WE ACCELERATE INNOVATION & GROWTH

BRAND INNOVATORS LABS ACCELERATES INNOVATION & GROWTH BY LEVERAGING OUR NETWORK, EXPERIENCE AND THE COUNCIL OF EXPERTS FROM FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES.

OUR SOLUTIONS

Brand Innovators Labs is an innovation consulting firm focused on accelerating growth through digital transformation. Our capabilities are enabled by a team with diverse experience, an agile engagement staffing and delivery model and our powerful Advisory Councils. We’re passionate about helping clients unlock innovation that powers growth outsize ROI.

Biz Dev: Growth

For growth stage companies and new solution developers from within the enterprise. Product and go-to-market advisory + tailored business development support leveraging proprietary access to hundreds of enterprise decision makers.

Consulting: Advisory

Consultative and project management solutions for brand clients, with deep expertise in marketing innovation, enterprise digital transformation, partnership and new business line development.

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Leadership

Brandon Gutman

Founder, Board Member

An expert connector and proven business builder. Brandon has forged relationships with some of the most influential brand marketers, technologists and venture capitalists in marketing. He is also co-founder of the Brand Innovators Group and Managing Partner of Brand Approved. As a former expert blogger for Forbes, his contributions were regularly featured on Forbes’ CMO Network, Leadership and Technology sections.

Marc Sternberg

Founder, Board Member

Marc is co-founder of Brand Innovators Group, a community of over 20,000 brand marketers. Formerly, Marc served as CEO of Rising Tide Media, President and COO of Always On, and Vice President and Advertising Director of The Hollywood Reporter.

Amish Tolia

Founder, Board Member

Serial entrepreneur who has co-founded three companies, two of which have been acquired in the last 10 years. Amish has deep experience in both B2B and B2C company development – specifically Consumer Web, Specialty E-commerce, Media / Marketing Services and Digital Marketplace models. He is also an active angel investor focused on backing great entrepreneurs. He began his career in Structured Finance at HSBC.

Jared Golden

Founder, Board Member

An entrepreneur and investor with experience building, advising and investing in companies in numerous spaces including marketing services & ad tech, media, consulting, ecommerce, custom apparel, pet services, consumer packaged goods (food products) et al. Jared is also the managing General Partner of Viking Investment Management. Prior to BI Labs, Jared co-founded Pear (acquired by CustomInk), and was an analyst at Deutsche Bank Securities.

Trey Holder

Founder, Board Member

Trey has over 15 years of experience in retail in leadership, logistics, merchandising, distribution, sales, marketing and IT development. Trey is also Co-Chair of the GMDC Retail Tomorrow Board and previously co-founded the CPG Institute. Prior to BI Labs, Trey served as CEO of Mercury Retail Services, Front Flip, Self Point & Rhelief.

Stephen Strauss

Executive Director

Stephen is an accomplished operator in the areas of rights holder, sponsorship, partnership development, activation, and retail technology services. He brings an array of expertise both in large corporate environments as well as growth company operations. At BI Labs, Stephen focuses on Growth client engagement delivery and development.

Jason Adelman

Vice President, West

Jason brings over 15 years of leadership experience to the Labs team, having managed the brand marketing & business development activities of both Fortune 500 advertisers and emerging consumer brands alike. While leading business units on the client side, agency side, & within multi-media entertainment companies, Jason specializes across the areas of strategic partnerships, consumer brand marketing, sports & entertainment alliances, branded content development, & B2B joint ventures.

Ritesh Shah

General Manager, Canada

Over a career spanning 20 years, Ritesh has provided leading edge advisory and technology consulting to Fortune 500 firms in the Pharma and CPG industries. Most recently, he led the IT-Marketing relationship for the Canada zone for KraftHeinz, where he was responsible for launching the first Marketing Digital Innnovation Challenge. During his time at AstraZeneca, he acted as the lead technology Business Partner to all functional units – ranging from Medical Affairs and Operations to Sales and Marketing.

