Mike Schell

Mike Schell is VP of Business Development at GearLaunch, where he manages the company’s core partnership base while also focusing on developing new markets and verticals. With over 20 years of sales experience in technology, he has held multiple leadership positions in building successful startups. Mike helped OpenTable expand to several major US markets as one of its first sales executives. Having discovered his passion for scaling startups, Mike went on to become a Managing Partner at Confego, which offered customizable supply chains as a service to iconic brands such as Nike, Reebok and Timberland. Confego was acquired by Zazzle, the world's leading on-demand product marketplace. Prior to GearLaunch, Mike worked at Zazzle for more than six years as Director of Business Development, managing licensed content and partnerships.