Janel Molton Hertz

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ABOUT JANEL MOLTON HERTZ

I\'m a commercial operator who joins early-stage companies as the founder\'s partner on everything non-technical. I\'m currently Chief Commercial Officer at Sage AI Labs, an autonomous shopping platform founded by Sebastian Thrun (Google X, Waymo, Udacity). I report directly to the CEO and own every non-technical function: building and leading teams across growth, business development, partnerships, customer experience, and operations. I partner closely with technical leadership to translate product capability into commercial traction. Before Sage, I co-founded Dopple, where I spent five years building a consumer brand from zero and raised nearly $10M in venture funding. Earlier, I led brand marketing and partnerships at Weddington Way (acquired by Gap Inc.) and consulted for Lyst during their US expansion. I started my career as the first brand marketer at Revolve, where I launched their social and influencer programs and helped launch FWRD - playbooks that went on to define modern marketing. The through-line across my career is operating as a senior generalist in consumer and commerce companies - joining early, building teams from scratch, and owning scope that spans revenue, brand, partnerships, and ops. I\'m extremely energized by working closely with strong founders on ambitious bets.