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2023
LA FALL
2023
Our speakers and discussion hosts have been there, done that. They are here to share their experiences in creating multimillion-dollar online brands, explaining exactly how they got there. From revenue scaling and tech stack building to hiring and capital raising, we’ll cover a lot in one day. And we know how valuable your time is - that’s why we only hand pick retail leaders and tech providers with inspiring stories and important, practical lessons.
GROW. LA
18 OCT
FALL
2023
The next generation of retail conferences
23 OCT 2023
8 AM
6 PM
TIME
SPEAKERS
SESSION
TOPIC
08:50
AM
GREG ASHTON, CEO, GROW
WELCOME
Welcome and introduction
WELCOME
VALENTINE
speakers description
09:10
AM
NADIA BOUJARWAH + NORA ALI
INTERVIEW
How to effectively access an underserved market through strategic marketing iniatives and campaigns
INTERVIEW
VALENTINE
NADIA BOUJARWAH, CO-FOUNDER & CEO, DIA & CO INTERVIEWED BY NORA ALI, CO-HOST, BUSINESS CASUAL BY MORNING BREW
09:30
AM
KIMBERLY KREUZBERGER +JOHN GOODWIN
FIRESIDE
How to grow a loyal customer base by moving away from big tech platforms and third-party data
FIRESIDE
VALENTINE
KIMBERLY KREUZBERGER, CEO, CRAVINGS BY CHRISSY TEIGEN & FOUNDER, PIVOT PROJECTS + JOHN GOODWIN, EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR, KLAVIYO
09:50
AM
DANNY COORSH+HITHA HERZOG
INTERVIEW
How Athletic Greens Thinks About Customer Acquisition Costs
INTERVIEW
VALENTINE
DANNY COORSH, VP, STRATEGIC PROJECTS, ATHLETIC GREENS INTERVIEWED BY HITHA HERZOG, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, PARSONS SCHOOL OF DESIGN
10:10
AM
JAMIE LEVY+ STEPHEN PINTO
FIRESIDE
Leading Product Vision in a Marketing-led Organization
FIRESIDE
VALENTINE
JAMIE LEVY, HEAD OF ENGAGEMENT, NORTH AMERICA, SHOPIFY PLUS + STEPHEN PINTO, DIRECTOR, PRODUCT MANAGEMENT - ECOMMERCE, DR. SQUATCH
10:30
AM
CHLOE SONGER & STUART AHLUM + HELLEY KOHAN
FIRESIDE
Circularity as the Future of Sustainability and Customer Retention
FIRESIDE
VALENTINE
CHLOE SONGER & STUART AHLUM, CO-FOUNDERS, THOUSAND FELL, INTERVIEWED BY SHELLEY KOHAN, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
10:50
AM
JORDAN GUTMAN + AMANDA COUTURE
FIRESIDE
Why CBD Brand Foria Wellness Relies on Loyalty to Build their Brand
FIRESIDE
VALENTINE
JORDAN GUTMAN, GM OF LOYALTY AND REFERRALS, YOTPO + AMANDA COUTURE, SR. DIRECTOR, ECOMMERCE & RETENTION, FORIA WELLNESS
11:10
AM
SOFIA LAURELL , LINDSAY MCCORMICK + HITHA HERZOG
INTERVIEW
Turning customers into advocates / How to build true loyalty
INTERVIEW
VALENTINE
SOFIA LAURELL, CO-FOUNDER & CO-CEO, TINY ORGANICS; LINDSAY MCCORMICK, FOUNDER & CEO, BITE INTERVIEWED BY HITHA HERZOG, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, PARSONS SCHOOL OF DESIGN
11:30
AM
BRANDON BROWN + STEVEN BORRELLI
FIRESIDE
Treat Creators like their brand revolves around them
FIRESIDE
VALENTINE
BRANDON BROWN, CEO AND FOUNDER, GRIN + STEVEN BORRELLI, CEO AND FOUNDER, CUTS CLOTHING
11:50
AM
CLAIRE MORILLO + SARA FISCHER
INTERVIEW
The Importance of Building Brand Vision and How to Successfully Integrate It
INTERVIEW
VALENTINE
CLAIRE MORILLO, VP OF INNOVATION, RITUAL INTERVIEWED BY SARA FISCHER, MEDIA REPORTER, AXIOS
Building the most trusted brand for every day health. Claire Morillo, GM at Ritual, will chat building a vision-driven brand and the secret to accomplishing it – from product innovation and improvements to building an unstoppable community and marketing a brand that challenges culture today.
