Melissa Feemster

Melissa is SVP Retail Partnerships at 8 Seas LLC, a fashion startup based in NYC led by serial entrepreneur J Michael Cline.  8 Seas is building a new personalized, full price app that will revolutionize the shopping experience.  Prior to this role, she was the GM of Rakuten Affiliate Network (formerly LinkShare) responsible for overseeing relationships with Sephora, Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, Estee Lauder, Chase and 1000 other leading brands.  Melissa holds an MBA in Marketing from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business and a BA from DePauw University.