Why We're Bringing Together
With ecommerce and selling online evolving at such a rapid pace, we understand a lot of ecommerce founders and operators are not sure where to look for advice on what to do to continue to grow their brand.
On this virtual call, we’ll bring together ecommerce community leaders.
We’re providing an open forum to give one another an opportunity to ask questions, share what your brand is experiencing and how you’re pivoting, and provide suggestions on how to keep your business moving forward.
The Goal: To help others
Ecommerce Leaders
CASEY
ARMSTRONG
Chief Marketing Officer
ShipBob
Casey Armstrong is the CMO at Shipbob, which brings the 2-day and 3-day shipping experience that your customers want. Previously, Casey was the VP of Marketing at BigCommerce, an ecommerce platform with over 70,000 merchants. He has consistently acquired millions in net ARR, managed millions in spend, and driven billions of organic pageviews. In short, he knows how to grow a business.
Your Host
Previous weeks' founders + operators
ShipBob Ecommerce Operators Series
This is a live event that'll be recorded and shared with all registered.
Join us every week with ecommerce founders, aspiring entrepreneurs, marketers, supply chain managers, and DTC venture capitalists.
Ask questions. Share experiences. Provide solutions.
Weekly virtual Q&A series featuring ecommerce operators, founders, & VCs.
July 8th @ 3PM EST
Taylor Holiday
Founding Partner, 4x400
Jim Fosina
Founder & CEO, Amora Coffee
July 15th @ 3PM EST
Tiffany Zhong
CEO, Zebra IQ (Gen z Whisperer)
August 19th @ 3PM EST
Roderick Morris
Cofounder + President, Lovevery
July 29th @ 3PM EST
Introducing, "The Pitch"
This week's speakers
JIM FOSINA
Founder & CEO, Amora Coffee
Jim and his wife Marina launched their own Subscription Coffee business based on his keen understanding of what it takes to build and grow a business of this kind. Since its launch, Amora has acquired hundreds of thousands of customers for this direct to consumer subscription coffee brand. The company continues to grow rapidly as it expand its reach & engagement with customers profitably.
Jim understands the need for leaders to set an example for their team & in their marketplace. He continues to play an instrumental role in developing the next generation of business leaders thru his extensive Board tenure and service to Junior Achievement. Jim sets such a great example to his colleagues, employees and peers in his unwavering dedication to supporting the Juvenile Arthritis Foundation.
Each week, we're bringing in top tier venture capitalists and selecting one brand to "pitch" their business. VCs will give feedback and share what they look for and find important for long-term growth.
Lisa J
Founder and CEO, BK Beauty
Driven by a passion for beauty and mission of kindness, BK Beauty creates makeup products and tools that offer a luxurious feel with flawless performance.
We help make application effortless and inspire creativity, while celebrating beauty inside and out. With every purchase, a donation is made to inspire kindness.
This week's selected brand
DANA
VARRONE
Director of Operations
Organic Olivia
Organic Olivia's mission is to provide the best informational materials and products in the health & wellness industry to improve the quality of life of our customers.
Founder & CEO
Supply
PATRICK
CODDOU
We started to create an alternative. By operating lean, designing in-house, and crafting objects using the world’s finest materials, we have world class products that pass the test of time.
FERNANDA
GOMEZ OCEJO
Director of Supply Chain
Open Water
An all-aluminum ocean-friendly alternative to plastic bottled water. Sustainable packaging for plastic-free oceans.
Founder & CEO
Ample Foods
CONNOR
YOUNG
Ample is a great-tasting, complete meal replacement drink that combines the latest nutrition science with wholesome, real food ingredients that makes it easy to achieve optimal nutrition at your desk or on-the-go.
LEO
CARRILLO III
CEO & Co-Founder
Hair Craft Co.
Our mission is to help you achieve the desired hair style you've always wanted. Through quality natural ingredients at an affordable price, our pomade ultimately allows you to do the things you enjoy without worrying about your hair
MATT
DECAPIO
Chief Operating Officer
BOIE USA
Boie is reimagining personal care. From toothbrushes to body scrubbers, their eco-friendly and antibacterial products are crafted with modern ergonomic design for even better performance than disposable options. Based in New York City, all products are designed and manufactured in the USA.
MARC
FONTANETTA
Logistics Manager
BAKBlade
BAKblade is a DIY men’s back and body groomer designed to give the perfect shave. The BAKblade 2.0 has DryGlide safety blades that you can use wet or dry.
SARAH
RIBNER
CEO & Co-Founder
PiperWai
PiperWai deodorant is the first of its kind: a naturally powerful, aluminum-free deodorant that uses activated charcoal to absorb wetness and fight odor. Their award-winning product is certified vegan, cruelty free, and made in the US.
EMILY
SEWELL
VP of Supply Chain
Hubble Contacts
Hubble is an automated subscription service that delivers contact lenses to your doorstep every month for about $30. They were founded to offer consumers the high quality, affordable lenses they deserve.
