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July 27, 2024

The 411 on TikTok Shops with Flywheel's Deren Baker & Molly O'Bryen

The 411 on TikTok Shops with Flywheel's Deren Baker & Molly O'Bryen
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The CPG Guys

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Deren Baker CEO of Flywheel Ventures and Molly O'Bryen Sr. Director, Head of TikTok Shops at Flywheel Ventures, part of the Flywheel Commerce Network.

Follow Deren on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derenbaker/
Follow Molly on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/molly-o-bryen-3a050147/
eMail Molly at: molly.obryen@flywheeldigital.com

Read Flywheel's new White Paper "The Big Shift" at: https://www.flywheeldigital.com/guides/the-big-shift-retail-power-dynamics

Deren & Molly answer these questions:

  1. What is this new group Flywheel Ventures?
  2. What is TikTok Shops?
  3. Why should CPG brands be interested?
  4. What does a brand need to concern itself with to activate the commerce opportunities on the platform?
  5. If doing your own shop, what are the FAQ's 
  6. How is FW making this easier?
  7. How long does it take to get up and running?
  8. How do brands get involved?

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Molly O’Bryen

Head of TikTok Shops at Flywheel Ventures

Molly O’Bryen is head of TikTok Shops at Flywheel Ventures, part of the Flywheel Commerce Network, a division of Omnicom. Molly has commercial responsibility for solutions that allow brands to grow their social commerce sales through this fast-growing commerce platform.

Molly joined Flywheel in 2023 and previously served as Director of Client Services. Prior to Flywheel, she worked at Ideoclick, a full-service digital ecommerce agency specializing in Amazon. Her prior work experience also includes over a decade at Nordstrom, the iconic department store retailer in omnichannel merchandising roles.

Molly holds a B.A. in Politcial Science from the University of Washington. She lives in the Seattle metropolitan area.

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Deren Baker

Deren Baker is the CEO of Flywheel Ventures, part of the Flywheel Commerce Network at Omnicom. I his role, he focuses on helping brands grow their commerce on TikTok Shops and in the Walmart Marketplace. Prior to this role, Baker served as President of Flywheel’s emerging portfolio of solutions and CEO of Edge by Ascential. Additionally, Baker spent 5 years at Travelocity in various roles. He holds a B.A. from Vanderbilt University and a MBA from the Fuqua School at Duke University.