Alex Perez-Tenessa

Co-Founder

Seattle, Washington, United States23 yrs experience
Highly StableAI Enabled

Key Highlights

  • Founded AI-powered platform managing $30M+ in GMV.
  • Doubled revenue for Amazon's Prime Video in two years.
  • Led CVS Beauty to record market share and margin improvements.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a B2C E-commerce and Digital Media expert with a strong focus on AI-driven growth strategies.

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Skills

Core Skills

Ai-powered CommerceBusiness ScalingBoard GovernanceRisk ManagementDigital Media StrategyRevenue GrowthDigital Content StrategyGrowth OptimizationRetail ManagementBusiness TransformationConsulting

Other Skills

AIperformance marketingvideo optimizationcampaign managementcreator networksAI toolscreator discoveryoutreach automationdigital innovation strategyenterprise riskcybersecuritySVOD marketingpersonalized previewscampaign targetingmachine learning

About

Tech founder, former Amazon VP, and public board director with 20+ years of experience building, scaling, and transforming consumer and technology businesses globally — with a focus on AI, commerce innovation and digital media. Currently, I’m the Founder and CEO of Trendio, an AI-powered platform helping brands grow profitably on emerging video shopping channels like TikTok Shop and YouTube Shopping. We've scaled from zero to managing $30M+ in GMV across dozens of brands by combining proprietary AI tools, creator networks, and performance marketing. Previously, I led the US Prime Video business at Amazon and held global leadership roles across Prime Video and Kindle Content, where I helped shape digital media strategy, launch new monetization models, and drive innovation through machine learning and automation. Earlier in my career, I ran the $5B Beauty & Personal Care business at CVS Health and was a Partner at McKinsey & Company, where I advised global retailers and media companies on growth and transformation. I currently serve as an Independent Director on the board of EMPLOYERS (NYSE: EIG), where I chair the Risk, Technology & Innovation Committee. I’m passionate about the intersection of technology, content, and consumer experience—and about building high-performance teams that make it happen.

Experience

23 yrs
Total Experience
6 yrs
Average Tenure
4 yrs 1 mo
Current Experience

Employers

Member of the Board of Directors

Mar 2022Present · 4 yrs 1 mo · Reno, Nevada, United States

  • Independent Director. Chair of Risk, Technology and Innovation Committee - overseeing digital innovation strategy, enterprise risk and cybersecurity. Member Human Capital and Compensation Committee - advising on executive comp, talent strategy, and succession planning.
digital innovation strategyenterprise riskcybersecurityboard governancerisk management

Trendio

Founder and CEO

Jun 2021Present · 4 yrs 10 mos · Seattle, Washington, United States

  • Founded and led Trendio, an AI-powered commerce platform using AI agents and automation to drive 3x+ ROI on TikTok Shop and YouTube Shopping — managing tens of millions in GMV and helping brands scale from pilot to top-performer.
  • I led the development of our full product stack — including AI-driven creator discovery, outreach automation, video optimization, and campaign management. We pioneered the use of AI agents to manage affiliate programs and launched the first scalable YouTube Shopping solution. I also led all go-to-market efforts, acquired 100+ clients, raised $5M in venture funding, and built a global team spanning the US and Europe.
AIperformance marketingvideo optimizationcampaign managementcreator networksAI-powered commerce+1

Amazon

2 roles

VP Prime Video US

Aug 2019Apr 2021 · 1 yr 8 mos · Greater Seattle Area

  • Led Amazon’s multi-billion-dollar US Prime Video business, doubling revenue over two years — including leadership of SVOD marketing, Rent/Buy (TVOD), and Channels businesses.
  • Rebuilt the SVOD marketing strategy around tentpole releases, introducing real-time targeting and personalized previews that doubled conversion. Grew the Rent/Buy business by 70% YoY with the launch of Prime Video Cinema — the first “theaters-at-home” window — and drove 60% growth in Channels by redefining the distribution model — attracting more top-tier partners, and improving the customer experience with easier sign-up, bundling, and engagement. Restructured the organization to be tech-led, with engineering comprising over 50% of the team, and deployed ML tools to automate campaign targeting and performance optimization.
SVOD marketingpersonalized previewscampaign targetingmachine learningdigital media strategyrevenue growth

VP Digital and Physical Books

Apr 2017Jul 2019 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Greater Seattle Area

  • Led global demand generation for Amazon’s multi-billion-dollar Kindle Content business, including store, subscriptions, and marketing. Doubled growth and improved profitability by reinventing the store experience, overhauling customer engagement, and accelerating subscriptions.
  • Built Kindle Unlimited into the top business growth driver by combining ML-powered title selection with seamless customer onboarding — doubling revenue in two years. Rebuilt the marketing engine into a fully automated lifecycle program, delivering personalized campaigns across acquisition, reactivation, and retention, and launched a targeted rewards system to deepen loyalty. Transformed the Kindle Store into a fully personalized CX and introduced nonfiction-specific innovations using computer vision and precision incentives to lift trial and repeat.
demand generationcustomer engagementsubscriptionsdigital content strategygrowth optimization

Cvs health

VP Beauty and Personal Care

Jan 2013Apr 2017 · 4 yrs 3 mos · Woonsocket, RI

  • Led CVS’s $5B Beauty & Personal Care business across assortment, pricing, promotions, and in-store experience — delivering sustained growth, record market share, and $100M+ in annual margin improvements.
  • Spearheaded a full strategic repositioning of CVS Beauty, re-segmenting categories and replacing over half of the in-store lineup to reflect modern, health-forward beauty trends. Transformed the in-store experience across 2,500+ locations, upgraded displays and merchandising, and launched new exclusive store brands — all while driving growth and supplier-funded investment. Modernized promotions across the Front Store (40% of sales) through advanced analytics for end-to-end impact modeling. Led team satisfaction efforts that tripled engagement scores.
assortment managementpricing strategypromotionsretail managementbusiness transformation

Mckinsey & company

Partner

Jan 2003Jan 2013 · 10 yrs · Chicago, IL | New York, NY | Madrid, Spain

  • Supported senior executive of global retailers, consumer goods companies, and media firms across strategy, marketing, merchandising, and operations. Led large-scale transformation programs in 15+ countries across North America, Europe, Latin America, and Asia.
  • Drove enterprise-wide change across store operations, category management, marketing analytics, and growth strategy — delivering sustained improvements in sales, margin, and organizational performance. Highlights included leading multi-country retail transformations, building predictive marketing engines that increased ROI while cutting spend, and designing customer-driven category strategies that consistently delivered 3–5pt points of growth.
strategymarketing analyticsoperationsconsultingbusiness transformation

Education

Harvard Business School

MBA — General Management

ESSEC Business School

BA Economics and Business Administration

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