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Courtney Reum is the co-founder of M13, a brand development and investment company accelerating businesses at the nexus of consumer products, technology, and media. Courtney and his brother Carter Reum are collaborators and brothers from Chicago. Both Courtney & Carter Hatched their careers at Goldman Sachs. Leaving investment banking with an idea to create “a better way to drink,” the Reums built VEEV Spirit, a 70 proof vodka alternative, from that idea into one of the pioneering artisanal alcohol brands in the spirits industry, helping to popularize the açaí berry in the United States and into one of the fastest growing independent spirit brands in the country. Building on VEEV’s success, they launched VitaFrute™ Cocktails by VEEV®, the first line of certified organic ready-to- drink cocktails.
While growing both brands, the brothers began investing in other companies providing first hand experience, guidance and capitalization to many emerging businesses. Early investments include Bonobos, Birchox, Warby Parker, Pinterest, Lyft, Krave Jerky, Kevita, and numerous others. In 2016, Carter and Courtney sold a majority stake of VEEV Spirits to a larger company allowing them to found M13 and focus on their entrepreneurial stewardship of consumer brands.
Both Carter and Courtney have been profiled by several entrepreneurial groups such as the “30 Under 30” list, the INC “500 fastest growing private companies in America,” Richard Branson’s best-selling book “Screw Business as Usual” and most recently the Goldman Sachs Builders + Innovators 100 “Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs” of 2014 & again in 2015. They are also currently featured in the first year curriculum at Harvard Business School through the case study, “VEEV on the Rocks.”
Courtney holds a B.A. with distinction from Columbia University in New York and is an alumnus of Harvard Business School. Courtney is also an active member of the Young President’s Organization (YPO) internationally and locally in Los Angeles through the Bel-Air Chapter. Courtney served as one of the Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Commissioners for the Los Angeles Convention Center & Tourism Authority and is philanthropically involved as a Board Member of the LA Opera and City Year organization helping underserved schools.
Courtney Reum
Carter Reum is the co-founder of M13, a brand development and investment company accelerating businesses at the nexus of consumer products, technology, and media. Carter and his brother Courtney Reum are collaborators and brothers from Chicago. Both Carter & Courtney Hatched their careers at Goldman Sachs. Leaving investment banking with an idea to create “a better way to drink,” the Reums built VEEV Spirit, a 70 proof vodka alternative, from that idea into one of the pioneering artisanal alcohol brands in the spirits industry, helping to popularize the açaí berry in the United States and into one of the fastest growing independent spirit brands in the country. Building on VEEV’s success, they launched VitaFrute™ Cocktails by VEEV®, the first line of certified organic ready-to- drink cocktails.
While growing both brands, the brothers began investing in other companies providing first hand experience, guidance and capitalization to many emerging businesses. Early investments include Bonobos, Birchbox, Warby Parker, Pinterest, Lyft, Krave Jerky, Kevita, and numerous others. In 2016, Carter and Courtney sold a majority stake of VEEV Spirits to a larger company allowing them to found M13 and focus on their entrepreneurial stewardship of consumer brands.
Both Carter and Courtney have been profiled by several entrepreneurial groups such as the “30 Under 30” list, the INC “500 fastest growing private companies in America,” Richard Branson’s best-selling book “Screw Business as Usual” and most recently the Goldman Sachs Builders + Innovators 100 “Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs” of 2014 & again in 2015. They are also currently featured in the first year curriculum at Harvard Business School through the case study, “VEEV on the Rocks.”
Carter has a B.A. with distinction from Columbia University in New York, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude with a 4.0 and is an alumnus of Harvard Business School.
Carter Reum
Dara Trujillo is the Vice President of Merchandise New Business Development for HSN and manages the new American Dreams program for the company. She has been in the retail world for 25+ years and her experience includes everything from overseeing 28 department store’s and all their fashion and trends to retail and experiential development for a major theme park (not sure if you can say Disney).Currently in her role at HSN, she evaluates new merchandise businesses and opportunities, looks for new entrepreneurs with products to showcase and drives signature company initiatives for the network. She is looking for amazing entrepreneurs and dynamic product to showcase on TV and introduce to their 96M households. Having a successful business at HSN means understanding it all starts with People, a Purpose and the Product. We are looking for great stories and storytellers and when combined with great products, that’s the winning combination.
Dara Trujillo
Steve Seigel is a former Investment Banker (@ Bear Stearns & JP Morgan), Hedge Fund Professional (@TIG Advisors, LLC) and prominent early stage investor and operator. Steve is currently an advisor for Honor, an on-demand in-home care company backed by Andreessen Horowitz, which most recently won the crunchie for best new start-up of 2015 along with being named as one of six companies that could change the world (@NewCo Shift), being placed beside Tesla. On the investment side, Steve has invested in several billion dollar companies including Palantir & Lyft along with a number of notable Health Tech Start-ups. Steve is also an adviser to Start-Up Health, the UCLA VC Fund and has made a career on understanding unique products that can disrupt the status-quo.
Steve Seigel
Victor Green is a successful international entrepreneur from London, England. He has had extensive achievements in founding and managing several successful businesses and corporations worth multimillions. Victor personally seeded and managed these business ventures and reached sales worth up to $200 million while staffing hundreds of employees. His first full-time business venture was starting a publishing company. From this he went on to start many other businesses, such as organizing conventions, printing, advertising, direct mail, PR, photography, import and export, manufacturing, soccer clubs, website design, creating portal websites, real estate, finance company, business consulting, mentoring and lecturing on business matters. Victor’s success offers his clients a wealth of value in every aspect of a business from preparing and following a business plan, marketing, financing and more. Victor also recently published his book, How to Succeed in Business and lectures as a subject matter expert on business.
Victor Green
Nicole Lapin is the only finance expert you don’t need a dictionary to understand. She got her start in finance at age eighteen, reporting from the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange for First Business Network. She went on to become the youngest anchor ever at CNN and then to claim the same title at CNBC, where she anchored the only global finance show on the network, Worldwide Exchange, while contributing financial reports to MSNBC and Today. Nicole has also served as a business anchor and special correspondent for Bloomberg Television. She is the money saving correspondent for The Wendy Williams Show and reports on the business of Hollywood for The Insider. She is also the creator and host of the AOL Originals show, I’ll Never Forget My First, where she interviews influential women about the first time they knew they made it. Nicole has earned the Accredited Investment Fiduciary (AIF®) certification. She graduated summa cum laude and as the valedictorian of her class at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.
Nicole Lapin
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Whether you think you can or whether you think you can’t,
you’re right!– Henry Ford
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There’s no shortage of remarkable ideas,
what’s missing is the will to execute them.- Seth Godin
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