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The Team

Siri Eklund CEO and Founder

Siri has split her career between the United States and Europe. Her marketing career in luxury goods began at Louis Vuitton, LVMH, where she marketed global powerhouse brands such as Moët & Chandon Champagne and Grand Marnier Liqueur. Siri's marketing experience includes launching new products and developing innovative promotional programs. She blinged out an entire London Taxi with Swarovski crystals and bagged PR throughout Europe for Moët. She was the idea girl behind Grand Marnier's US tour where Mini Coopers were outfitted as grand margaritas (on the rocks with salt).

But Siri isn't just into razzle dazzle; she has over 6 years of consulting experience at McKinsey and Co., where her love affair with Excel and intense analytics began. Siri graduated Phi Beta Kappa in Economics at Northwestern University, while being a full scholarship athlete in tennis and Big Ten Sportswoman of the Year. She also holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management. She doesn't drink caffeine, has enough energy to power a small city, and hopes some day to talk shop with Warren Buffet and play tennis with Rafael Nadal.

Jon Cho Chief Product Officer

Jon heads up product and operations at Two Bright Lights and brings a diverse background in product management and business development in both online and mobile consumer services. Prior to Two Bright Lights, Jon spent his time in the United States and Asia, launching and managing new innovative products and developing strategic partnerships for companies of all sizes – from startups such as Virgin Mobile USA to established companies such as Palm and Samsung. He received his MBA from Kellogg School of Management and Masters in Engineering Management from Northwestern's McCormick School of Engineering and his B.S. in mechanical engineering from UC Berkeley.

When not working, Jon enjoys traveling and exploring new places – his most recent favorites – ice-hiking in Patagonia and snowboarding in Korea, and as always, coming home and supporting his San Francisco Forty-Niners and Giants.

Shalyn Hockey Product Marketing Manager and Done Brilliantly Editor

After graduating with honors from Northwestern University in 2009, Shalyn has worked at a variety of start-ups where she has focused on strategy and online marketing. She joined the Two Bright Light's team in 2010. Shalyn comes from a long line of entrepreneurs, so she loves thinking creatively about how to grow small businesses and help them succeed. She could happily spend all day sipping cappuccinos while reading 19th century novels or finding new apps for her phone. She dreams of her future King Charles Cavalier Spaniel, traveling to obscure fascinating places, and wishes the weather was alway warm. Shalyn recently planned her own wedding and loves all things beautiful so she counts herself lucky to work for a business where looking at stunning images and real wedding features is part of her job!

Megan Adolph Product Development Manager

After graduating from Northwestern University with a degree in Industrial Engineering, Megan began her career as a management consultant at Allstate Insurance Company, where she focused on projects in organizational design, business transformation, and customer experience mapping. Now at Two Bright Lights, Megan mixes her engineering and consulting background, as well as her love of process flow diagrams, to help Two Bright Lights develop and launch new products and features that are beautiful, functional, and most importantly, meet the needs of our customers. Megan grew up in New Orleans and is thrilled to talk to anyone and everyone about the local food, music, and football teams. She fills her free time by learning Spanish and teaching English as a foreign language. She is also a huge music fan and has been known to travel great distances to see some of her favorite bands perform live.

 

Reid Chandler Product Development Asssociate

Reid graduated from Stanford University with a degree in Architectural Design. He has also studied computer science, psychology, and aspects of linguistics, which allow him to tackle design challenges from a variety of perspectives. As the newest member of the Two Bright Lights product development team, Reid uses his diverse background and attention to detail to create new features and improve online functionality.

In his spare time Reid enjoys fixing or modifying electronics, board games, and searching for books to add to his science fiction library.

Rebecca Grinnals Advisor, Wedding Industry

Rebecca is widely regarded as one of the foremost experts on the business of weddings & honeymoons. She is the founder and President of the wedding and honeymoon industry consulting firm, Engaging Concepts, based in Celebration Florida. Rebecca is a sought after industry consultant and trend expert. She has been a featured guest on CBS' “The Early Show,” CNN, Entertainment Tonight and “Weddings of a LIFETIME,” CNBC . Prior to creating Engaging Concepts, Rebecca co-founded Disney's Fairy Tale Weddings & Honeymoons for The Walt Disney Company, building it into almost a $100 million per year business for Walt Disney World, Disneyland, and the Disney Cruise Line.

Jeff Bennett Advisor, Capital Markets and Technology Development

Jeff Bennett has been a Managing Director of Merrick Ventures since September 2008. Merrick Ventures, LLC is private-equity funded holding company that makes controlling investments in businesses that leverage portal technologies. Prior to Merrick, he served as Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Investments at Ygomi, a technology-focused holding company led by the founder of Navteq. He also has held executive positions at BridgePort Networks and PrairieComm, both venture backed organizations in the telecommunications industry which were sold to public companies. He received an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management and a BS in mechanical engineering from Purdue University.

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