Fame Podcast Host

Rachel Tipograph is the Founder and CEO of MikMak, the global leader in commerce intelligence and orchestration. She led the company from inception to its strategic acquisition by SPINS, a Warburg Pincus–backed data and analytics platform.

Under Rachel’s leadership, MikMak became the preferred global commerce solution for the world’s largest consumer brands, and deepened its real-time insights through acquisitions, including Swaven and ChannelAdvisor’s Shoppable Media and Brand Analytics product lines.

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Since then, MikMak has earned recognition for its workplace culture and DE&I efforts as a “Fastest Growing Company in America” and “Best Place to Work” by Inc Magazine, “#10 Startup in the United States” by LinkedIn, "#1 Commerce Startup" by The Information, “Breakthrough Brand” by Interbrand and “Nineteen Technologies Underpin AI And Analytics For Retail” by Forrester.

Rachel currently serves as an Independent Director on the public Board of First Watch Restaurant Group (NASDAQ: FWRG), where she advises on digital, brand, and growth strategy. She is also the co-host of BRAVE COMMERCE, the long-running podcast distributed by Adweek, where she interviews CMOs and thought leaders shaping the future of marketing and retail. Rachel frequently appears on Bloomberg to discuss big tech, advertising, and the evolving commerce landscape.

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Rachel has also been recognized as a thought leader by leading media publications including Forbes (“30 under 30 Who Are Changing The World”), Fast Company ("The Most Creative People in Business") AdAge ("The Most Creative People of The Year"), Adweek ("The Young Influentials Shaping Business and Culture"), Entrepreneur ( "50 Most Daring Entrepreneurs" and "100 Women of Impact"), Inc (“Female Founders 100”), Marie Claire ("The 50 Most Influential Women in America"), Business Insider (“New York Tech’s Coolest People"), Goldman Sachs ("100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs"), Refinery29 ("Rising Female Tech Stars"), The Wrap ("The 11 Change Agents Disrupting Hollywood"), and LinkedIn ("Next Wave: Top Professionals 35 & Under"). She has also been named to the "Advertising Hall of Achievement” by the American Advertising Federation.

Before founding MikMak, Rachel was the youngest-ever Global Director of Digital and Social Media at Gap Inc. She began her career as a teenage eBay power seller and has spent her career at the forefront of where consumer behavior, technology, and commerce converge.

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