Mark Friedman

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Mark Friedman has more than 30 years of experience in the consumer and retail industry as an Entrepreneur, Manager, Research Analyst, and Strategic Advisor. During his two decades as a Senior Research Analyst at Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers and Goldman Sachs he was ranked on the Institutional Investor annual survey of best analysts in three different sectors-...

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Karen Giberson

President & CEO
A genuine style insider, Karen has years of experience in merchandising, marketing and public relations. As President of the Accessories Council, a non-profit national advocacy group, she represents nearly 300 dynamic companies in the fashion footwear, accessory and jewelry industry.

Beyond current members, Karen works with hundreds of brands, retailers and industry support executives. Interacting mainly...

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Robin Fisher

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Josh Kapelman

Executive Vice President
Josh has extensive experience in entrepreneurship, finance, and sales, and is also on the board of directors of the Fashion Service Network. Mr. Kapelman has also served as a speaker and judge at a number of conferences, most recently serving as judge at the Fashioning Our Industry pitch competition.

Josh has worked with an angel investment group out...

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Ezra Hedaya

Executive Vice President
Ezra serves as Executive Vice President of The Hedaya Capital Group. In this role, he is responsible for leading and overseeing Hedaya Capital’s portfolio, business development, human resources, marketing, and legal departments. With more than 15 years’ experience, Ezra is skilled at negotiating and structuring new financing facilities for clients in a broad range of industries including...

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Matthew Nastos

Founder & CEO

As the CEO of Maison MRKT, Matt sets the strategic mission for the organization, building the agency roadmap and aligning stakeholder objectives internally and externally. In addition to his role as CEO, Matt also mentors, instructs, and invests in seed stage marketing-technology companies as well as early stage consumer brand ventures.

Matt received his B.Sc. from Cornell...

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