Katie Beal Brow
Founder & CEO, Lone River Beverage Company

Katie Beal Brown is a fourth-generation West Texan, born and raised in Midland, TX. Growing up, some of her fondest memories were from the time spent with her grandparents out on their family’s ranch in Far West Texas near Fort Davis. Katie attended Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX, where she met her future husband, Tyler Brown, a Houston native and seventh- generation Texan. Katie and Tyler Brown married in her hometown of Midland in 2013 and immediately moved to New York, NY where he had an opportunity in private equity real estate, and she continued to grow her career in advertising. With years of experience at industry- leading agencies, she set out on a new venture to build her own brand, Lone River Beverage Company, celebrating her roots in West Texas. Lone River Beverage company pioneered the tequila-style hard seltzer category with its introduction of Lone River Ranch Water. After less than a year of record sales, Lone River Beverage Company was purchased by Diageo, one of the world’s largest producers of spirits and beers including world class brands like Casamigos, Crown Royal, Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff, Guinness and more. Lone River now leads the tequila-style seltzer category as the #1 Ranch Water in the U.S. Katie continues to lead the business on a day-to-day basis, as CEO of the brand and works closely with Diageo leadership to build further on Lone River’s success. 

Kyle Cook
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Loverboy

Kyle Cooke – entrepreneur and cast member of Bravo’s hit reality series Summer House & Winter House – is the founder of Loverboy, the premium beverage brand reinventing the traditional ready-to-drink category with high-quality, low calorie sparkling hard teas and canned cocktails. Since getting his MBA from Babson College, Cooke has founded a number of startups across industry sectors, all designed to complement a wellness-focused lifestyle, including Loverboy, which he founded in 2018. 

Sheryl Daija
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, BRIDGE

“Our ability to reach unity in diversity will be the beauty and the test of our civilization”
~Mahatma Gandhi

Sheryl Daija is a business, marketing and creative leader committed to tearing down the current structures that lead to inequities in the workplace and marketplace. She is purpose-driven, biased to action and fiercely focused on social justice to make the world a better place now and for future generations.

Sheryl recently launched BRIDGE, the first-ever independent DEI trade group for the global media, marketing & advertising industry. With an impressive board that brings together CDOs, CMOs & business leaders, BRIDGE’s mission is to move the narrative from DEI as a philosophy to inclusion as a business practice. Specifically, BRIDGE helps companies identify their own unique gaps in belonging, representation, inclusion, diversity and equity and helps them build the capabilities to bridge those gaps to drive systemic change.

Sheryl has held multiple executive industry positions that galvanize communities to build platforms and drive transformation. Prior to founding BRIDGE, she was the Chief Strategy Officer at the MMA where she created impactful programs to solidify mobile as integral to marketing and before that she was SVP/GM at the IAB which placed her at the forefront of innovation and development across the Interactive media industry.

Sheryl started her career in brand marketing and product management in the CPG and technology industries and held executive positions at Epilady, Fred Hayman, Kensington, CMGI and more. Sheryl is on the boards of Carry117 and Bright Future Athletes Foundation both dedicated to lifting up at-risk women and children. She is a passionate “soccer mom” and lives in San Diego’s North County with her teenage son and dog.

Cameron Diaz
Actress and Founder, Avaline Wine

Cameron Diaz has been telling stories as a film actor for more than two decades. She’s also the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Body Book and supports numerous causes that advocate for the environment, education, and the empowerment of women and girls.

Diaz began her acting career at 21, when she auditioned for a role in the movie “The Mask.” With no previous acting experience, Diaz was cast as the female lead and over the next three years, won parts in roles for independent films such as “The Last Supper” “She’s The One” and “Feeling Minnesota.” The actress reached mainstream success with her part in “My Best Friend’s Wedding” and “There’s Something About Mary,” and won critical acclaim for “Being John Malkovich,” which also earned her Best Supporting Actress nominations at the Golden Globes, the SAG Awards and the BAFTA Awards. She also starred in the adaptation of “Charlie’s Angels” and its sequel and memorably served as the voice of Fiona in “Shrek” and its sequels, among other roles.

