Ted Ning
Founder, Forum for Naturals
Ted is a CPG and natural products thought leader, executive, and entrepreneur. Most notably, he architected and pioneered LOHAS, a brand and identifier for the $300B lifestyles of health and sustainability market. Today, Ted consults companies
on executive leadership, organizational strategy, management, and marketing. He is founder of Forum for Naturals, a membership group of CMOs who come together
to solve challenges.
Betsy Frost
CMO, Dry Soda
Betsy is a CPG marketing executive with 16 years of experience launching brands, turning around established businesses, and managing full P&Ls, portfolios and strategic partnerships. Prior to her current role, she spent 14 years at General Mills in various marketing, brand management and director roles.
Jeff Wong
CMO, Country Archer
Jeff has over 13 years of CPG Brand Management experience in North America and Asia, having spent most of his time in the Beauty and Skin and Food and Beverage categories with Pepsi and Unilever. In 2018, Jeff was included in Los Angeles’ '40 under 40' list of Brand Innovators.
Chris Ambarian
Co-Founder & CRO, Promomash
Chris studied engineering at UCLA, but quickly moved into a career in marketing, sales, and strategy, where he has over 35 years of experience. Most of that time has been at the VP- or C-level for manufacturing companies in excess of $500M in turnover, but he has also run go-to-market for several startups. In 2012 he co-founded Promomash along with Yuval Selik to help CPG entrepreneurs gain a competitive advantage in retail and promote better.