Joey Rahimi

Digital, Mobile & Web Strategist

Joey comes to BI Labs after founding myriad of successful companies including niche.com, branding brand, and 9 others in the web, software, app development, analytics and marketing industries. He brings an unique expertise specifically in UI/UX, efficient software design and development, data science / machine learning and growth hacking. Rahimi graduated from Carnegie Mellon in 2001.

Innovation Advisory Council

In partnership with Brand Innovators, we’ve developed a community of thought leaders, change agents and decision makers from Fortune 500 companies. These advisors help to provide insights and expertise we can leverage on behalf of our portfolio companies to accelerate the adoption of new solutions within the enterprise client landscape. Selected council members are featured here.

Abhishek Jadon

Sr. Director - Consumer Data & Digital Strategy, PepsiCo

Abhi Vyas

Director of Marketing & Personalization, Verizon

Abigail Flora

Senior Director of Brand Marketing & Commercial Planning, Athleta

Adam Kmiec

Vice President - Digital Strategy & Communications, UnitedHealth Group

Alessandra antenucci

Sr. Director Global Brand Marketing, Fossil & Zodiac

Alex Meakin

Director of Acquisition, Smile Direct Club

Alexa Harnett

Head of Marketing, Aston Martin Americas

Ali Frost

VP Marketing, Greg Norman Company

Amy Endemann

VP Marketing, Athletic Greens

ana soto

National Media Manager, JCPenney

Andrew Eis

Vice President of Marketing, by Chloe

Northeast Council Chairperson

Angela Gruszka

SVP Marketing + eComm, Milly

Ann Unger

Head of Communications, Puma

anna-karin loureiro

VP Global Strategy & Innovation, Calvin Klein

Anthony Cortese

Digital Planning Strategist, Unilever

Ash Duvernois

Director of eCommerce, Honey Baked Ham Co.

Ashwin Nathan

Vice President Digital, H-E-B

Audra Carson

Director - New Ventures, Post Consumer Brands

Bachir Zeroual

CMO, Wasserman

Banita Sarwar

Director of Personalization & Marketing Orchestration, Marriott International

Barbara Liss

Vice President of Marketing, Merrick Natural Petworks

Barbara Sharnak

Director, Brand and Product Marketing, Republic Wireless

Ben Collier

Executive Director - Brand, JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Ben De Castro

VP Marketing, Eargo

Bess Montecalvo

Head of Commercial Services Field Marketing, Hyatt Hotels Corportation

BETHANY EVANS

Director Digital Marketing, The North Face

Bob Arnold

Global Digital Media & Strategy Lead, Google

Brandan Jones

Content Marketing, Editor in Chief, DirecTV

Brandon Levine

Innovations and Payments, Dollar General

Breana Teubner

Sr. Director Strategy, Operations & Innovation, Gap Inc.

Brendan O'Marra

Director Digital Marketing North America, BIC

Brina nash

Global Head, Consumer Insights, Analytics & Customer Strategy, MCM Worldwide

Brittney Williams

Director Global Omni-Channel Shopper Marketing, Kellogg Company

Brock McLaughlin

Assistant Manager, Social Marketing, Spin Master

Carmen True

VP - Digital Experience & Marketing Innovation, HP

Caroline Culbertson

Director of Marketing, Betabrand

Charlotte Lee

Brand Manager, Godiva

Chris Brown

Al Product Manager, Chatbots, Wells Fargo

Chris Carfi

Sr. Director of Content Marketing, GoDaddy

Chris Terschluse

Head of Marketing & Content, Chime Bank

Claudia Cicilliano

Director of Digital Marketing, CNBC

Colleen Sherry

Digital Marketing Lead, Henkel

Dalia Ganz

VP - Social Media, Digital Marketing, Freeform (Disney)

