Management Team / Advisory Board Bios
Adrian Solgaard
Founder & CEO
Sustainability & Innovation focused, Norwegian-Canadian Entrepreneur Adrian Solgaard has successfully created and launched 8 consumer products, and shipped over 200,000 products to people all over the world. Winner of Time Magazine Best Inventions, included in FastCompany World Changing Ideas 2020, and 6-time Kickstarter success, raising more than $3 million dollars between Kickstarter and Indiegogo. Adrian pleads loyal to the crowd - including that one time he promised to wear leopard print jeans until everyone received their product (seriously, google it). Adrian's 5 core values are: Integrity, Impact, Curiosity, Freedom, and Understanding.
Chris Cavill
Creative Designer
With a degree in graphic design and over a decade of experience, the UK born, now Vancouver native makes everything we put out look great. Chris takes our sustainable messaging into premium designs that reiterate the need to take care of our planet.It all started when Adrian had an idea for a backpack with a solar panel, he called Chris and they started jamming on ideas over late night calls. Six weeks later they launched Lifepack which raised over $1.2 million.
Seth VerBeek
Head of Operations
From small-town Indiana to big-town NYC, this former architect oversees company operations. Having been accepted into multiple fashion and design accelerators, including an affiliate of Pratt Institute, Seth brings a decade of entrepreneurial and operations experience to the team.
Emma Garner
Head of PR
UK native with a degree in communications and public relations, Emma brings over a decade of experience in fashion and retail to the team. Specializing in luxury goods, fashion and sustainable products Emma has worked with major brands including BCBGMAXAZRIA, La Perla, Rihanna, StriVectin, John Varvatos, and Kenneth Cole.
Sarah Jordan
Head of Finance
Kentucky girl turned Long Islander, Sarah has spent over a decade in the retail industry overseeing finance and operations functions. With degrees in ecomonics and finance, Sarah brings financial planning, inventory management, and audit expertise to the team.
Marcus Svensson
Head of eCommerce
Swedish native now living in NYC, Marcus oversees eComm, email, advertising strategy and execution for Solgaard. Marcus focuses on maintaining a high degree of customer engagement which has resulted in over 5X e-commerce revenues year over year.
Austin Morales
Content Creator
The man behind the camera. From Oklahoma to the Big Apple, Austin creates viral posts that engage our followers in the discussion of sustainability. Austin's content has tallied millions of views across our social channels. All this and he still has time to tame that mustache!
Ana Reis
Sales Manager
Brazilian native now living in NYC, Ana oversees all corporate sponsorships and sales. Ana has been responsible for closing partnerships with major names for Solgaard including Celebrity Cruise Lines, Shopify, Gatorade, and the Dallas Mavericks.
Brittany Partridge
Executive Assistant
Buffalo gal in the big city, Brittany keeps everyone on schedule and organized.
Stephanie Mejia
Customer Support Lead
NYC born and bred, Stephanie keeps a close eye on emails/DMs and comments to make sure our customers are ready for their adventures.
