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#286 - Meghan Higney - From Banking to Branding: Revolutionizing the Slip-On Footwear Industry With Message

Meghan Higney is the founder of Message, a innovative slide sandal brand. With a background in private equity investing, Meghan then served as President & COO of True Botanicals. She is advisor to several brands is extremely versed at all levels of operation within consumer brands.

#284 - Mike Xhaxho - How One TikTok Video Catapulted My Business Overnight!

Mike Xhaxho, an Albanian-American entrepreneur, started his career in finance and investment banking. After leaving finance, he created one of the first creator led fitness app business, which he scaled and sold, before finding his way into e-commerce and importing rattan bags. In 2020, he noticed a whitespace in the market around hydration products, and Waterboy was born.

#281 - Robbie Salter, Jupiter - Building A Disruptive DTC Haircare Brand

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.

#276: Véhicule - Building The Secretive Brand That Billionaires Love

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.

#268: Athan Didaskalou - July, Building A Luggage Brand With Rocketship Growth

Athan Didaskalou is founder of July, the fast growing travel & luggage brand. He's a product guy by default, and decided to launch July 2019 with business partner, Richard We. They have been pushing to create innovative travel accessories and products that stand out from the competition.

#257 - Stefany Nieto, Gwella & Mojo: Building For The Upcoming Psychedelic CPG Boom

Stefany Nieto is the Founder & COO of Gwella, a company focused on mushroom based products and content. Mojo by Gwella is the functional mushroom gummy, while Gwella serves as a content resource and guide to the world of psychedelics.

#252 - Jack Benzaquen, Duradry: Bootstrapping From Niche Problem to Household Name

Jack Benzaquen is the Founder & CEO of Duradry, a company that provides solutions for excessive sweating. Prior to launching Duradry, Jack had more than 18 years of experience as an operator, angel, and advisor in DTC & CPG.

#251 - Victoria Eisner, Glamsquad - Building The Biggest Beauty Services Marketplace

Victoria Eisner is the co-founder of Glamsquad, the beauty services marketplace started in New York City in 2013 which offers in-home hair, makeup, and nail services in several locations in the United States, and has since grown to include products, and new service verticals. The service started as a marketplace connecting beauty professionals with customers looking for at home blow-outs and other services.

#249 - Dae Lim, Sundae School - Taking Over The Fashion World & Hitting $100k Days Solely On Creative

Dae Lim is the Founder & Creative Director of Sundae School, the Korean inspired streetwear brand that produces apparel, accessories, and cannabis products. Prior to launching Sundae School, Dae served as the Head of Growth at VFILES, after serving as an Analyst at McKinsey.

#245 - Chelsea Schulz, Ettitude: Data Driven Performance & Growth

Chelsea Schulz is the Director of Acquisition & Growth for Ettitude, a fast growing bedding brand which makes sustainable products from bamboo. Prior to joining Ettitude, Chelsea ran growth for LegalZoom & Match.com.

#243 - Kian Golzari: Source & Develop Products Like The World's Best Brands

Kian Golzari is a global leader in product sourcing & development, manufacturing, and supply chain. Kian has sourced for major brands and organizations including The Olympics, The NBA, Steph Curry, Neymar, Bed Bath & Beyond, The United Nations, and many more. He also runs the popular youtube channel, Sourcing With Kian.

#241 - Oren Schauble: How To Go From Product Idea To Market

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.

#240 - Sanya Deshpande, Oura Ring: Brand Marketing 101

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.

#238 - Clayton Chambers - Sprezza.xyz: Menswear, Culture & The Future of Commerce

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.

#233 - Lee Joselowitz, The Quality Edit: Affiliate & Performance Editorial For Brands

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.

#229 - Rob Willey: The CMO's Guide To Business Transformation

Rob Willey is the CMO at Cheribundi, a tart cherry juice company, and Emil Capital Partners, a mid-size private equity firm focused on innovative late stage startups in the CPG, health, wellness and beauty space. Previously, Rob served as CMO of TaskRabbit through it's acquisition by IKEA.

#227 - Gretchen Hollingsworth: Ink + Alloy - Wholesale 101 For DTC Brands

Gretchen Hollingsworth is the founder of Ink+Alloy, a fast growing jewelry and accessories brand featuring products built by skilled artisans in India. Formerly she founded Paddywax, an internationally iconic candle company. As founder and creative director, she designed products for retail behemoths Whole Foods, Urban Outfitters, West Elm, Crate and Barrel, and Target.

#226 - Courtney Klein: Storq - Maternity & Apparel. Going Niche To Win Big

Courtney Klein is the Founder & CEO of Storq, a maternity focused apparel brand. Having worked in creative & design for over a decade, at Razorfish and as a parter at NYC design firm Hard Candy shell, she saw a gap in the market for luxe basics for pregnancy, nursing, and parenthood.

#225 - Max Kislevitz: BALA - Disrupting Fitness Through Design

Max Kislevitz is the Cofounder of Bala, an LA based fitness accessories company. Max & his wife + cofounder Natalie Holloway were one of Shark Tank's all time hottest deals, ultimately securing financing from Mark Cuban and Maria Sharapova. Since then, the company has done upwards of 50M+ in revenue, has been worn by celebs & culture icons, introduced new product lines, and kicked off Balacize, a new digital platform for the brand.

#224 - Haris Memon: Miracle Brand - 30M ARR: How to break through the 8 Figure Ceiling

Haris Memon is the founder of Nameless Ventures, a holding co that launches high growth DTC brands. He is the founder of Miracle Brand, a functional home goods brand that has crossed 30M in ARR, as well as Seedwell, a holistic health & supplements brand which has demonstrated fast growth out of the gates. Haris has also served as an advisor and investor in several popular consumer and retail companies.

#220 - Steven Izen: Elements & Lokai - Finding Scale With Partnerships, Purpose, & Balance

Steven Izen is Founder & CEO of Elements and Lokai. Elements is a functional wellness drink, and Lokai is the popular jewelry brand known for bracelets including material sourced from the top of Mt. Everest and the bottom of the Dead Sea, and has official partnerships for collections with Disney, National Geographic, and major league sports like the NFL, NHL, NBA, WNBA, and MLB.

#217 - Oriel Davis-Lyons: How Spotify’s Head of Creative Builds Lasting Brands

Oriel Davis-Lyons is Head of Creative - Podcast & Talk at Spotify, and Founder of Corpleisure, an elevated WFH fashion & apparel line. He started his career in New Zealand, copywriting for Colenso BBDO, before moving to New York and joining both R/GA & Droga5 as Creative Director.

#214 - Sahand Dilmaghani: Terra Kaffe & Building Hardware In A Coffee Boom

Sahand Dilmaghani is the CEO & founder of Terra Kaffe, a cutting-edge espresso machine that transforms the entire experience of making coffee at home. Sahand started Terra Kaffe in 2017, which has raised over $14M to date.

#211 - Paul Michaux: Prose - Building to $100M ARR With Customized Hair Care

Paul Michaux is the co-founder & head of product at Prose, the DTC customized hair care brand. Michaux founded Prose in 2017 but he built up his expertise and knowledge of product, branding, & consumer goods working at P&G, Christian Dior, and L’Oréal.

#204 - Nicklaus Hasselberg: Every Man Jack - How The Largest US Mens Grooming Brand Runs Omnichannel Growth

Nick Hasselberg is the VP of Growth & eCommerce at Every Man Jack, a men’s grooming company. In 2019, Nick joined Every Man Jack. He oversees all of their marketplaces, digital lead growth, and internal media buying.

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