The Team Behind the Retail Industry’s Leading Product Development & Supply Chain Solutions

Bamboo Rose arms your retail organization with the data and visibility it needs to collaborate and drive efficiency from product development to distribution. Meet our team.

On a Mission to Find a Better Way

Back when Bamboo Rose started, documents were kept in hanging files, and product development collaboration was a clunky, manual process.

Sourcing struggles and snail-paced design-to-distribution timelines were the norm because retailers didn’t have the tools they needed to scale and solve complex collaboration and efficiency challenges. My, how times are changing.

The catalyst behind Bamboo Rose has always been to find a better way to help retailers:

Accelerate Data-Driven Product and Supply Chain Decisions Through Collaboration

Increase Operational Efficiency to Deliver the Right Products to Market

Empower an Efficient, Resilient, and Responsible Supply Chain

Driven by a Common Vision

Our team operates at its best when we focus on three things:

Trust

Trust is vital for a team at work because it allows members to feel comfortable to take risks, collaborate effectively, and be honest with each other. Without trust, teams are less productive, less creative, and less likely to succeed.

Performance

A performance mindset encourages employees to strive for excellence and leads to greater overall success for the company. It creates an environment where employees are motivated to continuously improve and develop their skills.

Transparency

Being transparent with colleagues and customers means that we communicate openly and honestly in all interactions while being respectful of others’ perspectives. Transparency drives strong relationships over the long haul.

“We needed one platform to help us communicate and collaborate with our global supplier base. Doing so has led to better speed to market, more product offerings, and happy shoppers in stores and online.”

Chief Product & Sourcing Officer

Leading Home Improvement Retailer

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Our Retail Tech Leadership Team

We’ve assembled a whip-smart lineup of leaders committed to customer satisfaction and innovation in retail technology.

Matt Stevens

Chief Executive Officer

Matt brings over three decades of experience in tech. He was a founder of AppNeta, a successful performance monitoring solution designed for very large, complex, and distributed enterprises. Matt excels at resolving strategic issues and is committed to prioritizing team and product to empower long-term customer success.

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Mike Mattei

Chief Operating Officer

Mike brings over a decade of enterprise sales and customer success leadership experience to Bamboo Rose. He joined in 2022, after a successful strategic exit at AppNeta, where he led sales and GTM execution. Mike’s results-based consultative sales approach prioritizes customer outcomes to drive growth and loyalty.

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Shawn Garrett

Chief Financial Officer

Shawn brings extensive experience in SaaS and tech finance leadership to Bamboo Rose. Having spent time across the private equity, technology investment, and strategic planning sectors, he is well-positioned to lead Bamboo Rose through the next phase of growth and acquisition.

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Mike Hustler

Chief Technology Officer

Mike has 12+ years of experience in executive technology leadership, specializing in building high-performing engineering teams and driving strategic growth. With a background spanning enterprise software, product development, and business integration, he is passionate about fostering accountability and collaboration to navigate complex technical challenges.

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Rupert Schiessl

Chief Strategy & AI Officer

Rupert brings nearly 20 years of experience applying artificial intelligence to retail strategy and supply chain optimization. A serial AI founder, he has built and scaled multiple AI-driven SaaS companies before joining Bamboo Rose. Today, he works across teams to shape AI strategy and turn complex data into actionable decisions that help retailers operate smarter and plan with confidence.

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Mike Spinale

Chief People Officer

Mike is a people and business partner with over 15 years of experience in fast-growing SaaS organizations. A progressive HR leader, Mike partners with and coaches executive teams to drive organizational value by bringing on the best talent, ensuring they’re in the right seat, and keeping them motivated and growing in their careers.

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Joe Lombardo

VP, Business Operations

Joe has 14 years of experience making SaaS companies more productive and better data-driven decision-makers. With a background ranging from revenue operations to business intelligence to sales enablement, he loves building teams that take creative approaches to serve as the “glue” that holds cross-functional teams together.

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Steve Gordon

VP, Head of Planning & Analytics

With just over 25 years of experience, Steve helps retailers and CPG organizations solve high-value business problems using AI-native, cloud-native SaaS solutions. As a consultative sales and services leader, he guides teams and clients toward high-ROI solutions, often earning trusted advisor status.

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It’s The Perfect Time to Work With Bamboo Rose

CEO, Matt Stevens, talks about his time working at Bamboo Rose.

Bamboo Rose Around the World

Our team can be found everywhere from the Pacific Northwest to the UK, and even down under.

No matter where you build your business, we can help.

USA

Gloucester, Massachusetts

Fun Fact: Gloucester is the home of our organization and the birthplace of the modern-day frozen food industry, which was a major breakthrough for our friends in the grocery retail business.

India

Bangalore, KA

Fun Fact: Bangalore is the fashion capital of India and another home base for our team. It is a great city for apparel lovers, offering both traditional silk sarees and modern clothing.

Are you ready to join us?

SEEKING: You’re strategic, savvy, collaborative, and kind. You enjoy challenging projects and have a growth mindset. You appreciate process. Above all, you love to turn customers into raving fans.

OFFERING: We’re a tight-knit corporate culture that gets the job done. A network of emotionally intelligent leaders that values your growth. We offer a broad and modern benefits program: Bamboo Rose Fridays off, unlimited PTO, health plans, retirement savings & more.

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