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.

What is High Stakes Growth?

High Stakes Growth takes you inside the boldest decisions behind today’s most exciting 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.