High Stakes Growth

Matt Meeker is the co-founder of Bark and Meetup.com, and currently serves as Executive Chairman and CEO of Bark.


Expect to hear about:

– Burning $200M Cash: How Matt successfully led a major turnaround as CEO after a difficult 2022 fiscal year, implementing tough but necessary changes.

– IPO and Fundraising Advice: Why he urges caution on going public and warns against raising capital too early.

– Hiring the Right Leaders: Matt's 495-day search for a CFO and the one quality he values most.

– Customer Experience Lessons: The costly mistake of compromising on quality and what it taught Matt.

– Life as a CEO and New Dad: Surprises of leading a public company and how fatherhood shifted his priorities.


Find Matt on:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattmeeker/ 

What is High Stakes Growth?

High Stakes Growth™ takes you inside the boldest decisions behind today’s most exciting consumer brands. We bring you candid conversations with the founders and CMOs who built them—unpacking the high-stakes moments, tough calls, and game-changing strategies that made these brands what they are today. No fluff. No surface-level insights. Just real stories from the leaders who made it happen. Hosted by Forest Bronzan and Leah Lloyd, they bring a combined four decades of consumer brand expertise to these conversations.