Adam DeMartino

Adam DeMartino has a diverse work experience spanning various industries and roles. Adam co-founded Smallhold in 2016 and led a team to establish multiple organic, sustainable mushroom farms across three states. As the Chief Innovation Officer at Smallhold, they are responsible for new product development and impact initiatives, including the creation of compostable, branded mushroom retail packs. Adam also served as the Chief Operating Officer, where they built and staffed a network of certified GAP and Organic mushroom farms and managed budgets and demand planning during a national pandemic.

Outside of Smallhold, Adam DeMartino served as a Board Member for The Fungal Diversity Survey (FunDiS) in 2022, where they help in fundraising, strategic vision alignment, and troubleshooting operations. Adam worked as a Suzuki Rider/Fixer during their travels in 2016.

In terms of their previous roles, Adam DeMartino was a Marketing Manager at Datorama (acquired by Salesforce) from 2014 to 2015 and worked in marketing at Ghostery, Inc. (acquired by Cliqz) from 2010 to 2014. Before that, they owned and operated OMS from 2008 to 2010, and co-founded and served as the Managing Editor at FutureClaw, Inc. from 2007 to 2009.

Adam DeMartino attended the University of Vermont from 2003 to 2008, where they obtained a Bachelor of Science degree. Their major areas of study were English/Secondary Education, with a minor in Environmental Studies. In 2017, Adam briefly attended Techstars, although no specific degree or field of study is mentioned. There is no information available regarding their time at Southern Cross University.