What are winning strategies for D2C companies in this new landscape?
GingerBread Capital Partner Katherine Rice explored that question with two GBC portfolio co. founders who are building their #BrandPower on social media, during a panel discussion at SXSW2022 in Austin, Texas on March 11.
Listen in to the complete discussion here.

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Nathan Kondamuri is co-founder and co-CEO of Pair Eyewear, which is revolutionizing the eyewear business with its fashionable, customizable eyeglasses that feature interchangeable “toppers” that instantly create new looks and make wearing glasses fun, for both kids and adults. Nathan and his co-founder and co-CEO Sophia Edelstein started their business while both were students at the Stanford Business School.
Jenna Werner is co-founder and co-CEO of Harper Wilde, the Venice, California-based direct-to-consumer brand disrupting the $16 billion intimate apparel industry with its mission to “take the B.S. out of Bra Shopping.” Jenna and co-founder and co-CEO Jane Fisher met and began envisioning their startup while pursuing MBAs from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Below are a few key takeaways from the panel.
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