150+ Speakers

1,000+ Leaders

10,000+ 1:1 Meetings

40+ Curated Dinners

50+ Peer Group Discussions

3 Days

May 19 to 21

New York City

What is Beanstalk?

What to expect?

Who’s Coming?

Beanstalk is a groundbreaking new retail event that unites the entire Disruptor Brands ecosystem. Disruptor Brands, also known as direct-to-consumer or digitally native brands, typically generate annual revenues ranging from a few million dollars to $1 billion, and are a critical part of the retail landscape today and the defining brands of tomorrow.

We understand the importance of the increasingly fragmented nature of retail as well as the crucial and thriving role of the long tail of Disruptor Brands, which meet the specific needs of consumers, including their values, preferences and expectations.

Beanstalk is the only event to focus specifically on Disruptor Brands. It’s where Disruptor Brands come to accelerate their growth and operate more profitably. And, it's where all ecosystem stakeholders come to do business and form valuable partnerships around the latest and most innovative trends, technologies and business models.

More than 1,000 attendees will join the inaugural Beanstalk event.

It takes place on May 5-7, 2025 in New York City.

Using cutting-edge, tried and trusted retail event technology, programs and formats, you’ll engage in unprecedented collaboration and learning by joining:

10,000+ double opt-in, one-to-one 9-minute Meetup meetings that put you in front of exactly the right people you need to meet
2,000+ Hosted Meetings that provide Disruptor Brand attendees free tickets and up to $750 in travel/hotel reimbursement and unparalleled lead gen for participating solution providers
50+ curated and valuable 45-minute peer group discussions called Tabletalks across a variety of key and timely topics
A wide range of engaging and meaningful Curated Activities, such as Dinners, Networking Activities, Social Experiences and more.

You can expect leaders from the following industries:

Company Types: Brand Founders & Operators, Commerce Enablement Companies, Social Media & Marketplace Platforms, Sales & Distribution Channels (including traditional retailers and wholesalers), Lenders & Investors, Influencers & Creators, and Key End Consumers.

Industries: Attending companies span all retail verticals, including Food & Beverage, Personal Care, Household Goods, Apparel, Accessories & Footwear, Electronics & Appliances, Health & Wellness, Home Furnishings & Decor, Toys & Games, and Sports & Outdoors.

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Past BEANSTALK GIANTS

Harley finkelstein / President @ Shopify (NYSE:SHOP) /

Danny Meyer / Founder of Shake Shack & 7 Michelin Star Winner @ Union Square Hospitality Group //

Ju Rhyu / Sold Hero Cosmetics for $630 Million /

Eric Hutchinson / Sold Resident Home for $1 Billion / Eric Hutchinson / Sold Resident Home for $1 Billion /

Nate Phillips / Sold Nom Nom to Mars for $1 Billion / Nate Phillips / Sold Nom Nom to Mars for $1 Billion /

What is the Meetup Meetings Program?

At Beanstalk, we make it easy for everyone to meet everyone else for any reason. Our Meetup program is the world’s largest meetings program for the Disruptor Brands ecosystem, and will facilitate 10,000+ onsite meetings. With Meetup, you’ll get to join up to thirty [30] pre-scheduled, highly productive 9-minute onsite meetings to ensure you meet new people, discover new organizations, and create incredible new opportunities.

Meetup is open to all Beanstalk attendees and all Meetup meetings are double opt-in (both parties want to meet each other). That means you’ll only meet with others you’re interested in meeting. All of your decisions about who to meet will be informed with unprecedented pre-event access to detailed profiles of a broad range of participating individuals and organizations. And, you won’t miss any agenda sessions to attend your meetings.

Meetup helps you with everything from fulfilling immediate needs on your roadmap and exploring disruptive startup solutions to accessing growth capital and generating distribution partnerships, all in an open and friendly environment.

To bring you Meetup, we’ve partnered with Personatech–the event tech company created by the founders of Shoptalk and Groceryshop, which also utilize the same technology and programs. Personatech has powered hundreds of thousands of meetings, with meeting satisfaction rates consistently exceeding 90%.

