Patrick Nies

David is a frequent speaker in the e-commerce arena and his passion for networking comes from a firm belief that success simply depends on doing everything possible to add more value to people than they can add to you. From 2014-2020, David was a board member and strategic advisor of Romeo Power, (a battery-powered energy company), which recently went public via a SPAC (RMO) at over a $2B valuation. Most notably, David is Co-Founder and President of MaryRuth’s, one of the fastest growing health and wellness companies in the US (www.maryruthorganics.com). Having bootstrapped it for the last 7 years, David and his wife MaryRuth recently raised over $160M from Butterfly Equity in their first round of funding in the pursuit of becoming an iconic American wellness brand. David and his wife, MaryRuth, reside with their 4 young children in Los Angeles, CA