Sean Kelly

Founder & Investor. Building companies at the intersection of health, media & founder performance.

Hey there, I’m Sean. I play at the intersection of investing, media and human performance.

I’m a three-time INC 500 founder & entrepreneur with businesses in eCommerce, SaaS, media and B2B services that have collectively generated hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue.

Right now, I serve as a General Partner at The Family Fund and am the CEO of Significant Publications, a B2B digital media holding company.

I'm particularly passionate about our brand FounderIV in support of today's founder-athletes. We help today's top entrepreneurs achieve breakout performance in their personal and professional lives.

I co-founded and led multiple other companies, including SnackNation, a health-centric foodservice and brand discovery platform that served 20,000 businesses across the US. 

Under my leadership, SnackNation was honored as one of the country’s Best Workplaces by Inc. Magazine, recognized for Top Company Culture by Entrepreneur Magazine, and certified as a Great Workplace by Great Place to Work®.

Forbes listed me as one of the top 30 leaders under 30 and one of America’s most promising CEOs under 35. Comparably also ranked me among the country’s top 50 small-to-medium sized business CEOs multiple years in a row. 

Outside of the business world, I’m a two-time national medalist in freestyle snowboarding, hold an advisory role at the growth capital firm, Meaningful Partners, have a degree in Biomedical Engineering from Columbia University and am an avid sports fan of all Michigan sports teams (especially the Wolverines).

I currently live in Venice, CA with my wife and college sweetheart, Shannon, and our goldendoodle, Jameson.

Chairman

We built the first Founderland in 10 weeks.

And almost died.

This past year we gave ourselves 6 months and built an external team to do it and it still wasn’t enough time.

So for next year’s event we decided to make the build a year-round affair…

And are focused on making Founderland a brand that lives throughout the year, not just as once-every-October event.

It’s funny to see how random ideas become full-time jobs lol

Took a quick trip to NYC this week to discuss Founderland ‘26 with one of our top partners J.P. Morgan  

The verdict?

It’s going to be big. 

Perhaps not as big as JPM’s new $3B global HQ at 270 Park Ave (most spectacular office I’ve been in w/ a Warhol or Jasper Johns around every corner)…

But still pretty big and lots of fun with a yuge amount of deals commenced (misspelling intentional)

Thanks for the tour Michael Conte you’re a legend and friend.

And glad to see you’re carrying Ancient Crunch Inc. MASA chips in all of your shops!

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Current health travel stack:

Zoomed off to NYC, Philly and Austin this week.

Back to back meetings all day, late dinners and sports games at night, and planes trains and automobiles like we all know.

Seems like 1/2 of the people I’ve met have a cold.

Here’s what I take on the road to feel good while away…

and do my best to arrive home feeling not-dead to the fam. Works most of the time ;)

 - Sinus rinse bottle filled with filtered water, betadine and salt/baking soda (use after every flight, likely illness prevention tactic #1)

- Zinc acetate lozenges if I’m feeling worn down or fatigued

- KetoneIQ every morning when I wake up to get that cognitive boost

- Momentous whey protein, plant protein, and creatine (10g) + Supergut fiber blended 1-2x per day to supplement diet

- Momentous Sleep pack + medical mouth tape + sleep mask every night

- Metal shaker bottle that doesn’t get gross

- Some type of hydration packets 2x/day minimum (right now using Dry Water)

- WIP 100mg energy pouches for a little boost early in the day usually before workout

- Another ~20 or so supplements in my vitamin case that I pre-fill for each day prior to the week

Sure, sleep/nutrition/exercise are essential and the most  important…but it’s near impossible to not sacrifice them a bit while playing the part of road warrior…so at least for me, travel supplementation is key.

Momentous Ketone-IQ DryWater Supergut

Sircle Media

We work with brands and businesses to help them understand social and digital media and then we create a workable plan for them to WIN online.

We create: 
> The vehicles for sharing (video, photography, graphic design, etc.)
> The social platforms that share them (Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, etc.)
> The strategy for each business to use all of these tools to their fullest.

We provide:
Social Media Management
Content Creation
Influencer Management
Digital Consulting

Founder and President

BeyondSKU

Mentor

Actual Veggies

Investor and Advisor 

RIND Snacks

Investor and Advisor

Mezcla

IWON™ organics

Naturally New York

Executive Committee/Board Member  

Fresh Victor

Smpl

Buff Bake

I have helped CPG and Beverage Brands win on social media for over a decade. I currently run my agency Sircle Media, invest in early-stage brands, and share as much helpful free advice as I can with my community.

Adam Brown is The Founder and President of Sircle Media, a Social Media Strategy Firm based in New York City.  He has worked in and around digital marketing since 1999 and has held various positions on both the client and vendor sides. This has given him tremendous insight into how these relationships work best, which has allowed him to develop a keen understanding of what businesses really need.  He takes this expertise and knowledge and applies it to his clients each day.

At Sircle, he works with CPG, Beverage, and Spirits brands to help them navigate their social media strategies and execution. The Internet is a constantly evolving medium that is nearly impossible to keep up with, especially while trying to run a business.  Adam and Sircle Media help clients do both simultaneously.

Adam's writing has been featured on websites such as Social Media Today and The Salesforce Marketing Cloud and he regularly teaches classes on Social Media in New York City. He is a proud NYC native and lives there with his wife and two teenage daughters.

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