Lea Kalani

Lea Kalani is an experienced business development professional currently serving as the Director of Business Development at Bear since June 2025. Prior to this role, Kalani was the Head of Business Development at Softlimit from June 2019 to June 2025, specializing in commerce optimization for Shopify Plus. Additional expertise includes serving as Creative Director - Social at Lavender Post, where video ads for Instagram and Facebook were produced, and co-founding and leading Larke Designs as CEO, achieving significant sales milestones within the first year. Kalani has also held sales leadership positions at PAPER CROWN, Rebecca Beeson, EMU Ridge Australia - Americas, and L'Atelier Group, managing relationships with major retailers and driving sales growth. Kalani holds a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communications from the University of California, Berkeley.