Elevate Your Brand

After joining HUNTER in 2008, Michael established and built the firm’s Social & Digital Media Group from a team of one to a robust group of more than fifty social strategists, community managers, media planners/buyers, copywriters and influencer specialists. As HUNTER’s Chief Digital & Social Officer, Michael now oversees the entire Digital Group, providing ongoing counsel and acting as le...

Lisa Sigman and Tania Shah have over 35 years of experience as lawyers representing new and growing businesses. As attorneys and entrepreneurs, Lisa and Tania understand the dedication and hard work it takes to keep a business running and successful. Together, they founded In The Know Legal, which is mission-driven to provide women business owners with professional legal protection. In The Know Le...

Dana Varrone is a leading business executive with 20 years of experience in the health and wellness industry. She is currently the VP of strategic partnerships and business development at Lumen, the world’s first metabolic tracking device through the breath. Dana applies her values from coaching to the business world - set ambitious goals, adapt to move forward and focus on the customer always to...

Fernanda Carapinha is the founder of WE Global Studios. WE Global Studios is the first full-stack startup Innovation Studio & digital DIY Platform that powers the success of women entrepreneurs around the world. Run by women for women, WE Global Studios nurtures talent and their companies through a very unique and tailor-made company-building process focused on five strategic tracks inspired b...

Jennifer McKnight, President and Co-Founder of Bright Future Foods, the makers of Airly Climate Friendly Snacks - Jen has spent over 20 years in consumer packaged goods working on a range of iconic brands.  She passionately believes climate change is a colossal challenge that needs bold solutions NOW, that’s why she made the decision to dedicate all her efforts toward driving innovative solutions...

Laurel Orley is  CEO and Co-Founder of Daily Crunch Snacks, a women-owned and non-GMO healthy snack company. Laurel spent thirteen years building brands at Unilever and had the opportunity to work on well-known brands like Lipton Tea, the Ragu line of sauces, Dove Body Wash, and the Dove Men’s line of products. She has a unique approach on what is needed to succeed as a brand.  Laurel Mintz, found...

Organic and clean beauty formulator, Melissa Jochim, has realized her highest achievement as the founder of high®. Expertly formulated with BioCanna® and hempseed oil, one of the most nutrient abundant skincare ingredients, every high® product nourishes the skin and sets a new high for clean beauty standards. Laurel Mintz, founder and CEO of award-winning marketing agency Elevate My Brand, explore...

Olivia was born in the Midwest and raised in Northern California by parents who immigrated from Taiwan. Growing up, she loved the treats her relatives brought from Taiwan, and especially the warm memories of making boba tea together at home. After graduating from UC Berkeley, she managed partner relationships at a tech startup, where she met Pauline. She earned an MBA/MA from The Wharton School &a...

Brooks Addington is the CEO of TÖST, which is a dry sparkling beverage that provides the celebratory air of Champagne without the alcohol. It’s made of an all-natural blend of white tea, white cranberry, and ginger and lets you enjoy both the health benefits of sparkling water and the thrill of sparkling wine. TÖST got its start at some of the country's finest restaurants and hotels and quick...

Winemaker and Entrepreneur Grant Hemingway is dedicated to making quality wine accessible. He has spent the last 17 harvests in the industry working across a range of roles from vineyard manager, to technical positions, and general business management. He’s stretched the limits of wine by working with everything from kegs to cans as well as bottles. Grant co-founded Libby with John Green in June 2...

Nick Mendoza is Co-Founder & CEO of Neptune, a mission-driven snack food brand bringing convenience to the seafood category while educating consumers that seek more high-quality, responsible fish in their diets. From an upbringing on a New Mexico cattle ranch, Nick developed food system and seafood supply chain expertise working in eight countries and doing disruptive projects with commercial...

Elenita was founded by friends and classmates Jordan Dil and Mikel Noriega during their MBA at UCLA Anderson. Looking to break out of the traditional corporate mold, and follow a less traveled entrepreneurial path, they were inspired by their love of mezcal to create something new and special.  Elenita is under one year old and expanding distribution, as more-and-more retailers are captivated by t...

Tired of sacrificing quality and ethical standards in the name of profits, after having spent many years working with large beauty brands, Karima El-hakkaoui co-founded Six Gldn to provide consumers with a better option. Six Gldn, based on 400 years of Korean herbal remedies, uses advancements in science to refine, hone and maximize the potential of each ingredient for outstanding efficacy and res...