But it’s her latest venture— a clean, transparent, organic wine brand Avaline she co-founded with close friend, entrepreneur Katherine Power—that has her most energized these days.
Diaz and Power knew the contents of everything that went in and on their bodies—so why not wine? Their journey to answer this question began in April 2018, as they immersed themselves into the wine world, seeking to learn everything they could about the industry, from farming to winemaking to distribution and retail. Avaline officially launched in July 2020 with a white and a rosé, and has grown to include red and sparkling varieties. Avaline is currently available in retail locations in 47 states and direct-to-consumer in 13 states.
A digitally native brand driving awareness socially, Avaline’s full line of wines list ingredients and serving facts on every product, all of which are made with organic grapes, vegan-friendly, contain less than 1g of sugar per serving and free of unwanted extras like colors and concentrates. Avaline believes in allowing its customers to make the most informed decisions when it comes to purchasing wine.

Craig Dubitsky
Friendly Founder, hello products & former Chief Innovation Strategist, Colgate-Palmolive 

Craig is the friendly founder of hello products and former Chief Innovation Strategist of Colgate-Palmolive.  hello, the world’s first naturally friendly™ oral care brand, was acquired by Colgate in January of 2020. hello became the fastest-growing oral care brand in the US, with products now available in over 45,000 food, drug, and mass retailers.  hello was named by Inc Magazine as one of the Best Places to Work, as well as “One of the 25 Companies That Are Changing the World”. Dubitsky himself was named to Advertising Age’s Creativity 50, the publication’s annual list of the most influential and innovative creative thinkers, and one of the 100 Most Inspirational Marketers in the World by The Internationalist.  
Prior to hello, Craig was a co-founder and creative lead at eos products, a founding board member at Method Products, and a strategic advisor to Seventh Generation, Boots, and various private equity funds.  
Craig is an inductee in the Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization (CEO) Hall of Fame, an Entrepreneur in Residence at Babson, and serves as an Advisory Council Member at the Ain Center for Entrepreneurship at The Simon School of Business at The University of Rochester. Craig loves people, design, brand, packaging and people. Yes, he said people twice. 

Vincent Hann
Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder, Brother’s Bond Distilling Company, LLC 

About Vincent Hanna | Co-founder of Brother’s Bond Distilling Company, LLC. Vincent is a global entrepreneur in the wine and spirits segment for nearly 20 years. Having started as a strategic negotiator and supplier of millions of liters of bulk wine and spirits to brands all over the world which led him to where he is today. His exceptional expertise to find the right individuals that contribute diverse skills and talents provide a sense of wholeness and strength has made Brother’s Bond Bourbon a real success and a household name. He is a strong leader who inspires and builds an inclusive culture that brings out people’s strengths to build a cohesive and energized team. Business is people, and this is Vincent’s motto and one he believes in very strongly. 

Erik Qualman
5x Bestselling Author and former sitting professor, Harvard & MIT’s edX labs

#1 Best Selling Author and Keynote Speaker Erik Qualman has performed in 55 countries and reached 50 million people. His Socialnomics work has been on 60 Minutes to the Wall Street Journal and used by the National Guard to NASA. His book Digital Leader propelled him to be voted the 2nd Most Likeable Author in the World behind Harry Potter’s J.K. Rowling. What Happens in Vegas Stays on YouTube helped Qualman be listed by Forbes and Fortune as a Top 100 Digital Influencer. His business books are used in over 200 universities and he has received an honorary doctorate for his groundbreaking work. His latest book, The Focus Project, is a guide to pursuing less in order to achieve more. Qualman was formerly a sitting professor at Harvard & MIT’s edX labs. 

Brad Schultz 
Co-founder & Chief Marketing Officer, BeatBox Beverages

Brad Schultz is a Co-Founder and CMO at Future/Proof, creators of BeatBox Beverages – the World’s Tastiest Portable Party Punch one of the best-selling US RTD cocktails. Future/Proof, recently awarded one of Inc. Magazine’s Top 5000 Fast-Growing Privately Owned Companies in America, is a disruptor in the beverage alcohol market that provides innovative solutions that drive incremental profit in high-growth categories. 
He got his start in the entertainment industry working for a Comcast-backed kid’s entertainment company called Kabillion.  He later helped launch new original shows on popular networks like Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network.  Brad graduated from the University of Pacific with a degree in marketing and was a division 1 baseball player. 

Brad is always up for a challenge, and he brings that same intensity to his work at BeatBox. 

