EEE 2024 Speakers

Daymond John is CEO and Founder of FUBU, a much-celebrated global lifestyle brand, and a pioneer in the fashion industry with over $6 billion in product sales. He is an award-winning entrepreneur, and he has received over 35 awards. Daymond is celebrating his 11th season on ABC’s Shark Tank.

Ezra Firestone is a renowned entrepreneur and speaker, known for his innovative strategies in the eCommerce space. As the Founder of Smart Marketer, Co-Founder and CEO of BOOM by Cindy Joseph and Zipify Apps, and the Chief Strategy Officer of oVertone Color, Ezra is a respected thought leader, inspiring countless entrepreneurs with his insights and expertise.

Jim Hamel has built a career on global experiences in finance surrounding manufacturing, distribution, marketing and sales of branded, consumer products and services. He is the CEO of Swanson Health, with the mission of sharing wellness and nutrition directly with others. He is passionate about the products he works with and the partners and colleagues with whom he collaborates.

Tero Isokauppila is the CEO of Four Sigmatic, a global mental wellness company using functional mushrooms. He's been recognized as a top food activist, featured in notable publications including Time, Forbes, Buzzfeed and GQ, and is a sought-after speaker with a realm of experience.

Michelle Rittenhouse is the VP of Product at Framebridge, a custom framing service on a mission to help people frame the things they love. Michelle has a background in business development, competitive analysis, and financial modeling. She is currently based out of Washington DC.

Rene Delgado is the Founder and CEO of The Indoor Golf Shop, an online retailer, distributor, and manufacturer of premium indoor golf products. Since establishing The Indoor Golf Shop in 2017, Rene has skillfully scaled the company’s operations securing a spot in the top 10% of the INC 5000 list twice.

Steve O'Dell is the Co-Founder and CEO of Tenzo, a matcha tea company that has revolutionized the way Americans look at caffeine. He founded Tenzo in 2016 with the mission of empowering people to reach their full potential, through clean caffeine matcha drinks that are full of antioxidants and anti-inflammatories.

Amanda Kwasniewicz has worked in the customer experience space for the last 10 years at some of the internet's favorite brands like Hulu, Casper, and Thinx. She joined Love Wellness as the first employee 5 years ago and has since helped the brand through launches into Target, Ulta, Amazon and most recently Walmart.

Dylan Whitman is the CEO and Co-Founder of Inveterate, a loyalty program software for merchants to empower their most committed customers with an elevated level of customer experience. Dylan is based in Charleston, SC, and is passionate about building love and profit on Shopify stores. He is also an active investor in leading eCommerce platforms including Grin, Gorgias, and Molomo.

Andrea Crass is an accomplished omni-channel marketing executive. She has a proven track record for delivering revenue-driving marketing strategy; all facets of creative and advertising execution, as well as media buying. She is currently the Chief Marketing Officer at Swanson Health, and is based out of Fargo, North Dakota.

Co-Founder of Future Commerce, a startup disrupting retail trade media. Future Commerce is a media company that is dedicated to the discovery and exchange of ideas that lead to future-altering outcomes for us and the world around us. They offer a vertically-oriented podcast that's specific to the world of retail, trusted by nearly 20K people on a monthly basis, with a unique voice and a diverse group of contributors, viewpoints and opinions.

Jan Ghandi is the Head of Partnerships for Commerce and Messaging at Meta. She specializes in strategic input into Meta's partnership goals, product roadmaps, and value exchange, while monitoring global goals across ads, signals and integration KPIs.

Georgiy Slobodenyk is a tech-savvy problem-solver with a passion for efficiency and a love for diving deep into any topic. He enjoys working on challenging problems and creating tools to help streamline processes. In his free time, you can find him hitting the pavement for a run, drumming in VR or exploring the latest advancements in technology.

Megan Blissick is an experienced startup, retail, marketing, and ecommerce team player. She is currently the Head of Partnerships at Retention.com, and is responsible for building and scaling a best-in-class partnerships program to service the thousands of system integrators, marketing agencies, and dev agencies.

​​Kevin Kline is an experienced channel sales and market research professional currently managing Recharge’s global partnerships. He has spent over a decade in e-commerce helping clients, customers and manufacturers succeed.

Matt leads Shopify’s audience marketing and insights team. He aims to accelerate growth for all merchants using Shopify’s suite of leading unified commerce solutions including Plus, Payments, POS Pro, B2B and more.

Yenney is a seasoned direct-to-consumer marketer spearheading retention efforts for Underlining, a beauty and cosmetics innovator. With a proven track record in launching successful cross-platform campaigns, Yenney specializes in data-driven approaches to drive brand growth, DTC revenue, and optimize the customer journey for long-term retention and brand loyalty.

Michael Janiak is the Executive Creative Director & Co-Founder at Pattern, a digital design and eCommerce agency that helps brands succeed in the experience economy. Pattern works with founders, disruptors and visionaries to find their place at the intersection of culture, community & commerce.

Sharon is a seasoned sales and business development leader with over 14 years of experience in SaaS, digital retail, ecommerce, and marketing. She is currently the Senior Vice President of Sales and Partnerships at Feedonomics, where she leads the sales and partnerships teams for the leading product feed optimization and syndication platform.

Kevin is an eCommerce and digital marketing director with more than 10 years’ experience leading teams and developing omni-channel marketing strategies that help brands grow, convert, and retain.

Ellen Zhang is the Strategic Partnership Manager at Gorgias, and is based out of Los Angeles. She enjoys traveling and sharing Gorgias’ unique CX features with brands and agencies. Gorgias provides an integrated helpdesk for e-commerce brands, making it easy to deliver personalized support and automation across multiple channels.

Trey is a Senior Agency Partnerships Manager at Amazon, leveraging his expertise to develop strategic alliances and foster collaborative partnerships within the ecommerce ecosystem.

Isaac Newton is the co-founder of Pattern, a creatively led digital agency. He focuses on designing award winning experiences for the brands. Isaac has had the privilege to work with a number of start-ups and consumer brands in the areas of e-commerce, digital design and brand development. He is currently based out of San Francisco, CA.

Matt Kanfer is the Lead Merchant Success Manager at Rebuy. He specializes in advising and collaborating with Shopify merchants to create intelligent shopping experiences. Matt has a background in eCommerce and Marketing, and is currently based out of Denver, CO.

Jonathan Packer is the Co-Founder of G.O.A.T Foods. Since it’s inception in 2020, G.O.A.T Foods has created a family of gourmet brands (Licorice.com, Pretzels.com, Chocolate.com, Caramels.com, and more to come!) G.O.AT. Foods is a direct-to-consumer company focusing on self-consumption as well as gifting.

Martina is a Senior Partner Manager at Buy with Prime, and leverages over 6 years working with Amazon. She utilizes her expertise to foster strategic alliances and cultivate collaborative partnerships within the vibrant eCommerce ecosystem.

Jon Cairo is the Lead Solutions Engineer at Elevar and an expert in many aspects of tagging and tracking. Jon joined Elevar in 2021 after running and selling several of his own Shopify e-commerce businesses. His technical expertise and understanding of the challenges merchants face have made him an invaluable asset to the Elevar ecosystem.

Samuel leads Global Strategy, Operations and Partnerships for eBay Advertising . He is responsible for sales and ads operations, optimizing the effectiveness and efficiency of a sales force delivering $1B+ eCommerce Advertising Business, and for developing partnerships with the largest listing integrators and agencies.