2025 Speakers

Marc Hostovsky is revolutionizing retail with Minoan, a platform that integrates premium products into real-life settings. He helped Jet.com achieve a $1 billion revenue run rate and played a key role in its $3.3 billion acquisition by Walmart in 2016. In 2019, Marc founded Minoan as a way for brands and retailers to achieve seamless and scaled sales/distribution into hospitality spaces, with a focus on short-term rentals and Airbnbs. Through Minoan “Showroom,” digital storefronts set up by hosts and hospitality professionals, guests are able to experience products from brands and retailers firsthand and bring the ones they love home. In 2024, Minoan’s top brand and retail partners realized 8-figures in sales on the platform.