronto’s, Rotman School of Management, and a Bachelor of Human Ecology from the University of Manitoba.