Are you a Brand? You’re eligible for some free stuff…

We offer individuals from Disruptor Brands free tickets (up to a $2,850 value) plus up to $750 in travel and hotel reimbursement as a Hosted Brands.

To qualify as a Hosted Brand, you should be responsible for buying or evaluating technology, solutions or services for your organization, and complete up to ten (10) 9-minute onsite Hosted Meetings with participating sponsors (that’s only 1.5 hours of meetings). Hosted Meetings help you efficiently source new potential partners, quickly discover new technologies and solutions, and dramatically improve your knowledge of the latest trends and business models.

Hosted Meetings are held as part of our Meetup meetings program and as a Hosted Brand, you can choose to do just your required Hosted Meetings or participate in additional non-Hosted Meetings to get the most out of Beanstalk.

Attending as a Hosted Brand offers Disruptor Brands a budget friendly way to come to Beanstalk as well as to bring others from your team and from throughout your organization.

Apply now to attend as a Hosted Brand and get a free ticket plus up to $750 in travel and hotel reimbursement.

What are tabletalks?

We take peer networking and learning to a whole new level and scale with Tabletalks. Tabletalks are interactive roundtable discussions for individuals from Disruptor Brands to share insights, address issues, explore opportunities, and generate actionable takeaways on key topics that help drive them and their businesses forward.

Tabletalks at Beanstalk will be the world’s largest roundtable program for Disruptor Brands, enabling networking and learning from each other like never before. Each 45-minute discussion will take place [over lunch] with 5-8 peers in a dedicated Tabletalks area. Individuals can join up to [2] Tabletalks and pick from multiple topics that cover some of the industry’s most pressing challenges and greatest opportunities.

Tabletalks are intimate, interactive peer-led sessions aimed at generating actionable takeaways. You’re not just listening to a speaker or panel; you’re actively discussing topics with other Disruptor Brands.

If you’re looking to deepen your knowledge, network with peers, and walk away with insights, then Tabletalks are a must-attend. They offer a unique setting that’s guided by the collective wisdom of the participants.

To participate in Tabletalks, you will complete a short profile, select the topics you’re interested in, and provide your availability. Our algorithm will create your preliminary Tabletalks schedule, which you simply accept to confirm

COntent & Programming

Morning
Free time to roam New York, take some meetings, or grab a quick slice before the festivities begin.
Afternoon
Join us for welcome drinks to meet your new compatriots for the next 3 days of festivities.
Evening
Attend one of 25 dinners hosted around the city, curated to ensure you meet new friends who'll be along for the ride with you at Beanstalk.
Morning
Opening Keynote, along with 5 separate content tracks based on your job function.

Afternoon
Interactive Peer-to-Peer Networking through Table Talks and Hosted Meetings
Evening
Join us for the biggest food festival you’ve ever witnessed, followed by an incredible concert from a secret musical act you’ll wish you could enjoy time and time again.
Morning
The content continues, along with content tracks based on your industries.

Afternoon
Attend our startup pitch competition to see the latest innovations in retail
Interactive Peer-to-Peer Networking continues through more Hosted Meetings

Evening
Regroup with your teams over organized team dinners to debrief on all that you learned, then join us for one final hurrah before you leave us till next year.

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Our ETHOS ON SPEAKERs

Tactical Content Over Thought Leadership

Whether its a presentation or a fireside chat, we want you to come away with something actionable you can implement the moment the talk is over. Pontificating on the future is cool and all, but actually giving you the steps to change it is a lot more important.
No Pay to Play

You can’t buy your way onto the stage. Only the most interesting, most qualified speakers will be given the privilege to share their knowledge with you all.
Expertise Trumps Titles

There are leaders at every level of seniority. What the CEO has to say may not be that useful to the new VP who’s trying to keep their head above water. Great Managers can teach other Managers. What matters to us is that you’ve done something that has made an impact that you’re eager to share with others.