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Reza Khadjavi
Shoelace

Reza is CEO at Shoelace where he helps DTC brands generate more revenue and build brand equity with Customer Journey Retargeting.

Vivian Kaye
KinkyCurlyYaki

Vivian founded  KinkyCurlyYaki, a textured hair extensions company, and has scaled it to over 1 million in annual revenue.  Vivian and KinkyCurlyYaki have been featured in Black Enterprise, Ebony Magazine, Refinery21, and more.

Ben Clark
Boosted Boards

Ben has over 8 years of growth marketing experience, and currently oversees growth for Boosted Boards, the leader in electric skateboards. His focus is on lifecycle marketing, and email from acquisition through repeat sale.

Nathan Rothstein
Project Repat

Nathan Rothstein is a co-founder at Project Repat. Repat makes it easy and affordable for people to upcycle their t-shirt memories into t-shirt quilts. All quilts are made in the US, and since launching in 2012, Repat has diverted over 5 million t-shirts from landfills. In 2016, they were named one of the fastest growing retail companies in the country by Inc Magazine.

Joe Tatarski
Tomorrow

Joe is cofounder of the Tomorrow agency, and formerly SVP at the Born Group. Joe is the trusted digital resource for Brands like Bombas, Foot Locker, Simply Gum and many more.

Alexandra Ferguson
Fame House

Alex is the D2C Marketing Director at Fame House (a UMG subsidiary). She oversees the D2C Marketing department, a team that provides world-class strategies and creative to drive revenue for 400+ artist stores (including Eminem, The Rolling Stones, and The Dolan Twins).

Sean Riley
Dude Products

From the spare bedroom to distribution nationwide, Sean has lead the DUDE Wipes teams efforts to continue their explosive E-commerce and Brick & Mortar Distribution. From launch, to his appearance on Shark Tank, Sean has built the DUDE brand from the ground up.

Ben Jabbawy
Privy

Ben is the founder and CEO of Privy. He’s worked with thousands of ecommerce merchants, helping them drive hundreds of millions of conversions and Billions in ecommerce sales.

Erica Ayotte
Privy

Erica is the Director of Customer Success at Privy. Her background in marketing at Constant Contact and Hootsuite helped define her approach to digital marketing for small businesses, and she now oversees conversion training, support and customer success for all Privy merchants. Erica has worked closely with the Minnesota Vikings, Fracture, Poopurri, Emmy’s Organics and thousands more.

Kristen Curtiss
Privy

Kristen is the manager of customer success at Privy. Her experience at both Agencies, and small business marketing at Constant Contact makes her a power house for D2C brands looking to increase conversions. Kristen works closely with brands like FIGS, HINT, Vanity Planet and more to accelerate growth.

Emily Green
Privy

Emily oversees conversion training, education and consulting at Privy. She’s quickly become the trusted conversion resource for brands like Keen Footwear, Patagonia Worn Wear, Eileen Fisher Renew, Furbo Dog Camera, and so many more.

Josh Mendelsohn
Privy

Josh brings his marketing chops and lifelong passion for jam bands, craft beer, and SMBs to the team at Privy. Having spent time working at SMB and ecommerce leaders like Constant Contact and Salsify, he has a deep understanding of how to help small and medium sized ecommerce businesses be all that they can be. 

Network with other small ecommerce business leaders and build a peer group of other entrepreneurs who are scaling D2C businesses.