Bonnie Shah is the VP of Marketing & Innovation at L.A. Libations, a next-generation beverage incubator. L.A. Libations connects with entrepreneurs from across the globe in search of brands that stand out in emerging beverage categories such as plant-based, functional, healthy digestion and natural energy. Laurel Mintz, founder and CEO of award-winning marketing agency Elevate My Brand , explo...

Connie Lo is the co-founder of Three Ships , an all-natural, vegan skincare brand on a mission to make clean beauty accessible for all women by providing 100% plant-derived, certified cruelty-free skincare products all under $40. At Three Ships, Connie spearheads strategic partnerships, vendor + retailer management, brand strategy, and sales. Laurel Mintz, founder and CEO of award-winning marketin...

Sisters Kaitie Sjostedt and Lisa Strandberg founded The Shore Line, an independent women’s resort wear brand founded in 2021, made by women for women, featuring effortless feminine silhouettes with a salty spirit of coastal living. Inspired by their childhood growing up on the coast of Florida on the beach, swimming, surfing and everything in between, Lisa and Kaitie built a brand that transitions...

Bonnie Giangrande started RENU Naturals nearly a decade ago out of a personal need for clean healthy selfcare products. At that time, Bonnie was recently diagnosed with an auto-immune disease called Hashimoto’s, and wanted to lead a healthier lifestyle. Bonnie started seeking out natural products for herself and her family and was surprised at the “green-washing” that was taking place in the indus...

Joline Rivera changed the trajectory of the male-dominated, fast-growing $10 billion cannabis industry in 2017 as the only minority woman to launch a media brand, beginning with the launch of Kitchen Toke, a visually driven print and digital property reporting on culinary cannabis for health and wellness. Kitchen Toke is the definitive source on cooking with cannabis and teaching individuals how t...

VanTrang Manges is the founder of Green Mustache, a Brooklyn-based, woman- and minority-owned business focused on creating innovative, delicious plant-based snacks. Everything they do stems from our commitment to plant-based living because they believe the food you eat should both feel good and BE good. To further that goal, Green Mustache also strives to have zero food waste and achieve this by d...

Named one of Goldman Sachs’ 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs Award and Business Insider’s “Top 16 Power Player Execs in AD Video Streaming Space”, Damian Pelliccione leads the finance, business development and advertising sales / operations departments at Revry. Revry is now the world's largest Queer Network, reaching over 280 million households and devices. Revry was also featured on the co...

Kara Landau is a world leading expert registered dietitian who specializes in PRE-biotics and the role that gut healthy nutrition plays in improving your mood. The founder of the venture backed digestive and gut friendly functional snacking brand Uplift Food - Good Mood Food - which offers patent protected, clinically proven Prebiotic Puffs, Gut Happy Cookies, and more; Karas mission is to offer p...

Jilliene Helman is the Founder and CEO of RealtyMogul, an online real estate marketplace that gives everyday investors access to institutional-quality commercial real estate deals in dozens of markets across the country. Since 2012, RealtyMogul members have collectively invested over $850 million into $4.7 billion of real estate nationwide (as of March 31, 2022). Jilliene holds Series 7, 24 and 63...

Jessica Koehler is the Founder and CEO of Magna Dea, LLC. Her company was born from the idea that taking care of yourself and your planet go hand in hand, and she holds a patent for her upcoming product that will accomplish both ideals.  Her company is certified by WBENC, Leaping Bunny, and is a member of 1% for the Planet. You can find her Roman inspired aromatherapy, hair and body products at ww...

Anthony is the French chef and founder of Pastreez, an online macaron bakery. Graduated from Le Cordon Bleu Paris, his wife and him handcraft authentic macarons daily. It ships it fresh to your door, wherever you are in the United States! 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 Angeles and t...

Martha Carlin, is a Citizen Scientist, systems thinker, wife of Parkinson’s warrior, John Carlin, and founder of The BioCollective , a microbiome company expanding the reach of science. Since John’s diagnosis in 2002, Martha began learning the science of agriculture, nutrition, environment, infectious disease, Parkinson’s pathology and much more. In 2014, when the first research was published show...