Jaime Taets spent 13+ years working at the largest privately held corporation in the world in a variety of leadership roles and had the opportunity to live and work globally. She started Keystone Group International in 2013 to take her experience and help drive growth in more organizations across the globe. Keystone is focused on leadership development and organizational strategy, growth and change. Jaime believes that strong leadership and a change resilient culture is the foundation for sustainable growth for any business. Jaime uses her leadership experiences to drive “real” discussions about how we can all drive high performance and healthy change in our organizations. Leaders need to be focused on helping their organizations create a positive change mindset to manage the constant change as their businesses grow and transform.

In addition to running a company, Jaime also leads in her community. She offers her time to various non-profit causes and has been a Board Member for several non-profit organizations. She currently serves on the Board for Playworks Minnesota. Jaime also volunteers her time to mentor women who are starting their own businesses through a program at WomenVenture. Jaime has built her business on the belief that if you seek to serve and help first, you create stronger and more beneficial relationships in all aspects of life, which can be the greatest contributor to your own success.

Shannon Kelly is a 28-year sales & marketing veteran who specializes in the technology and hospitality sectors. He currently serves as a Channel Marketing Manager for Vertex, Inc. overseeing marketing efforts for eCommerce initiatives. He’s married with three kids and lives in McKinney, Texas, where he is a weekend grill master, college football-addicted guy who sometimes does karaoke when his throat’s not sore and the acoustics are suitable.

Sabrina Denson Jones is a native of Minnesota and graduated with a BA in Psychology in 1997 and a Masters of Social Work (MSW) in 2008 from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. Sabrina has over 20 years experience in Child Welfare and specializes in wellness and aromatherapy. She began her company in 2015 after finding a need for healthy and safe alternatives to over the counter medicines while pregnant. Discovering essential oils work, her hobby turned into her business. Body Love is a product line geared towards those seeking to live a healthier lifestyle. Body Love creates products to address issues caused by and associated with stress that are an alternative to over the counter medicines and are safe no matter the age. Body Love is a certified Women Owned Small Business | Disadvantage Business Enterprise | Targeted Group| e-commerce business located in Woodbury, Minnesota.

Quentin Montalto is the Chief Operating Officer of ShipperHQ, the world’s #1 platform for custom eCommerce shipping experiences. Since joining ShipperHQ in 2015, Quentin has developed a broad shipping expertise and understanding of the merchant shipping needs in his roles with customer success, sales and operations.

Mohamed Malim is an innovator, social entrepreneur, humanitarian, and visionary. Above all else, he is a proud former refugee working to bring change to the world. Mohamed graduated from the University of St. Thomas, Opus College of Business studying Business Management and Entrepreneurship. Mohamed is the founder of Epimonia which recycles refugee life-jackets into bracelets, mixing fashion and philanthropy.

Rachel Clark is a North America Partner Manager at Shopify Plus, the commerce platform used by DTC innovators and Fortune 500s including Allbirds, Molson-Coors and Lindt. Rachel has 5+ years experience in the e-commerce industry and graduated with honors from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. She lives by the “Be the change you wish you see in the world” mentality and exercises her passion for others by giving back to her community and the world, through involvement with various organizations including: service with Rotary International, as well as being a part of the Fundraising team for ECHOS, a community-based social service agency mobilizing communities to provide services that prevent and alleviate poverty and empower stability in our neighbors. Rachel’s zest for life is shown through all of her endeavors.

Krish is the Head of Industry Relations and Strategic Partners for ShipStation where he is focused on long-term relationships between e-commerce merchants and e-commerce marketplaces. A respected expert in cross border trade & marketplace e-commerce, Krish is often quoted in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Business Insider, Freightwaves and Business News Daily. An industry leader with over 18 years of experience, Krish brings perspectives from FedEx, Pitney Bowes, Groupon and ShipStation.

Greg Portnoy is Vice President of Agency Partnerships at Attentive, a personalized mobile messaging platform for innovative brands & organizations. His team partners with best-in-class agencies to create seamless customer experiences and drive meaningful revenue for our clients. Greg has extensive experience building and managing successful partnerships in eCommerce, first as the Head of Northeast Partnerships and Alliances at Oracle Bronto and then as the Vice President of Strategic Partnerships & Alliances at Hawke Media. He earned his BA in Economics at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Greta Brooks is the eCommerce Manager for Gopher Sport, leading the development and growth of multiple eCommerce and content websites. Prior to Gopher Sport, she led Consumer Demand Marketing at Jostens and managed Loyalty and Mobile Marketing at Walgreens. Greta builds breakthrough experiences and great relationships while bringing successful and sustainable digital initiatives to life.

Tim Murphy is President of Softies, a premium sleepwear, robe and loungewear company, and 3-time Oprah’s Favorite Things selection (’17, ’18 & ’19). As second generation “Rag Peddler,” Tim grew up in the apparel industry and is chiefly responsible for manufacturing, logistics and sales, while overseeing Softies rapidly expanding online growth strategy. Tim has a BA in Marketing from the University of Wisconsin.

In her role as Global Director of Product Marketing, Sara Arthrell works closely with Brightpearl's sales, marketing, and product teams to ensure the product strategy and messaging is aligned with customer needs and requirements. Prior to joining Brightpearl, Sara managed product marketing at a SaaS platform in the education-technology sector. Obsessed with understanding the challenges modern merchants face, Sara is passionate about executing a stellar go-to-market strategy that supports Brightpearl customers in their growth. In her spare time, she can be found reading, drinking wine, and/or cuddling with her two dogs, Riggins and Vinnie.

Lorne Streiff is the Director of Marketing for Tradehome Shoe Stores. He began his career with Tradehome 25 years ago in their Management Training program. After managing several store locations throughout Minnesota and Michigan, he transitioned to the Home Office based in Cottage Grove, MN. His approach is that no job is above or beneath him, while he works hard to understand all aspects of the operation. That attitude has allowed him to ascend to his current position through three ownership/leadership groups. The present scenario is the most exciting thus far as Tradehome is now one of the largest employee-owned companies in Minnesota. The current leadership recognizes the need to push forward and find new opportunities to grow.

Pat is a Senior Product Marketing Manager at Adobe where he leads go-to market planning and execution for Magento Commerce with a focus on the storefront experience. With time at Bronto Software, NetSuite, Magento – and now Adobe – Pat has nearly a decade of experience working in eCommerce technology managing partnerships, competitive and market insights, and product marketing.

Kelly Ferris has been with BigCommerce for 3.5 years and is the Director of Sales for the Small Business Team. In her role, she partners with the VP of Marketing to lead a large team of sellers, sales engineers, and marketing professionals. Collectively, the team meets with thousands of businesses to per month to share why BigCommerce is the best ecommerce platform for launching and growing a business. Kelly has a passion for creating positive team cultures and enjoys public speaking. Prior to joining BigCommerce, she spent 11 years in Sales at IBM in a variety of sales and management roles.