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Andrew Vrbas is a CEO and Co-Founder at Pacha Soap and is based in Hastings, Nebraska. He studied at Rawlins County Jr. Sr. High School between 2004 and 2008 and Hastings College between 2008 and 2012.

Sean Marszalek is no stranger to entrepreneurship. After owning and operating a personal fitness studio he then co-founded SDC Nutrition, Inc in 2009 in his hometown of Pittsburgh, PA where he currently serves as CEO. Under his leadership, Sean has grown SDC into a global leading manufacturing facility that has successfully managed acquisitions and year-over-year growth.Having been featured in global publications incl. Forbes - and having been awarded Entrepreneur of the Year - he has built a team from 2 employees to 90 and SDC operates out of 95k Sq. Ft. state of the art manufacturing facility to support the rapid growth of the company’s multiple brands and contract manufacturing business.SDC Nutrition launched a national campaign to create transparency within the industry and Sean is at the forefront of creating this change with the combined efforts of a massive social media push across all internal social media handles and a brand new Podcast titled We Make Supplements, which is launching in 2019. In addition, this year you can expect to see exponential growth for the company and presence of products in new International Markets, dozens of new skus in big box retail, and most importantly a drastic increase in production capabilities and production output each month!

As a Chief Executive Officer and Chief Revenue Officer in the consumer products industry, I have over 20 years of success refining strategy, building strong teams, growing revenue and increasing the value of brands and companies in the Fortune 100, middle-market and in entrepreneurial start-ups. My expertise includes coaching executive and sales teams, building winning cultures, establishing core values, launching more profitable products and negotiating new multi-million dollar revenue contracts. I have demonstrated success in supply chain optimization, strategic planning and brand building with many buyer and executive relationships across the USA in the Club, Grocery, Convenience Mass Merchant and Alternative Format channels. Recognized as a persuasive communicator and influencer, I am a true synergist and excel in bringing people and teams together to do their best work, even in the face of adversity and/or conflict. With a successful background in Sales, Marketing, Manufacturing and Supply-Chain, my passion is the commercial side of the business and I am known as a hunter and strong relationship/business developer. Early career Procter and Gamble training in leadership, problem solving and people development is still applicable today. As CEO of POP Gourmet Foods, I have already added $16M+ to the sales pipeline, closed 14 new key retailer accounts across channels, (including TJ Maxx, Costco, Jewel/Osco and the Air Force/Army Exchanges), added 8% to average gross margins, launched 2 successful new snack products and reduced COGS by over 9% in a turnaround scenario. Prior to this, I grew both Chosen Foods and Sesajal Group exponentially and am an Alumni of Yale, Procter and Gamble and Pillsbury earlier in my career. Strategic Planning, Executive Leadership, Team building, Business Development, Profit Optimization, Revenue Growth, CPG, B2B/B2C Marketing Strategy, Financial Analysis & Budget Planning, Problem Solving, Building Brands, Innovation, Disruption, Board of Directors & Reporting, M&A, Culture Change, Supply Chain Optimization, Product Development, Negotiation, Alliances/Partnerships, Influencer Marketing, Closing Strategic Clients, Hiring, Coaching & Mentoring, Consensus Building