Marshall Morris
Marshall is the co-founder and President of HomeLife Media which owns and operates iHeartDogs.com, iHeartCats.com and Cannanine.com all of which are strategically focused on pet health and wellness online. In addition to being ranked on of Inc 500’s fastest growing companies, they manage the largest communities of pet owners online reaching over 30 million people monthly and have donated over 15,000,000 meals to shelter dogs since inception.
Mark Warren
Mark Warren is the founder and former President & CEO of Pethealth Inc. formed in 1998. Under his leadership, Pethealth became the world’s largest provider of companion animal microchip technology and a leading provider of pet insurance, cloud-based software and online pet specialty retail to pet owners, veterinarians, and animal welfare organisations throughout North America and the United Kingdom. He is also a former CEO of Hambros Canada Inc. and former Executive Director of Hambros Bank Limited.
Mark holds a B.A. (Hon) from University College, University of Toronto and a M.Sc. (Econ) from the London School of Economics. He is the father of two grown sons and as empty nesters, he and his wife Sue share their home with a small pack of three dogs and two cats.
Howard Steyn
Mr. Steyn is a Partner at L Catterton focused on supporting the firm's global initiatives in both portfolio activities and cross-fund investments. Prior to joining L Catterton, he was a Principal in Bain Capital's venture capital and growth equity funds. During his 8 years with Bain Capital, he led investments and worked with management teams to maximize performance in a range of companies from early-stage and growth equity through leveraged buy-outs. Prior to Bain Capital, he served clients at McKinsey & Company.
Mr. Steyn earned an A.B. magna cum laude in Social Studies from Harvard College, and received his M.B.A. with honors from The Wharton School of The University of Pennsylvania.
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John Kenny
John is a Partner at Digitalis, investing the Companion Fund.
Previously, John was with Delta Partners, a venture capital firm focusing on early-stage opportunities in the UK and Ireland. While at Delta, he led investments and sat on the boards of StitcherAds, MotoBUYkers (acquired by Pierce Group) and Kidstart, and worked closely with Blikbook (acquired by Civitas Learning), Eventovate, Fishtree, Incereb, Initiafy, KantanMT, MeetingsBooker and WhipCar.
He started his venture career with Great Hill Partners in Boston, and subsequently joined Wyeth Pharmaceuticals (now Pfizer) in their Strategic Planning and Portfolio Management group. John received his BA Trinity College Dublin and MBA from Wharton Business School.
Dan Reus
Dan Reus has over 20 years’ experience helping Fortune 100 firms and start-ups practice open innovation to connect with new and existing customers, partners, opportunities, technology and ways to operate.
Dan has worked with dozens of emerging pet care companies since he helped launch the Pet Care Innovation Prize in 2016. He also works with clients from technology, healthcare, professional services, consumer goods, biotech, entertainment, and manufacturing industries.
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Gabby Slome
Gabby Slome is the co-founder and chief experience officer of Ollie, a national company that delivers freshly cooked, human-grade food that’s tailored to each dog’s nutritional needs. A former equestrian, Slome has had a lifelong passion for animals, and founded Ollie to improve the lives of dogs and revolutionize the $30 billion pet food industry.
Prior to Ollie, Slome served as an Entrepreneur in Residence at Primary Ventures. Slome has also held executive roles at Vente-Privée U.S.A. and Primary.com
Slome lives in New York City with her husband, daughter, and rescue dog Pancho.
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