Lisa Barnett
Co-Founder, Former President & CMO, Little Spoon
Lisa co-founded Little Spoon in 2017 and scaled it into the leading direct-to-consumer children's food and nutrition brand. Before that she spent 7 years as an operator and investor at top consumer brands, including as a Partner at Sherpa Foundry and running multichannel growth at Estee Lauder. Forbes 30 Under 30 · Inc 5000 · Time's Best Invention of the Year.
Dave Colina
Founder & CEO, O2 Hydration
Dave started O2 Hydration selling out of the trunk of his Prius and built it into an Inc. 5000 brand and the Official Sports Drink of The CrossFit Games. He's also a certified CrossFit coach, Krav Maga black belt, Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship at CU Boulder, and Co-Founder of CPG FastTrack. Inc 5000 · 2020 Best Beverage Marketing Campaign of the Year.
Markus Karjalainen
Former CMO, Founding Team, Four Sigmatic
Markus was part of the founding team at Four Sigmatic, where he served as CMO and helped pioneer adaptogens in the US market, building top-selling coffee products on Amazon. A DTC-focused operator with deep expertise in brand and performance marketing, he now co-founded CPG FastTrack to bring that playbook to more founders.
Jason Feifer
Editor in Chief, Entrepreneur Magazine
Jason has spent nearly a decade at Entrepreneur studying and writing about the world's most successful founders. He's a keynote speaker, author of Build For Tomorrow, and host of the podcasts Help Wanted and Problem Solvers. He has worked with Google, Microsoft, Pfizer, and Alibaba, and reaches 250K+ followers on LinkedIn. Co-Founder of CPG FastTrack.
Matt Gartland
Co-Founder & CEO, SPI Media
Matt co-founded SPI Media (Smart Passive Income) with Pat Flynn and led its transformation into a community-powered education model. A 5x startup founder with 3 exits, he started his career in a Fortune 50 leadership program before building experience across DTC e-commerce, SaaS, and the Creator Economy. Expert in operations, pricing, and product development.
Kim Gamez
Founder & CEO, Soberish · Investor, Speaker
Kim grew Soberish from a viral TikTok experiment to an 8-figure brand in under 3 years — without spending a dollar on paid ads. Before that she built and sold Mi Padrino, an event planning app for the Hispanic community that grew to 3 million users. She's a serial entrepreneur, investor, keynote speaker, and mother of five.
Matt Adelmann
Former VP, The Genesis Company
Matt is the guy you want in your corner when you're going into retail. He spent years at Target managing $500M in food & beverage, then led Midwest sales at Golden West Food Group. With 20+ years in the industry, he's helped scale brands across Target, Walmart, and Amazon — and knows exactly what buyers want to see.
