Elevate Your Brand

Julie Tucker joined The Associated Press as the Director of Global Marketing in 2018. After beginning her career on the agency side at shops like Saatchi & Saatchi London and TBWA/London, Julie made the switch to client-side to lead marketing team at The New York Times. This was the team created and launched the Truth campaign in partnership with Droga5. In her role at the AP, Julie oversees 1...

Mr. Lewendon is a partner at The Giannuzzi Group LLP, a law firm that concentrates on the representation of high-growth consumer products companies. Since 2007, Mr. Lewendon has focused his practice on helping consumer products entrepreneurs grow their companies – by navigating both the day-to-day hurdles and the tent-pole obstacles and opportunities a consumer products company must navigate on it...

Back when working in an office all day, Matt Kornberg, Founder of Corsa Botanical Tonics, first discovered the power of beautiful exotic drinks to transport him to a happier place, like a vacation in a bottle. Since then, he has embarked on a never-ending journey to travel the globe meeting chefs, farmers, bartenders and other tastemakers in order to tell their stories of history, culture and natu...

Dr. Shuting Hu is one of the youngest cosmetic scientists awarded by IFSCC (The International Federation of Societies of Cosmetic Chemists). Dr. Shuting Hu was awarded the prestigious IFSCC Henry Maso Award for young cosmetic scientists in 2013, due to her contribution on the development of novel natural ingredients for skin health. Aiming to transfer her research into commercial value that can be...

Sabrina Merage Naim is the Principal of Echo Capital Group, a Los Angeles-based venture capital fund focused on disruptive consumer packaged goods startups. ECHO combines decades of operational expertise with the dynamic insights of a young team, providing growth capital and strategic collaboration to elevate innovative companies in the consumer product space to a new level. Laurel Mintz, founder...

Torus Pet is a New Zealand based pet business focused on developing innovative solutions for pet hydration. Owned and operated by Danit and Nathan Lawrence, the range is based around the unique filtered Torus water bowl. Designed to give pet parents peace of mind that their loved pets have a source of fresh water all day, Torus is a growing brand in the USA and Europe. Laurel Mintz, founder and CE...

Danielle is the CEO and co-founder of Coconut Cartel, a premium rum brand based in Miami, FL making waves in B-commerce (Booze-commerce; "quasi DTC" liquor brands). Growing up in Guatemala, she developed a passion and taste for the region's unique agricultural goods and premium exports. Danielle initially started the brand by importing fresh coconuts from Central America to Miami&ap...

Aaron Gailmor is the Founder and Chief Eats Officer of Brass Roots, a New Orleans-based healthy snack food brand pioneering the Sacha Inchi Seed (aka the Inca-Peanut) in the US. Aaron aims to help kids and adults through Sacha Inchi's nutrition and nut-substitute nature, while empowering kids from less fortunate backgrounds in New Orleans and Southeast Asia where the seed is grown. Aaron is a...

Gadiel Morantes is president at Early Growth. He works closely with early stage entrepreneurs and founders providing them with mentorship, guidance and outsourced accounting, finance, tax, controller & CFO level solutions for their organizations. He works with many of these organizations at different stages of their lifecycle from inception through exit. He is an accomplished executive with 20...

Harrison Fugman is the CEO and Cofounder of The Naked Market. Harrison was previously the Head of Credit Suisse’s Venture Capital Coverage business. While at Credit Suisse, Harrison worked in the New York, Hong Kong & San Francisco offices with well-known corporates including; Wal-mart, 7-11, & Alibaba (to name a few). He was also part of the firm’s fast track employee program becoming a V...

Brittney Ogike is the Founder and CEO of BEAUTYBEEZ, the premier beauty retailer for women of color. BEAUTYBEEZ offers a 3300 sq ft North Hollywood flagship and e-commerce site that features a selection of over 200 brands within beauty, bath-and-body, skin essentials and haircare, including wigs and extensions. In addition to leading BEAUTYBEEZ, Brittney runs Prima Sports, a lifestyle management f...

Named one of Forbes 30 Under 30, Founder and CEO of Compartés, Jonathan Grahm, is known as one of the youngest and most prolific artisan chocolatiers in the country. He began at the age of 15, and driven by his passion, reinvigorated Compartés by the time he was 25. Despite no formal culinary or business training, he has grown Compartés, an LA tradition since 1950, into an international brand, pro...

