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Michael Plante Learned to Market What Nobody Wants to Think About
The Nozomi Networks CMO has spent a career turning invisible technology into an urgent story. Now AI is shortening the clock, and the systems at stake run far beyond the screen.
Jacob Knudsen
Jacob Knudsen is the Chief Marketing Officer of Blade HQ, the Lehi, Utah knife and everyday-carry retailer that has grown from a 2003 startup into one of the largest online cutlery stores in the United States. An industrial designer by training - he earned a BFA from Brigham Young University - Knudsen joined Blade HQ in the mid-2000s and spent roughly sixteen years as its Chief Creative Officer before moving into the CMO seat in 2023. His fingerprints are on the brand's design language and on the content engine behind a YouTube channel with more than half a million subscribers. He is also a serious balisong collector, a subject he walked viewers through on Blade HQ's Collector's Corner, and a co-host of the first episode of the company's Steel and Stories podcast.
Jarrett Streebin
Jarrett Streebin is the founder and CEO of EasyPost, the shipping API company he started in 2012 after getting tired of wrestling with the SOAP and XML systems that FedEx, UPS, and USPS forced on developers. Pitched as 'a Stripe for shipping,' EasyPost gave online retailers a clean RESTful API for labels, tracking, address verification, and insurance across more than 100 carriers. The company went through Y Combinator's Summer 2013 batch on its second try, grew to hundreds of employees in Lehi, Utah, and reached a reported $1.5 billion valuation. Streebin, a UC Berkeley grad originally from Oklahoma, is a relentless reader who credits books, early mornings, and a 'it takes a village' approach for the company's climb.
Goran Mehinovic
Goran Mehinovic is AVP of Customer Growth at Adobe, based in Lehi, Utah, where he focuses on helping enterprise customers maximize their return on Adobe Workfront investments. With a background spanning financial services and enterprise SaaS, he bridges customer success with revenue expansion across Adobe's work management platform. His career trajectory from financial services representative to senior Adobe executive reflects a consistent focus on client relationship management and growth in high-stakes enterprise environments.