Aaron Schwartz

Member Since 2012

Aaron Schwartz

Chief Business Officer

Loop Returns

San Francisco Bay Area

Chief Business Officer at Loop Returns, the best returns solution for Shopify brands. 3x founder, now advising and investing in startups. Advising: Magoosh, Gabbi, Verto Education, ChannelApe, Brightflow, Goodbye Bread, Surge.ai, Builder.io, FanRally, Legitimate, GIST, Rally Investing: Clockwork, Documate, Placement, twine, Reflective, Bloom, Overflow, MarketerHire, Alloy, Biteable, Milo, EcoCart, Partnered.io, Enquire Labs Investing via syndicate on Angel List: https://angel.co/s/nps/zNcNw Served as Cofounder, Chairman and President at Passport (passportshipping.com). Still advising. I'm a generalist's generalist (if it's not eng, I'm pretty decent). My focus tends to be on all-things Go to Market; Fundraising; Strategy; and finally (and most importantly), helping founders navigate emotionally through the early stages of company building. Founder of Modify Watches (www.modifywatches.com), which was acquired in 2019 by Custom Ink, and Refill Revolution (acq. 2011). Also proud to serve as a Board Member for Larkin Street Youth Services, and an advisor for Magoosh, an ed-tech company (#186 on the Inc. 500) among a handful of other commerce infrastructure and EdTech companies. Previously earned my MBA from Berkeley-Haas, and was a management consultant with Deloitte for four years (2 in NYC, 2 in London). From Cleveland. Go Cavs (and other teams).


SKILLS

  • Sales & Marketing
  • Fundraising
  • Team Building

RECENT CONTENT

October 3rd, 2018

The New E-Commerce Stack: What It Takes To Scale A Consumer Brand Quickly

Leverage tools that will help you grow your e-commerce brand.

April 27th, 2016

The 4 Things You Must Do in Order to Successfully Pivot Your Business

Pivoting your brand can allow you to make changes for the better. Just be prepared to tackle the risks.

January 8th, 2016

What to Do When a Competitor Knocks Off Your Company's Product

When you're battling every startup's worst nightmare, protecting yourself and your brand is critical.

August 19th, 2015

An Overlooked Opportunity For Consumer Brands: Selling Business-To-Group

Particularly for product companies, there's a sales channel you might be overlooking: business-to-group.


COMPANY INFO

Loop Returns

Loop is the best returns solution for Shopify brands, including Allbirds, Brooklinen, Chubbies, Nisolo and more


AREA OF FOCUS

  • Business Development
  • Sales
  • Marketing

INDUSTRY

Retail