Founder of Wilde brands who made an impossible snack possible through relentless innovation and never taking no for an answer. Serial entrepreneur who failed at his first company, Feed Granola but learned the importance of having a differentiated product and applied that to his next adventure, Wilde Chips. Laurel Mintz, founder and CEO of award-winning marketing agency Elevate My Brand, explores s...

Tulani Elisa is the VP of Social Media at FOX Entertainment. She's worked in the digital space for 10+ years across sectors. She has a passion for diverse and impactful strategies that speak to the times and help take brands to the next level. Laurel Mintz, founder and CEO of award-winning marketing agency Elevate My Brand, explores some of the most exciting new and growing brands in Los Ange...

Courtney Cowan, founder and owner of Milk Jar Cookies, earned her baking stripes in her mother’s kitchen, sneaking spoonfuls of cookie dough during the process. In her spare time during her job as a Post Producer in Los Angeles, Courtney began perfecting her own cookie recipes in the kitchen of her one-bedroom apartment. After earning rave reviews, in the spring of 2013, she opened the doors to Mi...

Dulari is a proven entrepreneur, investor, and brand builder. Dulari is the co-Founder of Synergy Ventures. She invests in and is an advisor to mission-driven early-stage and growth companies. Across CPG, tech, and healthcare, her investments have a combined market cap of over $2.5B. Previously, she co-founded Phenomenon, an award-winning agency working with Fortune 500 brands. She bootstrapped th...

Irene founded and created LEMONKIND in 2016, with a mission to make 100% natural beverages that are not only both delicious and better-for-you but also accessible to anyone ready to build on beneficial, sustainable self-care. Since then, LEMONKIND has been one of the top selling juice brands on Amazon, and has continued to grow year after year. With LEMONKIND, Irene continues to support, inform an...

As an executive in the entertainment business for over a decade, Michelle's expertise and focus is leading creative brand marketing campaigns and securing partnerships for her artists as VP brand marketing at Epic Records with clients including Travis Scott, Rick Ross, Black Eyed Peas, Wu Tang Clan, Madison Beer and Meghan Trainor. As a change agent, philanthropy, diversity & inclusion an...

As co-founder and chairperson of GOODFISH, Justin Guilbert is on a mission to make a tangible contribution towards transforming hyper-consumer culture into a formidable engine toward a positive social and environmental outcome. Early in his career, Justin managed marketing as an executive for L’Oreal. In 2010, he co-founded Harmless Harvest, the world’s first sustainably harvested, organic coconut...

Phoenix Gonzalez is the co-founder and inventor of Silked.co a beauty bedding brand focused on travel and wellbeing products as well as one of the co-founder of dotstudioPRO of a video distribution technology/entertainment company. With over 15 years of experience in business development and sales, her passion and profession lie at the intersection of beauty, media, and technology. Laurel Mintz, f...

When she was younger, Beatrice Dixon suffered with bacterial vaginosis for eight months. One night, an ancestor gave her the ingredients to heal herself in a dream. From that insightful dream, she created the formula for a healthy, clean feminine wash. In 2014, Dixon launched The Honey Pot Company, a plant-based feminine hygiene line created with a goal to provide women with a healthy alternative...

Stevon is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, speaker, and corporate consultant. In his private practice, he specializes in working with adults struggling with Impostor Syndrome. He has been a featured expert for various major television and media platforms, including the Oprah Winfrey Network, Bustle Magazine, Thrive Global, and Entrepreneur Magazine. As a corporate consultant, he has facil...

Ashley Sumner is the CEO & Founder of Quilt. Quilt is a social platform for women to start and join live audio-based conversations. Her startup career started 12 years ago in NYC at a matchmaking company. With an intuitive ability to bring people together, she turned her passion into a career as a community developer for brands such as NeueHouse, Wanderlust, Breakout and One Roof ultimately le...

Rachel is founder and CEO of Productable SaaS, a software that drives innovative ideas to successful outcomes. She has worked across large corporations as an innovation consultant, venture backed startups as Mark Cuban's innovation right hand, and world class research institutions as an innovation success researcher with MIT. She is passionate about democratizing the innovation process so peo...

Dana is the Founder and Co-President of Barefoot Scientist, overseeing brand, marketing and partnerships while leading development for the company’s growing slate of premium foot care products. She hopes to inspire people to treat their feet in the same specialized way that they care for their face, hair and body. Before launching Barefoot Scientist, Dana helped invent the company’s award-winning...