Houston: Inner Loop/Memorial
Megan Gardner is the Chief Executive Officer of Plum District overseeing all areas of the business including Sales, Marketing, Operations, Technology and Business Development. Megan brings extensive experience in finance, strategy and operations to Plum District having served as the Director for Strategy and Business Development for Ameriprise, where she advised the CEO and Senior Management team. Megan launched her career on Wall Street as an investment banker for Deutsche Bank and Soundview Technology, primarily focusing on technology clients. Megan is passionate about connecting women together online and offline and created Plum District to provide women with the opportunity to have a rewarding career, spend quality time with their family and be connected within their local community. Megan holds a BA from Smith College and an MBA from Harvard. Megan currently serves on the Alumnae Association Board of Directors for Smith College and was recently nominated by Fortune for the 2011 Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs Award.
Lisa has 20 years' experience building digital media and consumer Internet businesses. She founded her first company at the age of 19 and has been involved with 7 early-stage ventures. Lisa is the former CEO and President of CrossLoop, Inc., and former President of Cinema Circle, Inc.. She helped manage 3 other venture-backed start-ups through funding and market launch: Omnilux, Inc.; Genomic Health; and iExchange.com. She was also former Manager of Strategic Planning at The Walt Disney Company. Lisa holds an MBA with distinction from Harvard Business School, and a BA summa cum laude from Colorado State University.
Jackson Hull is a veteran technology executive with broad experience in all aspects of Internet technologies. Before joining Plum District, Jackson was founding CTO at Chatterfly, a location-based mobile loyalty application. Prior to Chatterfly, Jackson was CTO at Sitoa, an e-commerce platform used by large online retailers like Walmart, Sears, and Target to extend their product assortments and engage customers using social media. Jackson has built technology solutions large and small - from enterprise-class platforms and mobile and web services to social media applications. He holds several software patents, and degrees in mechanical engineering and material science from the University of California, Davis, and a master's in information systems from the University of California, Berkeley.
Before joining Plum District, John spent 12 years at OpenTable. As the first salesperson, John began as an Account Executive for the first four years before moving to a Director role, building the sales organization's hiring, training, and coaching programs. In the mid-1990s John's management style was shaped by his work at the North Carolina Outward Bound School, where he was a lead climber and course instructor. He has served on several community-based organizations, including his favorite: GirlVentures, an organization dedicated to empowering adolescent girls, where he served as the first male board-member. He graduated from the University of Miami in 1989 with an MBA. John lives in Northern California, where he enjoys mountain biking, skiing, climbing, wilderness, travel, and the company of his wife, Lisa, and two wonderful kids.
Jim oversees finance and accounting at Plum District, bringing fifteen years of experience building financial operations and ensuring profitable growth across Internet, mobile, and financial technology companies. Jim has driven significant value creation, including close to $1B in shareholder value at exit through both acquisition and equity offerings. He has led the finance team and other areas for three high-growth VC and private investor backed companies, Telephia (acquired by The Nielsen Companies), NextCard (NXCD), and VerticalResponse. Jim has also held leadership roles at larger firms, including Morningstar and Bank of America, and he began his career at The Boston Consulting Group. Jim earned a BA in economics from Northwestern University and an MBA and JD from Indiana University, where he was a Merit Scholar.
Kelly brings over 12 years of internet marketing experience with a passion for data-driven marketing. Kelly started her career in customer retention and loyalty at online retailer eBags.com. Prior to joining Plum District to lead online marketing, Kelly held similar roles at e-commerce companies including Orbitz Worldwide, Netflix, and most recently Shutterfly. Kelly holds a BS from the University of Colorado.
With a passion for startups and the people who work there, Tizzy has dedicated her career to launching and growing small Internet companies. Prior to joining Plum District, she co-founded and served as the VP of Operations and General Manager at GoodStorm, an eCommerce platform dedicated to helping non-profits and individuals raise funds through online sales. She also led the CA Account Management team at Edusoft, an educational software company that provided assessment platforms to US public school districts. Tizzy holds a BA in Biological Anthropology from Harvard.
Mari brings over 9 years of sales and sales training experience to Plum District. She held several sales roles at a Fortune 10 consumer product company during her 7+ years there. She is busy searching the Northern part of the U.S. for exceptional people who are entrepreneurial and are passionate about their local communities. She loves spending time with her husband and daughter. In her free time she is working toward a certification in Pilates and sits on the Discovery Council at the Bay Area Discovery Museum. Mari holds a B.A. from University of Washington.
Melissa is busy scouring the Southern half of the Unites States recruiting and developing a top tier team of Regional Sales Managers and local Sales Representatives to source and promote Plum Deals. As a busy mom of 3, Melissa is passionate about helping other moms find flexible, fun and rewarding careers with Plum District. And, like all our Plum moms, she is never one to pass up a great deal. Prior to Plum District, Melissa spent over 10 years working in product management and strategy for Internet start-ups and well-known brands like WeddingChannel.com and the Gap. Most recently, she spent 5 years developing and building her own successful Internet business. Melissa holds a BA in English from Stanford University.
Jillian holds a BA from Princeton University, where she played four years of collegiate volleyball. A mother of four, Jillian is a "connected mom" herself - she is currently an active Princeton ASC Committee Member and member of the National Charity League. Jillian has an entrepreneurial spirit. She started her career in sales and briefly dabbled in home accessories and antiques businesses while raising her children. For Jillian, Plum District is the perfect fit - it allows her to have a fulfilling career and be a full-time mom.
Lee has an extensive background in sales management with American Express, Entertainment Publications and the Direct Marketing Association. Prior to joining Plum District, Lee was the Vice President of Sales at DoodleDeals, a New York daily-deal company bought by Plum District in 2011. Lee spent 10 years at American Express as the Vice President of Every Day Spend Merchant, where he was responsible for the supermarket, drug store, mass merchant, and oil industries. Lee was also the VP/General Manager of Amex's FX International Payments unit and VP of Sales with the Direct Marketing Association. He started his career with Entertainment Publications as an Account Executive in Hartford, CT. Lee graduated from the University of Michigan with a BA in Political Science and holds an MBA from Cornell's Johnson School of Management.
Plum District offers daily deals moms love. It is By Moms For Moms - a community of moms sharing deals from local and national merchants for other moms to enjoy. Plum District puts Mom first by connecting her with products and inspirations that make her life easier. We know moms are looking to indulge, explore, nest, nibble, play, splurge and give - our goal is to make Mom's day, by offering her great values for her and her family.
Plum District, Inc.
77 Stillman St
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