Deren Baker is the CEO of Flywheel Ventures, the innovation arm of Flywheel Commerce Network - now part of Omnicom Group after a landmark $835 million acquisition in 2023. A serial operator with deep roots in digital commerce analytics, Baker has led transformative companies including Jumpshot (which tracked 160 billion monthly clicks) and Edge by Ascential. He is a recognized thought leader in ecommerce strategy, retail media, and data-driven advertising, with bylines in Forbes, Harvard Business Review, and Entrepreneur Magazine.
Jennifer McAllister-Nevins is the CEO and Co-Founder of Savor, a New York-based brand that turns keepsakes and important documents into beautifully designed, display-worthy storage. A former ACLU attorney and Legal Aid Society lawyer who pivoted from legal advocacy to product entrepreneurship, she co-founded Savor in 2014 with Karla the Losen after meeting at their children's school. Under her leadership, Savor grew revenue tenfold in five years, landed on the Inc 5000 at #3206, went viral on TikTok Shop landing in the top 10%, and earned placements at Anthropologie, Pottery Barn Kids, and Nordstrom. Her flagship products - including The Library, The Folio, and the 'In Case I Go Missing' binder - have been featured on Good Morning America, the Today Show, CNN, HGTV, Oprah Daily, Vogue, and The New York Times.
Jerry Qian is the Co-Founder and CEO of Reacher, an AI-powered creator marketing platform headquartered in San Francisco. After stints at Meta and NASA and graduating from UC Berkeley, Qian co-founded Reacher in 2024 with Bora Mutluoglu to automate influencer discovery, outreach, and campaign management for brands on TikTok Shop, Instagram, YouTube Shopping, and Amazon. The company is a Y Combinator S25 alum, holds the #1 spot on the TikTok Shop App Store, serves 1,000+ brands including Under Armour and Logitech, and has crossed seven figures in ARR.
Alex Garcia is the Austin-based founder of Marketing Examined, a growth marketing newsletter he bootstrapped into a 7-figure media company with 200,000+ subscribers across 5 newsletters. A former CMO and agency founder, he built a social commerce agency that generated $100M in TikTok Shop attributable revenue in 18 months, co-founded the short-form video course Cut30, and hosts the Sweat Equity podcast. He's aiming to build a 9-figure media empire to rival Harvard Business Review.