Ian Somerhalde
Co-founder & Brand Guardian, Brother’s Bond Distilling Company, LLC 

Co-founder and Brand Guardian, Brother’s Bond Distilling Company, LLC, Ian Somerhalder is an American actor, producer, director entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is best known for playing lead roles “Boone Carlyle” in the TV drama Lost and “Damon Salvatore” in the supernatural drama The Vampire Diaries. In addition to being the founder, and president of the Ian Somerhalder foundation, Ian’s latest film as an Executive Producer is the environmental documentary KISS THE GROUND that can be seen on Netflix. The film shows how regenerative farming can restore healthy soil to our farmlands and balance our climate by sequestering carbon dioxide and producing oxygen. 

Paul Wesley
Co-founder, Brother’s Bond Distilling Company, LLC

About Paul Wesley | Co-founder of Brother’s Bond Distilling Company, LLC, Paul Wesley is an actor, director, and producer. He is perhaps best known for his leading role in the worldwide hit supernatural series ‘The Vampire Diaries’ as well as the iconic role of ‘James T. Kirk’ in the Paramount Plus series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Throughout his career, Paul has been in dozens of films and TV series both in front of and behind the camera. 

Additionally, he has a score of projects in development at various networks and studios through his production company Citizen Media including the upcoming series ‘Confessions’ which he stars in and executive produces.

David Zucker
Chief Marketing Officer & Senior Vice President, Ecommerce, Perdue Farms

David Zucker, Chief Marketing Officer & SVP Ecommerce joined Perdue in January 2019 to develop and oversee all aspects of Perdue’s ecommerce strategy.  

David has more than 25 years of general management, e-commerce, marketing, branding merchandising, product development, analytics and call center management experience. He was most recently General Manager and Chief Marketing Officer of Omaha Steaks International, a multi-channel retailer of premium single and multi-ingredient food. Prior to joining Omaha Steaks, Zucker was CMO for both Vitacost.com, a public online retailer of vitamin, nutritional supplements and shelf stable foods, and Gilt Groupe, an online flash sale retailer of high-end fashion for women, men, children and home products. He has also held progressively more senior roles at Dell Inc., the Home Shopping Network (HSN), Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia and Priceline.com.  Concurrently to several of these roles David taught at Rutgers University and the University of South Florida courses on basic and advanced economic theory, pricing, environmental economics and statistics. 

David holds a doctorate in environmental economics from the University of Rhode Island, and a master’s degree in applied economics and a bachelor’s degree in biology both from West Virginia University. 

Elizabeth Buchanan
Managing Director – Customer Success and Global Platform Transformation

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Liz Buchanan is the Managing Director of Customer Success and also leads Global Platform Transformation for NIQ. In these roles, she oversees NIQ’s customer-facing servicing teams as well as the roll-out of the NIQ self-serve analytics platform, Connect, to over 8,000 customers across 85 countries.  

During her 15 years at Nielsen, Liz has held various leadership roles in customer success, sales, product development and technology deployment. She has worked extensively across the U.S. and global markets. She has specific expertise in data governance and stewardship, data management processes, technologies and analytics. She regularly consults with customers to help them achieve their transformation goals in this rapidly evolving space.  
Liz currently serves as an Executive Sponsor for the NIQ Women in Nielsen (WIN) employee resource group. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Chicago chapter of Cradles to Crayons, a non-profit organization focused on providing essentials to children facing clothing insecurity. She is also an active champion for civic causes, regularly dedicating her time advocating for diverse political representation through fundraising, organizing and policy work on local and national political campaigns. Liz is a member of the Leadership Greater Chicago (LGC) Signature Fellows Program Class of 2022. She resides in Chicago.

Jamie Clark
North America Retail Head 

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Jamie Clarke is North America Head of Retail and leads all of NIQ’s North American retailer engagements and the strategic growth of the retail business. 

Prior to joining NIQ, Jamie led retail partnerships for Quotient Technology and was responsible for 20+ retailer partnerships covering both retail media, digital coupons and data management and developing new retailer partnerships across the grocery, dollar, drug, club, auto, and other retail verticals. 

