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== Founders == [[File:2f4fba2a7252af44d36a1fa1d740d211b695b069.png]] '''Tyler Mayoras | ''Co-Founder & Co-CEO''''' Tyler has over 20 years of private equity investing experience including the Co-Manager of the $155 million Advantage Capital Food & Ag Fund. The Fund focuses on investing in growth companies in sustainable agriculture and better for your food. During his career in private equity he has been involved with several high growth companies including Boca Burger (before it was sold to Kraft), Simple Mills and Farmhouse Culture. He sits on the Board of a number of companies including Shenandoah Growers, Farmhouse Culture and Snaxsational Brands. Tyler is also a Board Member of Naturally Chicago and ACG Chicago. Brand Experience: Boca Burger, Simple Mills, Farmhouse Culture, SnackPop, Tiesta Tea, Lavva '''Mike Brennan | ''Co- Founder & Co- CEO'' Mike Brennan | ''Co- Founder & Co- CEO''''' As a co-founder at Cool Beans he is working with the team to intelligently scale the business Mike is also an advisor/investor for early-stage companies normally in the $10 to $50 million in sales. He works at the intersection of food, technology and last mile He is currently on the board of three companies. And, is an adviser with companies like Farmers Fridge and Farmstead among others. Previously Mike was Senior Vice President and COO at Peapod. For 19 years growing the company from $7 million to nearly $1 billion in sales. He worked across Marketing, Merchandising, Customer Service and Transportation overseeing the consumer offering and go-to market strategy. Prior to joining Peapod, Mike was at the Management Consulting firm A.T. Kearney. He was a Principal focusing on business and marketing strategy. Prior to A.T. Kearney he worked at the Procter and Gamble Company. Mike is a graduate of the University of Illinois and the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern. Brand Experience: Peapod, Farmers Fridge, Kiwicampus, Kitchfix, Chowly, and Vosges '''Caryn Rowe Africk | ''Co-Founder & Sales and Marketing Leader''''' Caryn is a multi-disciplined executive with leadership experience in business strategy, marketing, sales, digital transformation, and operations. Industry experience is broad- ecommerce, CPG product development, technology, professional services, and manufacturing; spanning multi-billion dollar to private equity early stage companies. Caryn has counseled corporate leaders and boards on growth strategies, strategic leverage of technology, and organizational assessments. Recent engagements included product development for high growth meal kit business, grocery ecommerce merchandising, and a new strategic plan for one of Chicago’s largest nonprofits. A yogi at heart feeds a balance and wisdom to find peace and gratitude each and every day. Brand Experience: Peapod, Seeds of Change, Barilla, Wildfire, Big Bowl, Hewitt Associates, YMCA of Metro Chicago. GCI '''Eric Schnell | ''Co-Founder''''' Eric has nearly 20 years of experience in sales, marketing and operations in the Natural Products industry, with diverse experience managing upstart companies and launching new brands and products. Eric is the co-founder of Steaz, which was strategically acquired in 2016, and co-founder of BeyondBrands and Good Catch. Eric is the recipient of the 2007 Sustainable Business of the Year Award, 4-time winner of the BevNET.com Best Product of the Year Award, and a Beverage World Magazine Top 50 Disruptor for 2016. Brand Experience: Steaz, Runa, Good Catch, I AM, Country Life.
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