shaan chagan

Shaan Chagan is an entrepreneur and advisor based in Phoenix, Arizona. He currently serves as an Advisor at Gated, a position he has held since August 2022.1 Gated is a technology company that aims to help people stay focused in the digital world by providing tools to manage their attention.1

Professional Background

Shaan has a diverse professional background spanning several industries:

Current Roles::

• Founder of Wittier Labs, an email monetization agency he started in March 20191
• Advisor at Gated (since August 2022)1
• Advisor at Spanner Product Development (since March 2022)1

Previous Experience::

• Founder of Soirée, a company exploring ideas in culture, fashion, and entertainment (December 2020 - October 2022)1
• Director of Operations at Frosty (January 2022 - July 2022)1
• Partnerships at The Hustle, where he helped lead a $27 million exit to HubSpot (November 2018 - March 2021)1
• Various roles at companies like Yelp, Classy.org, and Airbnb1

Education and Skills

Shaan holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business/Managerial Economics from the University of Arizona.1 He has developed skills in areas such as:

• Sales and partnerships
• Product development
• Campaign creativity
• Project management
• Writing (he was a contributing writer for Better Marketing and a staff writer for Front Page Live)1

Notable Achievements

One of Shaan's significant accomplishments was his role at The Hustle, where he led the Ad Sales and Partnerships team. He helped scale the advertising business to over $10 million and played a crucial part in the company's acquisition by HubSpot in February 2021.1

Shaan has worked with numerous high-profile brands, including AMD, CrowdStrike, Twilio, Microsoft, PayPal, Noom, Lemonade, Notion, HubSpot, Aircall, Podium, and Owl Labs.1