Hudson Mastermind

New York City 2026

A one-day, invite-only mastermind for DTC founders and operators.

Friday, July 17, 2026
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM ET
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Friday, July 17

Run of Show

All times Eastern. Schedule subject to change.

10:00 AM
– 10:45 AM
Guest Arrival, Registration, Coffee & Networking
10:45 AM
– 11:00 AM
Opening Remarks
Jared Orkin, Co-Founder & CEO, Activate Talent
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11:00 AM
– 11:25 AM
Fireside Chat
Greg Lavecchia
Co-Founder & CEO, Bloom Nutrition

Bootstrapped Bloom alongside his wife Mari into one of the fastest-growing wellness brands in America — home to the #1-selling Greens in the country, now on shelves at Target, Walmart & beyond.

11:25 AM
– 11:50 AM
Fireside Chat
Danny Yeung
Co-Founder & CEO, IM8 Health

Co-Founder & CEO of IM8 Health and Prenetics (NASDAQ: PRE), building one of the world's fastest-growing health brands alongside co-founder David Beckham — with elite athlete partners including world No. 1 tennis player Aryna Sabalenka.

11:50 AM
– 12:15 PM
Fireside Chat
Maureen Kelly
Founder & CEO, Tarte Cosmetics

Built Tarte Cosmetics from a one-bedroom apartment into a nine-figure beauty powerhouse — maker of Shape Tape, America's #1 concealer — then sold a majority stake to global beauty giant Kosé in a landmark $135M deal.

12:15 PM
– 12:40 PM
Fireside Chat
Logan Chierotti
Founder, Physician's Choice

Took Physician's Choice from zero to America's #1 probiotic brand — nine figures in five years with no outside funding, and 70,000+ retail doors from Walmart to CVS.

12:40 PM
– 12:55 PM
Workshop Session
12:55 PM
– 1:35 PM
Lunch + Networking
1:35 PM
– 2:00 PM
Fireside Chat
Dom Iacovone
Founder & CEO, RAW Nutrition

Scaled RAW Nutrition into a $230M+ powerhouse without spending a dollar on ads — the anchor of a 10-figure portfolio that also includes Bum Energy and Revive MD.

2:00 PM
– 2:25 PM
Fireside Chat
Kevin Gould
Founder & CEO, Kombo Ventures

The brand-builder behind Glamnetic & INH Hair — bootstrapped Glamnetic to over $100M per year in revenue, and in a previous life managed some of the biggest YouTubers in the world.

2:25 PM
– 2:40 PM
Workshop Session
2:40 PM
– 2:55 PM
Workshop Session
2:55 PM
– 3:20 PM
Fireside Chat
Hudson Leogrande
Founder & CEO, Comfrt

Bootstrapped Comfrt from $50K to a projected $1B+ in under four years — the world's best-selling hoodie, the #1 brand on TikTok Shop, and a 600K-member creator army built on a mental-health mission.

3:20 PM
– 3:40 PM
Break
3:40 PM
– 4:25 PM
Founder Roulette
Structure
10-minute timed conversations
Prompt-driven discussions
Curated interaction
You Leave Each Conversation With
One ask
One solve
One valuable connection
4:25 PM
– 4:40 PM
Coffee Break + Networking
4:40 PM
– 5:10 PM
Panel
The Unfiltered Founder Roundtable

All seven founders, one stage. The day's speakers come back together for a single unscripted panel — no slides, no spin, just the hard calls, the near-misses, and what building a brand actually costs.

5:10 PM
– 5:40 PM
Guests Depart
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