Ross Petersen is Co-Founder and CEO of Blitsy, the most modern and comprehensive arts and crafts company in the world. The Chicago-based, VC-backed startup sells supplies to creative people from over 85 countries and produces upbeat video content designed to inspire and educate. Prior to Blitsy, Ross co-founded ScrapHD, a digital scrapbooking & SaaS platform acquired by Michaels Stores in 2010. Following the acquisition, he moved from Chicago to Dallas for 2 years to lead Michaels’ digital footprint as their Director of Digital Infrastructure before returning to build Blitsy. Ross enjoys playing lacrosse, golf and going to Montrose Dog beach with his wife, son and 2 dogs.
September 20 – 21, 2016
11:00 PM – 2:00 AM UTC
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