Management Team / Advisory Board Bios
Jim Lamancusa Founder and CEO Serial CPG & Outdoor start-up exec. Grew sales from $1M to $75M at Eco-Products as Director of Sales & Employee #3; from $7M to $22M at GoodBelly as VP Sales; and from $4M to $15M at Salewa/Dynafit as Director of Sales & Marketing., Robin Shelley Vice President of MarketingDigital marketing and e-commerce genius with 16+ years of content management experience. Achieved 4-digit growth in Cusa’s online sales. Former Head of Content Quality at Global Sources., Alan Murray Chairman of the Board, Advisor 35+ years experience running businesses from small to large including GoodBelly, Unilever and Tetrapak. Experienced M&A advisor. Board Member of 10 CPG companies., James Cali Board Member, Advisor General Partner of Next Generation Nutritional Investments, focusing on branded food & beverage, novel ingredients and food tech. Former SVP of Kellogg’s and Mondelez accountable for growth of $6B+ in sales., Jay Hirsh Board Member, Advisor Managing Partner of Breaktrail Ventures focusing on innovative CPG and Tech companies. 3x investor in Cusa Tea and Coffee. Advisor to dozens of emerging brands, heavily skilled in operations planning and inventory management., Matt Fargo Board Member, Advisor Managing Partner at Kurtz/Fargo boutique accounting firm. Formerly at PWC and started Kurtz/Fargo from the ground up, becoming Boulder’s leading accounting firm. Incredible finance/accounting expertise and cash flow management support.