Aaron Magness

Aaron Magness is a seasoned marketing expert with a diverse background across various industries. Currently, he is the Chief Marketing Officer at Thistle, a healthy meal delivery service. Prior to this, he has held several marketing leadership roles at companies such as Brandless, Betabrand, Clearly, and Zappos Family of Companies.

Aaron's journey started with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing, Human Resources, and Management from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He then went on to work as a store associate at various retail stores like Gap, City Sports, and The Athlete's Foot before moving on to Uw-Madison Housing and Mid-States Aluminum Corp as a line worker and then as a food service worker at Taco Bell.

As he climbed the corporate ladder, Aaron worked at Williams-Sonoma, Inc. as a Senior Manager of Business Sales Operations and later, as a Senior Director of Brand Marketing and Business Development at Zappos Family of Companies. After that, he helped businesses like Fandeavor.Com, Cabinet Health, Mlkmn, Orthofx, and Jerry.Ai as an advisor.

Aaron gained widespread recognition in the marketing world as a Vice President of Marketing at Betabrand and then as a Chief Marketing Officer at Brandless. He has also been an advisor to various other brands like Thuma, Pixlee, and Shineon.com.

Through his various roles, Aaron has gained expertise in branding, brand marketing, business development, and sales operations. He has a keen interest in healthy meal delivery services like Thistle and startups like Jerry.Ai, where he advises on marketing and branding strategies.