July 20, 2023 • 16 mins
Blake Van Leer is an executive and entrepreneur with extensive experience in growth strategies,
revenue lift, team building, strategic acquisitions, business development, sales
processes, customer retention, brand development, ROI, ecommerce and AI tool
management.
Blake is currently the EVP & GM of Proto AI's eCommerce division, a first of its kind AI
product, which helps online retailers increase revenue and conversions through auto
optimizing product recommendations while personalizing the customer journey.
Additionally, he serves as Special Advisor to Kathy Ireland®, where he has helped Kathy
Ireland Worldwide's B2C retail brand scale in sales by providing strategic planning on high level topics, partnerships, acquisitions and technology endeavors.
Blake oversaw Kathy's entire online ecommerce ecosystem. Here he led both
kiWW and partner's ecommerce teams. Some of these partnerships included Macys,
Zulilly, BHFO, and Neiman Marcus. Blake also advises several other companies in the
nonprofit sector, e.g. ChickTech and Best Buddies.
Connect with Blake Today!
Email: blake.van.leer@proto.ai,
Website: proto.ai
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanleer/
Twitter: @BlakeVanLeer
revenue lift, team building, strategic acquisitions, business development, sales
processes, customer retention, brand development, ROI, ecommerce and AI tool
management.
Blake is currently the EVP & GM of Proto AI's eCommerce division, a first of its kind AI
product, which helps online retailers increase revenue and conversions through auto
optimizing product recommendations while personalizing the customer journey.
Additionally, he serves as Special Advisor to Kathy Ireland®, where he has helped Kathy
Ireland Worldwide's B2C retail brand scale in sales by providing strategic planning on high level topics, partnerships, acquisitions and technology endeavors.
Blake oversaw Kathy's entire online ecommerce ecosystem. Here he led both
kiWW and partner's ecommerce teams. Some of these partnerships included Macys,
Zulilly, BHFO, and Neiman Marcus. Blake also advises several other companies in the
nonprofit sector, e.g. ChickTech and Best Buddies.
Connect with Blake Today!
Email: blake.van.leer@proto.ai,
Website: proto.ai
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanleer/
Twitter: @BlakeVanLeer
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