Dan Gray

Digital Manager - Shopper Content, Ford Motor Company

Dan Mazei

Sr. Director, Head of Global Communications, Activision Blizzard

Dana Lawrence

Managing Director of Brand Marketing, American Airlines

Dana Miller

Sr. Director of Integrated Marketing, The Pause Group

Dane Mathews

Head of Marketing Activation & CRM, Conagra Brands

Darrell Franklin

VP Marketing, Mattress Firm

Daryl Drabinsky

Sr. Director, Head of Global Digital & Social Communictions, CVS Health

Dave Spinato

Vice President - Global eComm, HARMAN International

Diana Boyles

VP Marketing, Home Advisor

Divya Goel

Head of Marketing, Premier Lacrosse League

EJ Smith

Head of Marketing, Ryder Systems

Elisabeth Bromberg

Director of Brand Social, T-Mobile

elizabeth campbell

Sr. Director US Marketing, McDonald's

elyse burack

Head of DTC Marketing, Capsule

Enrique Cortinas

Sr. Marketing Director - NA Juice, PepsiCo

Eric Smith

Senior Director Marketing Insights, Inspire Brands

Eric Toda

Head of Marketing, HIll City/Gap

Erica Hughes

Senior Integrated Media Lead, Chick-fil-A Corporate

Erica Kaufman

Director - Corporate Franchise Management, The Walt Disney Company

Erica Urrutia

Global Digital Marketing Director, Edgewell Personal Care

Erin Dwyer

Vice President of Digital, Drunk Elephant

Erin McElroy

Program Director - Innovation, IBM

Erin Everhart

Sr. Manager - Commerce Marketing, The Home Depot

Ethan Eyler

Head of Brand, Bikes & Scooters, Lyft

Francey Grund

Vice President of Marketing, RightRice

Gary Weintraub

Director - Drugstore Trade, SC Johnson

Genevieve Mazzeo

Manager - Digital Commerce, Tyson Foods

Guillaume McIntyre

Head of Acquisition Marketing, Instacart

Heather Bergstein

Head of eCommerce, Remy Cointreau

Heather Ruiz

Brand Manager, Integrated Marketing Expert, Sprint

Hedy Payghambari

Director of Marketing/Media/Digital, Papa Murphy's

Hee Kyu Kim

Senior Vice President, Digital Marketing, Bank of America

Ian Yung

Head of Marketing & Growth, Simple Habit

Jack Song

Marketing and Communications, Grabango

James Gregson

Head of Social Media Studio, The LEGO Group

James Cuthbert

Sr. Director of Brand Marketing, Red Bull

James Clarke

Sr. Director Portfolio Media, Analytics & CRM

Jasmine Atherton

Head of Social Media & Content, Delta

Jason Waggoner

VP / General Manager, Kadenwood

Jayesh Shah

Director - New Business Development, Mars Wrigley

Jeff Wong

VP Marketing, Country Archer

Jenna Engleman

Director - Brand, Thrive Market

Jenna Stephenson

Director Marketing, Harmless Harvest

Jennifer Burns

Director - Marketing Strategy & Communications, Discover

Jennifer Clay

Director, Digital Product Management, Whole Foods Market

Jenny Williams

Marketing Director, Moe's Southwest Grill

Jeremie Moritz

Brand and Digital Director, Absolut Elyx at Pernod Ricard

Jess Anselmi

Director of Innovation & Category Growth, Panera Bread

Jessica Berlin

Sr. Director Marketing, Beachbody

Jessica Burns

VP Brand Marketing, GrubHub

Jessica Smith

Senior Director of Marketing, Ted's Montana Grill

Jessica Williams

Sr. Director - Global Product Marketing, Visa

Jim Halliday

SVP Marketing, Plated

Joanna Darst

Global Director of Media & Consumer Activation, Molson Coors

Joe Rago

Director Digital Innovation, Ulta Beauty

Joe Prota

Principal - Global Social Practice, IBM

Jorge Almeida

Sr. Digital Marketing Manager, Avocados From Mexico

Jorma Kremser

Global Media Manager, Bose Corporation

Jose Corella

Sr. Director Global Marketing - Baby & Child Care, Kimberly-Clark

Joseph Barbagallo

Department Manager - Digital/Social/CRM, Jaguar Land Rover NA

Josh Karpf

Director, Digital & Social Media COE, Keurig Dr. Pepper Inc.

