Derek Lauermann

-Founder of APG

I am a huge eComm nerd at my core. When I’m not working, I’m running (usually listening to podcasts about eComm), golfing, or hiking with my dog Kaipo and my beautiful wife Jamie. I got my start at Love Your Melon, where I was an advertiser for a CEO who was Forbes 30 under 30 and taught me how to not only run paid media, but how to use the Adobe suite, merchandise the website, and relate our work to overall business objectives. I was able to help scale LYM to over $40M and a sale to Win Brands Group. After joining Win, I was able to help them scale all of their brands a minimum of 4% and up to 135% YoY. I was quickly promoted 3 times where I led all of the performance marketing for the portfolio of brands. I oversaw $16M+ in spend and over $70M+ in revenue including over $10M in revenue from licensing partners including Disney, MLB, and more.

Embodying empathy and a keen eye for profitability, I navigated our business to its first-ever contribution margin-positive month while fostering an environment where team members thrived.

I understand that every business is unique, which is why I offer flexible contracts tailored to your specific needs. I am genuinely excited about the opportunity to collaborate and drive transformative results together!