Meet the Team

julia stedman

Founder | CMO & CPO | Product, Growth & Commercialization

Julia turns new ideas into profitable realities, working with some of the world’s most recognizable brands, including Vogue, Allure, CBS, LVMH, Target and Apple. She uncovers new opportunities, builds businesses and products from the ground up, brings them to market, and drives adoption and revenue.

Her work spans startups, growth-stage companies and global enterprises across technology, media, fashion and commerce. At FEVO, she led product and platform growth and built the company’s first fashion, beauty and retail division. At Condé Nast, she led digital business and growth across Vogue, Allure, Teen Vogue and other iconic brands.

jeff block

 CTO | Enterprise Technology, AI & Transformation

Jeff is a deeply technical executive with 20+ years of experience across AI, cloud, data, cybersecurity and enterprise platforms. A CISSP and CCSK with multiple cloud certifications, he has led global engineering organizations of 100+ people, built and commercialized 0→1 technology platforms, and advised CIOs, CISOs, CFOs and boards on complex technology and transformation decisions.

His career spans Deloitte, West Monroe and senior CTO/VP roles, leading global engineering teams, major transformation programs, M&A technology diligence and 0→1 product development. At Deloitte, he created and commercialized a cloud-security platform used across hundreds of client engagements and led the 100+ engineer team behind it.