CPG brand operator scaling DTC and Amazon-native consumer brands
Pearl West acquires and builds consumer brands with heavy focus on Amazon FBA and DTC channels. The tech stack reveals a creator and content-first operation: Shopify + Klaviyo for commerce, n8n + Make for workflow automation, Jasper + Claude for content generation, and deep integrations into Amazon Ads, TikTok Shop, and Meta Ads. Marketing dominates hiring (30 roles), with engineering and product support (9 and 7 roles respectively), signaling a brand-builder mindset over platform-builder ambitions. Active projects show they're investing in creator acquisition systems and TikTok/Amazon growth infrastructure—areas they identify as bottlenecks in retention and time-to-market.
Notable leadership hires: Chief of Staff
Pearl West is a CPG operator based in Vancouver that acquires, builds, and scales consumer brands across DTC and marketplace channels. They manage a portfolio of both acquired and internally built brands, supported by an in-house team spanning marketing, operations, product development, and supply chain. The business is structured around omnichannel expansion—Amazon FBA, Shopify storefronts, TikTok Shop, and influencer/creator partnerships—with founder transition and rapid scaling as typical entry points for brand acquisition. The company operates lean with roughly 50–200 employees across Canada, the US, Mexico, and the Philippines.
Shopify + Liquid for storefronts; Node.js + React + Vue for web; n8n and Make for automation; Klaviyo + Attentive for email/SMS; Jasper + Claude for content; Amazon Ads Console, Google Ads, Meta Ads Manager, and TikTok Ads Manager for paid; Helium 10 for Amazon keyword research; ClickUp for project management.
Active initiatives include creator acquisition and retention systems, TikTok Shop and Amazon growth strategy, listing optimization and paid media campaigns, full-funnel experimentation, affiliate campaign execution, and internal efficiency tools. Key blockers are site speed, time-to-market, and senior leadership recruitment.
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