Michael Perry

Michael Perry has extensive experience in the business world. Michael began their career in 2005 as an Audi Brand Specialist/ Sales Consultant at Royal Motor Sales. Michael was one of the top sales consultants at the store for 5 years, and was considered one of the top Audi Brand Specialists in California. In 2008, they founded and became the CEO of www.liveforfame.com, an online network catering to the art community. In 2010, they began working as an Account Executive at Technisource, where they were nationally recognized for landing a National account with Volkswagen of America, and developed business relationships with Macys.com, Jawbone, UCSF, E*Trade and several other companies. In 2011, they founded GVING, a simple cloud CRM solution for small businesses, which is currently used in 500+ Businesses and on major Universities. In 2013, they founded Kit, a Fully Automated Virtual Marketing Assistant for Small Business Owners, which is currently live in 30+ different countries and is used worldwide. In 2016, they joined Shopify as Director of Kit and Director of Product, Marketing Technology. Finally, in 2020, they founded Maple, where they currently serve as the Founder & CEO.

Michael Perry attended Bishop O'dowd from 2000 to 2004. Michael then went on to San Francisco State University, Lam Family College of Business and earned a degree in Business with a focus in Management.