Josh Palau

VP Media Strategy & Platforms, Bayer Consumer Health

Josh Rosen

Digital Strategy Manager, Church & Dwight

JP Persico

Head of Digital Innovation, Strategy and Customer Communication, Bosch North America

Kamal Bhandal

Sr. Director of Consumer Marketing, Align Technology

Kate Brady

Head of Media Partnerships & Innovation, PepsiCo

Kathryn McKeon

Director of Marketing, Vital Farms

Kathryn Wong

Associate Director, CRM Marketing, Walmart

Katie Sotor

VP Marketing & Sales, Crane USA

Keith Farley

Vice President - Innovation, Aflac

Kelli Mccarthy

Director, Digital Innovation & Mobile Acceleration, PepsiCo

Kim Curtis

Director of Global Powered Toothbrushes & Devices, Colgate-Palmolive

Kim Lewis

Vice President of Digital Strategies, Sonic Drive-In

Kim Stokes

Head of Digital and Media, The Boston Beer Company

Kirsten Hamstra

Director Global Social Marketing, Lenovo

Krista Phillips

Head of Brand Management and Insights, Citi

Kristi Gole

Sr. Director Customer Strategy & Insights, Global Hotel Alliance

Kristin Mateja

Head of Brand, Morningstar

Kristina Smith

Director Global Digital Marketing, KEEN

Lexi Diedrich

Category Marketing Lead - Gaming, Best Buy

Lindsay Bennett

Senior Director, Brand Strategy & Communications, Randstad USA

Lindsay Sutton

AVP Digital Strategy Lead, John Hancock

Lindsay Chastain

Sr. Director - Global Digital Marketing, Ancestry

Lockie Andrews

Chief Digital Officer, UNTUCKit

Lorena Hathaway

Marketing Director, Pitney Bowes

Lou Dubois

Director of Content, Hilton

Luis Spencer Freitas

Director of Omnichannel and Innovation, LVMH

Luke Elliott

Director Global Digital Intelligence & Capability, Brown-Forman

Lynne Bartron

VP Global Brand, Symantec

Mario Monroy

Marketing Director, Duracell

Marisa Burton

Director of Field Marketing Services, Firehouse Subs

Mark Mraz

Director PPC & Marketplaces, Jockey International

Martin Morse

Executive Director of Strategy, Bulletproof 360

Mathieu Gamache

Senior Marketing Manager, Hershey Company

Matt Pritchard

Vice President - Digital Marketing, Campbell Soup Company

Matt Repicky

CMO, Genexa

Matthew Fantazier

Senior Brand Manager, Johnson & Johnson

Meenakshi Nagarajan

VP Marketing, sweetgreen

Melanie Reiffenstein

Sr. Manager - Influencer Relations, Rogers Communications

Michael Rotella

Senior Manager - Product Innovation & Strategy, Verizon

Michael Sabbia

Director, Nestle Skin Health

Michelle Taite

Director, Global Marketing & Consumer Insights, Intuit

Mike Italia

Head of Social Media & In-House Content, Mars Wrigley

Mike Nascimento

Senior Brand Manager, Young Living Essential Oils

Mitsi Portwood

Sr. Manager, Brand Marketing, Krystal Co.

Monica O'Hara

CMO, Automattic

Morgan Ferrarotti

Senior Director of Integrated Marketing, MassMutual

Nancy Modrcin

VP Marketing, Metro Inc.

