TBHF Alumni Association Breakfast, featuring John Merris, former CEO of Solo Brands (Chubbies and Solo Stove)

Join the Texas Business Hall of Fame Dallas Alumni Association for a conversation and Q&A with entrepreneurial leader and CEO John Merris. Event includes breakfast and networking with others in the TBHF network.

John Merris is currently Partner and EVP at EPI. Prior to that, he was the CEO of Flooret, a disruptive flooring retailer. During the 16 months he was there, he returned the company to growth, generating 30% YoY growth and hiring and onboarding a high performing team while leading all functions of the business. 

John was formerly CEO of Solo Brands (NYSE: DTC), a platform of direct-to-consumer lifestyle brands, including Solo Stove, Chubbies, Isle Paddlebords, Oru Kayak, IcyBreeze, and TerraFlame which he led from $10M to $500M in revenue culminating in a successful IPO at a $2.1 billion valuation in 2021.

John, a graduate of Brigham Young University and the University of Texas McCombs School of Business MBA program, leads, operates, and innovates with a vision inspired by his diverse professional background across both B2B and B2C.

Immediately prior to Solo Brands, John helped lead Clarus Glassboards to unprecedented growth, resulting in a successful exit via private equity. Before Clarus, John launched the first profitable managed service model for programmatic advertising in B2B media, as Vice President at Multiview. John specializes in scaling the entrepreneurial potential of businesses, a passion that began with his first startup venture, a home automation brand he founded after college and successfully exited in 2013.