How Commerce, Creator, & Consumer Brands Are Built

Robbie Salter is the co-CEO and co-founder of Jupiter, a scalp health brand that has revolutionized the hair care industry. Robbie and his team have successfully developed top-notch scalp care products that are free of harmful chemicals and safe for color-treated and chemically treated hair. Before Jupiter, Robbie worked in the film and television industry and received his JD and MBA from Northwestern University.

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Adam Robinson, the founder & CEO of Retention.com. A Rice University graduate and former credit default swap trader, started building in the email marketing space until he found a way to get website visitors' email addresses. He rebranded the company as Retention.com and now has 50 employees and an ARR of almost $20 million.

Frank Faricy is the founder and CEO of XGen, an AI platform that provides enterprise brands with complete autonomy in deploying machine learning systems and pipelines to solve e-commerce challenges. The concept was created in early 2019, and it has since helped some of the largest fashion brands in the world like Valentino, Armani, Sonos, and more deploy modern ML tools.

Dylan Menter is the founder and CEO of Bear Balanced, creators of the world's first Creatine Gummy. Prior to starting Bear Balanced, he built rockets at SpaceX, before his CPG side-hustle really started to blast off.

Chris Kippenberger is a media industry veteran who played a significant role in turning Vice Germany's magazine into a moving image and news organization - working closely with Spike Jones and team. He has collaborated with brands from RollsRoyce to OVO to Luis Vuitton. He's built Vehicule with his wife, Jo, who studied graphic design and visual communication in Switzerland and is the one responsible for making everything the duo creates look great.

Tui Allen is a world renowned product builder. She's the head of product & design at Ampla, and before led Shopify's Capital & Financial Services initiatives. She's an expert in solving customer problems, removing friction, and leading teams, and aligning on product strategy.

Derek Osgood is a seasoned marketing and product professional. He began his career at PlayStation as a brand manager and has since worked in various tech and startup companies leading marketing and product teams. Before starting his own venture, Ignition, he was a crucial part of the Rippling team, where he established the product marketing function. Currently, Derek is focused on building a platform that helps DTC brands, SaaS companies, and anyone launching products, effectively bring their ideas to market. The platform provides market research tools, planning capabilities, and measurement metrics to ensure the success of product launches. Derek is enthusiastic about bringing his comprehensive product launch knowledge to the masses through a user-friendly platform.

Philip Ruffini is the founder and CEO of Content Assistant, a content production agency. He studied business and computer science at the University of Michigan, where he also ran his own e-commerce brand. After selling his business, he worked as a product manager at Microsoft before leaving to start his own unsuccessful startup. He then became a growth consultant for startups in various industries and completed his master's degree at Tsinghua University in China through the Shoresman Scholars program. Philip started Content Assistant after seeing a need for content creation services in the startups he advised.

Scout Brisson is the CEO of De Soi, a non-alcoholic sparkling aperitif brand co-founded by Katy Perry and Morgan McLachlan. With a technical education from MIT, Scout also brings prior experience from working in consumer packaged goods, starting her own functional food and beverage brand, and working in venture and consulting at McKinsey.