12:10
PM
BRIAN ANDERSON + ALBERT CHONG
FIRESIDE
Headless Commerce - ILIA's Beauty Journey with Nacelle
FIRESIDE
VALENTINE
BRIAN ANDERSON, CEO, NACELLE + ALBERT CHONG, VP, DIGITAL, ILIA BEAUTY
12:45
PM
LAURA DOWLING
GROW THERAPHY TABLE
The mindset needed to scale - how to approach team building and funding in a fast-growing apparel company
GROW THERAPHY TABLE
OUTDOOR
LAURA DOWLING, CMO, DIGITAL BRANDS GROUP
12:45
PM
SAHRA NGUYEN + SELA SERAFIN
GROW THERAPHY TABLE
Actively learning and exploring the bridge between Web3 and Consumer
GROW THERAPHY TABLE
OUTDOOR
SAHRA NGUYEN, FOUNDER, NGUYEN COFFEE SUPPLY; SELA SERAFIN, STRATEGIST, AV SQUAD
12:45
PM
DERRICK DINGLASAN
GROW THERAPHY TABLE
Planning and executing an ideal customer journey for a new DTC brand
GROW THERAPHY TABLE
OUTDOOR
DERRICK DINGLASAN, FOUNDER, OPTE
12:45
PM
SAM MADANI
GROW THERAPHY TABLE
Vision to Execution: Building Effective, Controllable Scoreboards to Execute Towards Your Vision
GROW THERAPHY TABLE
OUTDOOR
SAM MADANI, CO FOUNDER & CEO, BOMANI
02:00
PM
PRESENTED BY THE VERTICAL COLLECTIVE
LUNCH
Lunch
LUNCH
VALENTINE
02:30
PM
CHRISTIAN LIMON + NICHOLE DELANSKY
PANEL
The power of TV and streaming as a full-funnel marketing strategy
PANEL
VALENTINE
CHRISTIAN LIMON, HEAD OF GROWTH, GEMINI + NICHOLE DELANSKY, SR. MANAGER, PERFORMANCE, ROKU
02:30
PM
HOMAS MARKS, VIVEK KUMAR, MELISSA HARRINGTON + JASMINE ENBERG
PANEL
The Strength In Subscriptions
PANEL
GLASS ROOM
THOMAS MARKS, SVP, MARKETING, STICKY.IO; VIVEK KUMAR, CHIEF REVENUE & MARKETING OFFICER, URBAN STEMS; MELISSA HARRINGTON, FOUNDER & CEO, FISH FIXE INTERVIEWED BY JASMINE ENBERG, PRINCIPAL ANALYST, SOCIAL MEDIA, INSIDER INTELLIGENCE
To unlock next-level ecommerce growth, brands must make direct relationships and better
shopping experiences a priority to keep customers coming back for more. Learn how the subscription model is a powerful tool to deepen customer relationships and build loyalty, all while adding recurring, predictable revenue to your bottom line.
02:50
PM
JAKE SOROKA + TYLER HARMAN
INTERVIEW
Paid Media Post-iOS14: What’s Old is New Again
INTERVIEW
GLASS ROOM
JAKE SOROKA, CMO, SCENTBIRD INTERVIEWED BY TYLER HARMAN, FOUNDER, RAD DAD
02:50
PM
SARA CULLEN, ALEX BRANDS + NINA AGHADJANIAN
INTERVIEW
The new definition of community in the rise of DTC (Sara) +
INTERVIEW
VALENTINE
SARA CULLEN, FOUNDER & CEO, GEM; ALEX BRANDS, FORMER HEAD OF BRAND MARKETING, MADHAPPY INTERVIEWED BY NINA AGHADJANIAN, EDITOR, UNCOVER LA
Building Community Around Your Brand: A little more focused and tailored around community building and driving engagement as a brand grows organically (Alex)
03:00
PM
MICHAEL BLOCK + ANDREW SILBERSTEIN + PAIGE MUELLER
GROW THERAPHY TABLE
CTV As A Performance Channel
GROW THERAPHY TABLE
OUTDOOR
MICHAEL BLOCK, VP OF CLIENT SUCCESS, AND JABARI WASHINGTON, MANAGING DIRECTOR, PARTNERSHIPS + ANDREW SILBERSTEIN, FOUNDER, SOLAWAVE + PAIGE MUELLER, HEAD OF CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT, SOLAWAVE
03:00
PM
MONICA DERETICH
GROW THERAPHY TABLE
From Strangers to Instant Friends: Personalizing First-Time Shopper Experiences
GROW THERAPHY TABLE
OUTDOOR
MONICA DERETICH, RETAIL INDUSTRY ADVISOR, SAILTHRU
03:00
PM
MICHELLE SCHROEDER + JESSICA BEAM
GROW THERAPHY TABLE
The power of retention: A discussion of growth predictors and the best retention strategies in 2022
GROW THERAPHY TABLE
OUTDOOR
