Founder & Chairman @ Bouqs  | xDisney x Bain | Startup Investor-Advisor | Adjunct Professor | Keynote Speaker

About us

  The Bouqs Company is a Venture-backed, Silicon Beach startup founded by John Tabis, former VP/Strategy at ShoeDazzle.com. Bouqs.com is an e-commerce company based in Venice, CA that is fundamentally disrupting the online floral delivery industry through a direct supply chain, flat pricing, customer-friendly UX, a killer brand, social media, and subscriptions. The team consists of Mr. Tabis, Co-Founder and COO JP Montufar, and a lean but highly specialized team in Marketing, Creative, Technology, Business Sales, Social Media, and Customer Service.


      The Bouqs Company
  

Award winning ecommerce floral delivery service fundamentally disrupting the global $100B industry in both supply chain and consumer experience. Brand, Content Marketing, Tech, Logistics, Superior Product and a great group of people. #bloomshakalakah


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      Skylar
  

Mentor branded, media & entertainment, and healthcare startups in brand and general strategyhttps://www.techstars.com/los-angeles-program, http://disneyaccelerator.com, http://www.techstarscedarssinaiaccelerator.com
    
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      Techstars
  

Help portfolio companies with strategy, brand, marketing and product decisions and execution.


About us

  Amplify.LA is venture capital firm in Venice, CA dedicated to making early investments in LA's most promising startups, and is a leading institution in the Los Angeles venture capital scene.

Since 2011, Amplify has backed dozens of companies, which together have gone on to raise over half a billion dollars in funding, with exits to Apple, Google, and FanDuel, among others.

Some prominent Amplify portfolio companies include:
 - Clutter (clutter.com)
 - Bouqs (bouqs.com)
 - FloQast (floqast.com)
 - Bitium (acquired by Google)
 - Winc (winc.com)


      Amplify.LA
  

Reporting to the CMO, I was responsible for Brand and Consumer Strategy, Social Media, Content, PR, Consumer Insights,  and Celebrity Relations.  Worked with Marketing staff to develop, execute and evaluate Marketing strategies through core analytics (ROI, KPIs, Performance Dashboards) and with Product staff to optimize technology based on consumer needs and behaviors.
    
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About us

  ShoeDazzle.com is a top destination for millions of shoe addicts and style fanatics. Founded in 2009, we created a personalized, fashion focused, unapologetically affordable shopping experience with a new collection of exclusives released monthly. Our innovative VIP Membership option offers exclusive perks and privileges to our famously loyal clientele. We pride ourselves on attracting and retaining top talent with a creative, collaborative, competitive and rewarding workspace and culture. ShoeDazzle is a member of the TechStyle family of fashion brands, which also includes JustFab, Fabletics, and FabKids.

o	Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShoeDazzle/
o	Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shoedazzle/
o	Twitter: https://twitter.com/shoedazzle
o	Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ShoeDazzle
o	Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shoedazzle/


      ShoeDazzle
  

Led a team focused on consumer and brand strategy across TWDC, working on the Disney, ESPN, Marvel and other portfolio brands.  Also focused on the brand and consumer/consumer behavior sides of acquisitions and emerging technologies.Promoted from Associate, Manager and Senior Manager.  1 of only 2 promoted promoted during the Great Recession.
    
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      BDO Seidman
  

Graduated with Honors;  Dean Willison Fellow;  Anderson Fellow

Founder & Chairman of the Board at The Bouqs Company

The Bouqs Company

Founder & Chairman of the Board

The Bouqs Company

Founder & CEO

UCLA Anderson School of Management

Adjunct Professor

University of Notre Dame

Advisor, Brand Strategy, Notre Dame Athletics Department

Skylar

Advisory Board

Techstars

Mentor

Amplify.LA

Mentor

ShoeDazzle

Vice President / Brand, Strategy & Corporate Development

The Walt Disney Company

Director, Corporate Brand Development & Innovation

Universal Music Group(UMG)/Vivendi Universal

Brand Management MBA Intern

Noble BBDS Chicago / Gerber Baby Products (Client)

Account Supervisor

Bain & Company

Associate Consultant

Deloitte

Solutions Intern

BDO Seidman

Controller Intern

UCLA Anderson School of Management

Marketing, Innovation

MBA

University of Notre Dame

Summa Cum Laude in Finance, Computer Applications

BS

Fox Chapel Area High School

Valedictorian