Earlier in his career, Jamie held a number of roles in merchandising, pricing strategy, strategic development and loyalty strategy in Australia and the U.S., with PwC, Coles Supermarkets, Coles Loyalty and Financial Services and Southeastern Grocers. Jamie’s vast experience in retail and as a senior merchant brings with it the ability to think like the retailer and understand their priorities. 

Andrew Criezis 
SVP and General Manager, NIQ Global SMB 

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Andrew Criezis is the Senior Vice President and General Manager of NIQ global SMB business. He is a subject matter expert in CPG, go-to-market strategy (GTM), retail and brand analytics, emerging brands, and revenue generation. Andrew spent 10 years at NIQ in senior leadership roles including SVP of Global Sales Operations and Sales Enablement before helping launch Byzzer, an award-winning CPG data and analytics platform, as its Chief Product Officer in 2020. His long and varied experience qualifies Andrew to speak authoritatively on topics ranging from global product and integrated marketing to sales enablement to retail industry forecasting.   

Jeanne Danubio 
President, North America 

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Jeanne Danubio is President of North America and Global Clients and works to bring to life the next generation of global consumer measurement through NIQ’s unrivaled solutions that provide CPG manufacturers and retailers with a comprehensive understanding of consumption behavior to enable them to make smarter, faster, precision decisions. In her 30+ year career at Nielsen (now NIQ), Jeanne has led the North American business, the marketing and sales effectiveness practices for developed markets, the Nielsen Canada business, Consumer Insights North America, Global Shopper Analytics and the Global Consumer Intelligence business.  

Kris Ewing
Chief Product Officer

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Kristofer Ewing is the Chief Product Officer at NIQ. In this role, Kris is responsible for understanding market demands, technology trends, and the competitive field, overseeing all aspects of NIQ suite of products life cycle management that meet market and customers’ requirements and facilitate rapid development and implementation of new products and enhancements. 

With more than 17 years of experience in the analytics and consumer packaged goods industries, Kris has held various senior leadership positions in both Nielsen and NIQ, including Vice President of Global Advanced Analytics, Global Account Lead for top manufacturers such as Kimberly Clark, Mondelez and Kraft Foods and most recently leading the commercial strategy for NIQ’s North America Business. 

Kris graduated Cum Laude from Miami University and holds an MBA with distinction from Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management. 

Tracey Massey 
Chief Operating Officer

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 Tracey Massey currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of NIQ. As COO, Tracey is responsible for all commercial and product aspects, including revenue, product development plans, business units’ strategies, and all market-facing aspects of NIQ.  
 
Tracey is an accomplished global executive with over 30 years of experience and a successful track record in enhancing and expanding global businesses. Her philosophy of winning with clearly articulated strategies coupled with the infusion of trust and resources allows Tracey to empower people and nurture highly engaged teams.  
 
Prior to joining NIQ, Tracey served as Global President and Chief Executive Officer of Mars Pet Nutrition, where she led the world’s largest pet food business, revamping its product portfolios for continuous growth. Prior to that role, she was Regional President Mars Confectionary Americas, where she successfully led her team through the integration of Mars Chocolate Americas with the Wrigley Co. Americas.  
 
Tracey has a BS in Chemical Engineering from Loughborough University in England, and is a published thought-leader and speaker on topics such as women’s success in STEM and embracing the power of diversity. 

Jim Peck 
Chief Executive Officer 

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James ‘Jim’ Peck, currently serves as the Executive Chairman and CEO of NIQ. Jim, in partnership with Advent International, acquired the business from Nielsen in March 2021.  

Previously, Jim served as the CEO of TransUnion. He joined TransUnion in 2012 when it was owned by Advent International and Goldman Sachs. As CEO, he led the company’s transformation into a market leader in innovation, driven by organic growth programs, tech re-platforming and strategic transactions. Prior to TransUnion, Jim oversaw growth at LexisNexis, spearheading the $4 billion acquisition and integration of ChoicePoint into LexisNexis and the acquisition of Seisint while serving as CEO of Risk Solutions from 2004 to 2012. Jim also served as SVP and Chief Product Officer of LexisNexis from 2001 to 2004.  
Jim serves on the Board of Directors of CCC Information Services, an Advent portfolio company, Neoway, and Combate A Fraude. He received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Dayton and an M.B.A. from The Ohio State University. Additionally, Jim received a CERT Certificate in Cybersecurity Oversight, issued by the CERT Division of the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University.