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Meet the Operators
The people behind the network
9 Operators
Four titans who've each crossed the 9-figure revenue mark
Sean Frank
CEO
Ridge
Bootstrapped Ridge from a Kickstarter project to a 9-figure accessories brand covering wallets, rings, and more.
Jason Panzer
President & CFO
HexClad
President & CFO of HexClad, scaling the cookware brand — famous for its Gordon Ramsay partnership — past $400M in revenue.
Matt Bertulli
Co-Founder & CEO
Pela & Lomi
Co-founded Pela, the world's first compostable phone case, and Lomi, the countertop composter turning food waste into fertilizer.
Mike Beckham
Co-Founder & CEO
Simple Modern
Built Simple Modern from his garage to one of America's fastest-growing consumer brands, serving 20M+ customers across Target, Walmart, and Amazon.
Marketing Operators
Three marketing juggernauts behind behemoth DTC brands
Connor Rolain
Head of Growth
HexClad
Manages 8-figure paid media budgets at HexClad, building full-funnel creative systems that scale across every channel.
Cody Plofker
CEO
Jones Road Beauty
Built Jones Road Beauty into a DTC powerhouse as CMO, then stepped up to CEO of Bobbi Brown's celebrated clean beauty brand.
Connor MacDonald
CMO
Ridge
CMO at Ridge, known for building scrappy, high-leverage marketing playbooks that drive outsized returns on modest budgets.
AI Operators
Making AI accessible and tactical for ecommerce operators
Craig Foldes
Founder & CEO
ChatWalrus
Founded ChatWalrus after leading AI transformation at Crocs as Global Head of AI, helping brands deploy AI that actually moves the needle.