Natalie Bowman

Managing Director Marketing & Advertising, Alaska Airlines

Naveen Gunti

Vice President - Global eComm Tech & Ops, Theory and Helmut Lang

Nick Holt

Director - Brand Creative, Weed Maps

Nicole Fraley

Associate Vice President Digital Marketing, Victoria's Secret

Nicole Kulwicki

Head of Brand Building, The Kraft Heinz Company

Nicole Sorensen

Sr. Brand Manager - Hillshire Farm, Tyson Foods

Orchid Bertelsen

Digital Innovation Lead, Nestle

Pablo Henderson

Global Marketing Director, W Hotels Worldwide

Paras Shah

Director of eCommerce, Georgia-Pacific LLC

Pat LaCroix

Director - Global Demand Generation, Bose

Paul Gelb

Head of Programmatic & Social, Bayer

Phil Grieco

Sr. Director - Brand Marketing, Monster Energy

Rachel Weiss

Vice President of Strategy and Growth, L'Oréal

Rafael Lopez de Azua

Head of Media & Digital (LATAM), Coty

Randall Hall

Lead Manager, Wireless Digital Strategy, AT&T

Renata Riechelmann

eCommerce Programs Manager, BISSELL Homecare

Rob Bullough

Global Brand Marketing Director, Electronic Arts (EA)

Robecta Ma

Global Marketing Lead, Transoportations, Airbnb

Roger Koman

VP Media & Marketing Services, Eggland's Best

Royce Carvalho

Director of Marketing, Gatorade & Bolt24, PepsiCo

Russell Ball

Global Media Operations Manager, RB

Ryan Fleming

Marketing Director - Innovation, Morton Salt

Ryan Johnson

Department Manager - Marketing Communications, Mercedes-Benz USA

Sabrina Cherubini

VP - Customer Marketing Strategy, Ann Inc

Sachin Puri

Vice President of Growth Marketing, McAfee

Saliha Saeed

Director of Innovation, Apple & Eve

Sandhya Simhan

Digital Innovation Lead, Quickbooks, Intuit

Sam Niburg

Sr. Manager - Global Digital Experience, McCormick & Co.

Sapna Parikh

Executive Director of Digital & eCommerce, Clarins Group

Sarah Kirchner

Vice President - Marketing, Kenneth Cole

Sarah Sachs

Director Freestyle Marketing, Coca-Cola Compay

Sarah Tabb

Vice President of Brand & Marketing, Momofuku Milk Bar

Scott Bishoff

Vice President Media, 20th Century Fox

Scott Yacovino

Brand Director, GSK

Shane Pittson

VP Growth, Quip

Shannon Gross

Director of Content Strategy, Dallas Cowboys

Shaun Healy

US Media Director, Dyson

Simeng Zhu

Director of Media & Sponsorship, Labatt Breweries of Canada

Simon Kopec

Director of Social & Content Strategy, Loews Hotels

Sindhura Polasanapalli

Sr. Director of Innovation, Dean Foods

Stephanie Nordstrom

Global Social Media Lead, Amazon Music

Steve Kennedy

Director, Digital Marketing, Dominos

Steve McGowan

Regional VP - Shopper & Consumer Activation, Mondelēz International

Steven Ruhl

Head of Global Metropolitan Consumer Marketing, New Balance

Sumantro Das

Sr. Director of Product Innovation & Growth Brands, 1-800-FLOWERS.COM

Tia Cummings

Global Director - Holiday Inn Express, IHG

Tina Portillo

Director of Marketing, Specialty Banking, Scotiabank

Tracey Del Moral

Director Marketing, Carter's

Ursula Ringham

Head of Global Influencer Marketing, SAP

Veena Jayaram

Digital Strategy and Content Strategist, Johnson & Johnson

Vinny Rinaldi

Head of Addressable Media and Technology, The Hershey Company

Vivan Tran

Digital Distribution Marketing Director, NBC Universal

Wade Allen

Senior Vice President, CDO/CIO, Brinker International

Yana Kershteyn

Sr. Director - Consumer Marketing, Cox Automotive

Zach Barkus

Director - Digital Communications, UnitedHealth Group

Zach West

Head of Mobile Growth, Stitch Fix

Zehra Raza

Marketing Manager - Sweets & Refreshments, The Hershey Company

venture Advisory Council

The BI Labs Venture Advisory Council is a select, highly engaged group of venture and growth equity investors with interests in the areas of digital marketing and other tech-enabled enterprise B2B services. Members of the Council leverage expertise and connections to help develop successful Growth client engagements.