Garett Senez
Chief Executive Officer, Quark
Garett Senez is an award-winning marketer, with 20 years of sales and marketing experience for leading consumer brands. A dynamic leader, he brings a competitive edge and outstanding brand communications expertise to global companies looking to scale.
In his last leadership roles in Consumer Packaged Goods (L’Oreal, SABMiller), and Healthcare (LUFF Brands, Emerald Health Therapeutics), Garett has consistently proven his capability to lead diverse teams of practitioners worldwide to a common goal. A strategic thinker, Garett thrives in competitive work environments and has a passion for storytelling.
Garett is an avid entrepreneur, founding PACRIM Distributors in 2015, a Global Affairs Canada and Canadian Trade Commission partner organization. PACRIM Distributors supports the long run growth of the Canadian craft brewery industry by distributing 13 Canadian craft beer brands in 21 international markets including the premium showcase markets of Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, and Indonesia.
More recently, Garett founded Quark, a Canadian company creating the future of ‘parent products’. Developed with parents in mind, Quark products are designed to be durable and long-lasting, accessible, less wasteful, and uncompromising in safety. Quark has established a record Canadian business and is now listed at every major Canadian retailer in the country, including Walmart, Real Canadian Superstore, London Drugs, Indigo, Amazon, and more. The company is currently completing Series-A financing in advance of entering the United States market with Target USA in March 2024.
Garett is a member of the Canadian Marketing Association, has a Bachelor’s of Business Administration in Marketing from Simon Fraser University and a Global MBA from the University of Victoria.
Julie Thorne
Group Account Director, Media Experts
With nearly a decade in the industry, Julie currently leads a team of talented experts in Vancouver. She is known for her digital acumen, 360-degree media expertise and her peerless client service. Julie leverages her experience in business intelligence and tech enablement to deliver incredible business outcomes for her clients and help brands create the conditions for effectiveness in our evolving media landscape. As a strategist, Julie’s work has won awards for innovation in traditional and digital spheres.
She is also full of little facts that have absolutely no value in the media industry from constantly having her nose in a book. If you’re looking for a book recommendation or trivia hustler, she’s got you covered. She also has a fair bit to say about our industry, having built her career from digital buying to 360 degree account management working with regional and national brands across highly regulated and some wild, wild west verticals. If you'd like to chat, reach out & say hello!
Sasha Bricel
Director of Marketing, Nature’s Path
Sasha Bricel is the Director of Marketing Services at Nature’s Path Foods where she leads the Marketing team in finding innovations ways to connect Nature’s Path brands to consumers, drive growth and deepen Nature’s Path position as the leader in organic breakfast foods. Sasha directly oversees advertising, media strategy and planning, social media, the rising creator economy, communications and creative. Prior to Nature’s Path Sasha lead the Marketing team at tentree where she lead the brands most influential and successful viral campaign ‘double tap to plant.’ Sasha began her career in advertising working for some of the nations most influential brands including Lexus, Air Canada and Tim Hortons. Her marketing and advertising campaigns have won multiple awards including Cannes Lions and D + AD pencil.
