STEPHEN GAITHER, Chief Marketing Officer at C.A. Fortune

Steve Gaither is the Chief Marketing Officer at C.A. Fortune, a consumer brands agency that includes a national sales agency, sales accelerator, ecomm agency as well as branding and marketing. C.A. Fortune clients range from Fortune 500, middle-market, to emerging brands.  As a mentor at the Good Food Business Accelerator, ICNC, the Food Foundry, Chicagoland Food and Bev, Big Ideas Ventures and The Hatchery, his relationships with entrepreneurs led him to co-found the Windy City Troublemakers, an early-stage food meetup in Chicago. Formerly, Steve was the founder and CEO of JB Chicago which was acquired by C.A. Fortune in 2019 as well as a partner in Spiral Sun Ventures, where he and his fellow CPG experts provided the capital and go-to market strategies that help brands accelerate their growth. Steve graduated from Ball State University with a degree in Architecture and Planning. He resides in Munster, Indiana with his wife and three children.

“I love being part of a team that aligns the strengths of a brand with the emotional connection to the consumer and the buyer. Finding that whitespace within categories and competition, then executing that idea across channels is really where the magic happens.”