• Sue Kagan

    CEO | CO-FOUNDER

    International Technical Design Fit Strategist, PLM & 3D Implementation Consultant. 40+ yrs experience in apparel manufacturing; Technical Design Consultant for major brands including Esprit, Ellesse, Nautica, New Balance, Ann Klein, Talbots, Lands’ End, Carter’s & Kate Spade. Angora Group. Adjunct Professor- Parsons School of Design. Co-founder Fil de Vie

  • Matthew Hise

    CRO | CO-FOUNDER

    C.E.O. Founder Weekends Inc, Co-Founder Skin Dialogue, Co-Founder Star Brands Group US, Consultant Everard Findlay, Operations 74 NY, Duke University Mentor; 25+ Years Strategy & Innovation, A.I., Business Development, 360 Marketing Services; Photography, Video, AR, VR. Production, Operations; Net-A-Porter, Isabella Blow.


  • Katy Schildmeyer

    CIRO | CO-FOUNDER

    Innovation & Research, FIDM/ PSU Graduate, Magna Cum Laude, 27 years in Apparel Industries. Chair Founder Balodana, Chair Founder Changewear, Adjunct Professor- Various, IEEE- 3D Body Standards P.3141 contributor, Fashion Journalism: Interline & Stitchworld, & Wall Street Journal Contributor, Board of Open Circle Apparel Coalition, Metaverse Standards Forum Contributor

  • Peter Smith

    CBO

    Leading apparel, footwear, and vertical retail brands leader holding roles such as Chief Operations Officer, Chief Supply Chain, EVP Supply Chain and President. Extensive experience in all aspects of retail and wholesale operations, from product concept to delivery to the customer (wholesale) or consumer (Omnichannel) for Party City, Carter’s Childrens Clothing, VF Corporation (The North Face, Nautica, Vans, Lee, Wrangler, Timberland etc), London Fog, Pacific Trail and PVH in the US, Europe and Asia.

  • Esther Yoon

    COO

    Product Development and Operations Expert with 13+ years apparel industry experience. Focus on cross-departmental collaboration through organizational strategy and business processes. Specialize in working with startups. Previous experience includes Strita DTLA, Dirtybird Records, Everybody & Everyone, and Standard Hotels.

  • Thomas

    CTO

    Thomas is a Computer Engineer, Physicist, and System Science PhD candidate. Thomas has over 15 years of experience in IaaS, PaaS, SaaS engineering.. Thomas’s career includes roles such as COO, software architect, and lead engineer in multi-nationals such as HP/HPE, Nike, Workday, Dell, Arris, as well as director roles in multiple successful early-stage startups.

  • Jenny Carlston

    Chief A.I. Officer

    Futurist, Technologist, Chief Architect in complex distributed learning systems across enterprises and industries. Strategy & Prediction Systems, Machine / e-Learning, Stock Market Algorithms, investment Banking & Credit Valuations, Real Estate Search Engines, Voip Telecom Systems ranging over 25 years of experience bringing logic and creativity together. Pluralsight, Merrick Bank, Mitel, Reuters.Description goes here

  • Angela Maragni

    C.E.O. A.F.T.

    Fashion Institute of Technology (B.S)/Drexel University (M.S) Graduate, Summa Cum Laude. 15 years in the apparel manufacturing industry with brands including Under Armour, Michael Kors, Swimwear Anywhere, Swim USA, and QVC. Product Development consultant with Angora Group. Chair Founder, Lovelina Bras. Textile Fabrication Engineer/Academic Advisor, Drexel University.