MICHELLE SCHROEDER, CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER, OMETRIA + JESSICA BEAM
03:00
PM
PETER KENNEDY
GROW THERAPHY TABLE
5 influencer data points proven to move the needle for retail brands
GROW THERAPHY TABLE
OUTDOOR
PETER KENNEDY, FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT, TAGGER
03:10
PM
LOREN KELLEY +KATIE OUAKNINE
PANEL
Universal Commerce - The Future of eCommerce has No Boundaries
PANEL
GLASS ROOM
LOREN KELLEY, STRATEGIC SALES LEAD, BOLT & KATIE OUAKNINE, OWNER OF BADGLEY MISCHKA
03:10
PM
BAXTER ROBERSON + LISA MASTELA
PANEL
Increasing your customer lifetime value through adding subscriptions
PANEL
VALENTINE
BAXTER ROBERSON, SR. DIRECTOR, PRODUCT MARKETING, RECHARGE + LISA MASTELA, FOUNDER, BUMPIN BLENDS
03:30
PM
PHOEBE YU + KAT DEY
INTERVIEW
Creating and marketing products that are functional, sustainable, and affordable
INTERVIEW
VALENTINE
PHOEBE YU + KAT DEY, CO-FOUNDERS, ETTITUDE INTERVIEWED BY ODILE ROUJOL, FOUNDER, FAB CO-CREATION STUDIO VENTURES
Finding the perfect niche/ formula for a sustainable product - on sourcing and manufacturing. How to balance cost and sustainability - who bears the cost? How smart, circular design and upfront investment can save $$
03:30
PM
JOSH GROFF + NORA ALI
FIRESIDE
Leveraging DTC to Crack Brick-and-Mortar
FIRESIDE
GLASS ROOM
JOSH GROFF, CEO, MORE LABS INTERVIEWED BY NORA ALI, CO-HOST, BUSINESS CASUAL BY MORNING BREW
03:50
PM
SARA LIVINGSTON, JESSICA WANG
FIRESIDE
The Modern Marketing Stack for a DTC Brand
FIRESIDE
GLASS ROOM
SARA LIVINGSTON, HEAD OF CUSTOMER SOLUTIONS, ROCKERBOX; JESSICA WANG, SR. DIRECTOR, GROWTH MARKETING, FIGS
03:50
PM
TYSON QUICK
FIRESIDE
Turning ad clicks into customers, Introducing the Advertising Conversion Cloud
FIRESIDE
VALENTINE
TYSON QUICK, FOUNDER, POSTCLICK
04:10
PM
MICHAEL BARLOW+HITHA HERZOG
INTERVIEW
Last mile delivery
INTERVIEW
VALENTINE
MICHAEL BARLOW, CO-FOUNDER & CEO, FERNISH INTERVIEWED BY HITHA HERZOG, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, PARSONS SCHOOL OF DESIGN
04:20
PM
BETTINA HUANG, RAY LI + NORA ALI
PANEL
Disrupting Industries
PANEL
GLASS ROOM
BETTINA HUANG, FOUNDING GENERAL MANAGER, PLATFORM; RAY LI, FOUNDER & CEO, SENE INTERVIEWED BY NORA ALI, CO-HOST, BUSINESS CASUAL BY MORNING BREW
04:30
PM
DR. INGVAR KRAATZ
FIRESIDE
Lessons learned from scaling the fastest growing ecommerce brands across Google Shopping
FIRESIDE
VALENTINE
DR. INGVAR KRAATZ, COO, BIDNAMIC
04:40
PM
DAVID CHINN+JONATHAN GRELLER
FIRESIDE
Driving growth at every stage of the customer lifecycle
FIRESIDE
GLASS ROOM
DAVID CHINN, PRESIDENT, LEXER + JONATHAN GRELLER, PRESIDENT - DIGITAL VENTURES, MARQUEE BRANDS
05:00
PM
IAN YUNG + SHELLEY KOHAN
INTERVIEW
How we measure the effectiveness on our top of funnel brand advertising.
INTERVIEW
GLASS ROOM
IAN YUNG, VP, GROWTH, PARACHUTE INTERVIEWED BY SHELLEY KOHAN, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
05:00
PM
DANNY TAING, JENNA TANENBAUM, GABE KENNEDY, SARAH MORET + NINA AGHADJANIAN
FIRESIDE
Conversion Rate Optimization
FIRESIDE
VALENTINE
DANNY TAING, FOUNDER & CEO, BOKKSU; JENNA TANENBAUM, HEAD OF GROWTH MARKETING, WHO GIVES A CRAP; GABE KENNEDY, CO-FOUNDER, PLANT PEOPLE; SARAH MORET, CO-FOUNDER AND CEO, CURIE INTERVIEWED BY NINA AGHADJANIAN, EDITOR, UNCOVER LA
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GROW. LA
18 OCT
FALL
2023
The next generation of retail conferences
18 OCT
2023
8 AM
6 PM