ECOMsquare Flash Talk June 19
Welcome to this series of ECOMsquare Flash Talks - an opportunity to hear and connect with e-commerce leaders in Vancouver. A space to share any insights and resources that could be helpful for other fellow e-commerce founders/owners, service providers, professionals and students interested in this field.
EVENT FORMAT:
Like always, we'll start with mingling and networking over drinks and light snacks.
We'll have 2-3 industry experts/thought leaders take the "stage", each armed with 5-10 minutes to share their game-changing strategies, trends, and secrets for e-commerce success. After each talk, you'll have 10 minutes to dive deeper into the topic with the speakers during the Q&A session.
And we'd like to close the night with a quick community pulse check. Here's your opportunity to share any project, challenge, event, campaign, etc, you have going on with the rest of us. Need feedback, advice, connections, and more? This is your time to let us know how we can support you.
⚠️ IMPORTANT: Go to floor 15th and follow the signs to the Convergence's office. The main building door doesn't open after 6 PM. If you can make it before 6 PM, we'd truly appreciate it. But if you can't make it before then, please text us for access at 2369954209. Thanks 😊
AGENDA: ⚠️ Doors open at 5:30 PM and close at 6:00 PM ⚠️
5:30 - 6:15 Mingle and network
6:20 - CAC to LTV ratio - the only metric you need to religiously track with Semyon Prit. Semyon is a Founder at Solara Edge and a CMO at Commerce Garage. He's been a performance marketer for the last 9 years and managed a bit over 55M in Advertising Spend for over 90 brands. Mainly, he specializes in Paid Media, Full Funnel Optimization, and Creative Strategy.
6:40 - Getting your products listed on ChatGPT (and other Generative AI tool) with Bijan Vaez. Bijan is a seasoned technology executive and serial entrepreneur. As the Founder & CEO of Merchkit, he is building AI-native commerce technology, empowering retailers and brands with enriched product catalogues that rank, are recommended, and convert everywhere they sell. Prior to Merchkit, Bijan helped scale a high-growth D2C marketplace as CTO, where he architected the platform's expansion to $65M GMV and helped secure Series A funding. He currently serves as a Venture Partner at Antler VC, where he leverages his operational experience to support portfolio companies in their growth journey.
7:00 - Speaker TBD
7:20 - Community pulse check before heading out
Interested in sharing your e-commerce expertise? We want to hear from you! Submit your interest HERE to be a speaker and showcase your insights to our vibrant community. Don't miss this chance to shine on stage and inspire others with your knowledge!
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When: Thursday, June 19th at 5:30 PM.
⚠️ Doors open at 5:30 PM and close at 6:00 PM ⚠️
Where: Convergence - Suite 1500, no buzzer needed.
Parking: Street parking and parking lots are available in the area.
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Convergence develops, designs and deploys business-class software ecosystems of all shapes and sizes. They are a proudly Canadian company headquartered in the heart of Downtown Vancouver's financial core.
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ECOMsquare is a collaborative community of 2,000+ e-commerce creators, operators, and owners who are dedicated to growing the e-commerce industry in British Columbia. Our focus is on sharing knowledge, building community, and establishing lasting relationships to help entrepreneurs build successful, profitable, and sustainable e-commerce businesses.
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We thank our monthly sponsor The JIBE for its contributions to our community!
Since 2009, established brand and retail executives have turned to us for our expertise, passion and success in improving the performance of their eCommerce businesses. We partner with brands whose mission resonates with our values; one that our team wants to rally behind and that will inspire our collaboration. We help plan, build, execute, and growth D2C and B2B eCommerce focused brands through technology implementation and performance marketing.