ANDREW
FARIS
Chief Executive Officer
4x400
4x400 is a holding company that launches and grows ECommerce brands. I work with a talented team of brand managers to ensure that the "growth" part happens through 360º marketing strategies.
President & Founder | Think Crucial
From 2008, Chad started and grew (Think Crucial) one vacuum filter into over 1,000 different SKUs as he added replacement filters and accessories for all major home appliances. Chad also helped found, Skubana.com, which solves the most serious problems of order processing and inventory management.
CHAD
RUBIN
STEFAN
WEITZ
CEO & Founder
Jetson
Jetson is the world's only seasonal probiotic. Founded by Stefan Weitz and Kiley Taslitz Anderson in June 2019, Jetson is dedicated to helping Americans get healthy through the gut. Delivered fresh each month, Jetson's seasonal probiotics provide specific formulations tailored to address the body’s unique needs year-round for as little as $30 a month.
JON
CORWIN
Director of Growth Marketing
One Click Venture: Readers
As Director of Growth Marketing, Corwin leads the Growth team's data-driven approach to new marketing channel strategy, execution, and optimization as well as strategic partnerships with a core focus on identifying and scaling customer acquisition opportunities.
Co-Founder & CEO
Black Wolf
At Black Wolf, we’re reinventing the men’s grooming category, one product at a time. Simple, effective, and reliable skincare products - delivered right to your door. Extra effective skincare for guys. Without the extra. A simple formula for better skin, created specifically for a guy’s chemistry.
SAM
LEWKOWICT
MICHAEL
PETERS
Vice President
TB12
TB12 is a health, wellness, and fitness brand that sells supplements, apparel, exercise equipment, protein powders, and much more. Whether you’re a professional athlete or simply want to stay active, TB12 is centered around a holistic philosophy for health and wellness by using workouts and nutrition to help you do what you love, longer.
NIK
SHARMA
Advisor, Investor
Sanzo | Caraway | Judy
Today, Nik is an investor and advisor in some of the leading and up and coming digitally native brands where he is helping to lead them through unimaginable growth. In this session, Nik will be playing the role of investor + advisor to Caraway, Sanzo, Judy, and many others.
Ecommerce Advisor
Hoonigan and Leno's Garage.
One of the most highly regarded independent consultants in his industry, Kurt Elster is a Senior Ecommerce Consultant who helps Shopify merchants uncover hidden profits in their websites.
KURT
ELSTER
RYAN
TREFT
Founder & Partner
Coalatree | Peejamas
Peejamas is your alternative to diapers. They are absorbent, reusable potty training pants.
Coalatree brings elements of the outdoors and the city life together by designing functional, stylish apparel and accessories you can take anywhere, from MTN 2 CTY.
GERARD
ECKER
Founder & CEO
Ocean & Co
Based in New York, Ocean and Co. sells high-quality jewelry and eco-friendly accessories with a mission to raise awareness of the impact that pollution has on our oceans. They donate a portion of each sale to organizations that are actively cleaning the oceans and create educational materials to reduce ocean pollution.
ANASTASIA
ALLISON
Founder & CEO
Kula Cloth
Kula Cloth is a reusable, intentionally designed antimicrobial pee cloth product that eliminates toilet paper waste in the wilderness. It’s a great Leave No Trace alternative that’s both comfortable and has a positive impact on the environment.
LANIE
DEPASQUALE
Director of Digital
Kopari Beauty
At Kopari, we coconut like we give a damn. We're unnaturally obsessed with all things au naturel. We're passionate about products that make you look gorgeous with ingredients that make you feel great. personal care. bodycare.
This week's speaker
KIRSTEN GREEN
Founding Partner, Forerunner Ventures
Combining a unique and unconventional blend of professional history and acquired investment experience, Kirsten formed San Francisco-based Forerunner Ventures in 2010, where she serves as Founder and Managing Partner. Noticing that consumer preferences were influx and business processes were ripe for improvement, Kirsten developed a pacesetter mentality and analytical eye to remain ahead of experience-driven trends and identify compelling platforms and visionary entrepreneurs.
As a founder, Kirsten has lead efforts to raise over $750M from leading institutional investors and Forerunner has invested in more than 85 companies. She currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors at Glossier, Faire, Ritual, The Yes, Curated among other Forerunner portfolio companies. She also served on the board of Dollar Shave Club and Bonobos, two Forerunner portfolio companies with notable sale transactions.
This week's speakers
TAYLOR HOLIDAY
Founding Partner, 4x400
Taylor Holiday is the CEO of Common Thread Collective, a digital growth agency, and Founding Partner of 4x400, a modern holidng company for building a collection of digitally native brands. He's a former professional baseball player who lucked into entrepreneurship over a decade ago, Taylor lives in Southern California with his amazing wife and three kids — “who are my world.”
EDWARD WIMMER
Owner, ROAD iD
Edward Wimmer is the co-founder and CEO of ROAD iD, a premier line of safety identification tags and bracelets for runner id, cyclist id, medical id, bicycling id, and emergency medical id. Founded in 1999, they’ve grown from Edward and his dad in the basement to 45 staff and shipping millions of units.
