About
Brian Deck is a tech entrepreneur who has been building companies since 1995, focused on customer engagement, loyalty, and e-commerce platforms. He grew up in a restaurant family that owned Fran's Restaurants and founded Smooth Commerce, a restaurant technology company that processes monthly sales for brands across North America.
Invests in
E-commerceFoodTech
Experience
- Smooth CommerceBoard Chaircurrent2023 — presentGreater Chicago Area
- Smooth CommerceCEOcurrent2012 — presentToronto, Canada Area
- BD Deck Enterprises Inc.President, Foundercurrent2012 — present
- Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals (Toronto Chapter)Board Member2008 — 2015Toronto, Canada Area
- ChannelAssist IncCTO, COO, Co-Owner2002 — 2012
- DigitalUnderstanding Inc.President, Founder2001 — 2012
- ASAP Global IT CommunityFounding Member, Co-Chair, Speaker2009 — 2011
- Creative ImagePresident, Founder1995 — 2000
Education
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologySloan School of Management
- OCAD UniversityOCAD University
Skills & more
Strategy30Management30Leadership15E-commerce37Entrepreneurship35Product Development19Cloud Computing19Business Alliances14Strategic Partnerships20Social Media12Business Strategy17Program Management12
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Start-upsCustomer LoyaltyMobile PaymentsMarketingSoftwareStrategic GrowthSales & MarketingBrandingChannel StrategyProduct MarketingExecutive ManagementEnterprise SoftwareFrom Brian's professional profile.
Colleagues at DMZ
Adrian Bulzacki
Founder Network - IP Strategy, Technology Innovation at DMZ
Adunni Rufai
Expert-in-Residence, User Experience Design at DMZ
Alex Kolodkin
Founder Network - Startup Operations & Marketplace Growth at DMZ
Alex Thibault
Expert-in-Residence, Business Strategy at DMZ
Ali Kiassat
Expert-in-Residence, Sales and Business Development at DMZ
Alnur Ismail
Expert-in-Residence, Product & Engineering at DMZ
Andrea Matheson
Expert-in-Residence, High-Growth Strategy & Scaling at DMZ
Balaji Gopalan
Founder Network - Product and Customer Strategy at DMZ
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Brian Deck work?
- Brian Deck is Expert-In-Residence at DMZ.
- What does Brian Deck invest in?
- Brian Deck invests in E-commerce, FoodTech.
Founder mafias
Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia525
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Elad GilPhDFounded Brain Co.Hemant TanejaM.Eng.Founded CommureNat FriedmanBachelor of ScienceFounded XamarinMatt HuangB.S.Founded HotspotsDelian AsparouhovDropoutFounded Nightingale +1Noubar AfeyanPhDFounded ProFound Therapeutics +12
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OCAD University mafia4
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
DMZ mafia2
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,281
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and Techstars
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Also attended OCAD University9
Courtney CooperPartner at Alate PartnersMarwa EbrahimInvestment Analyst at HaatchTimothy SunSenior Product Manager at Highline BetaKellie FayProgram Manager at Cultivator Powered by ConexusJordan DetmersBusiness Development and Commercialization Manager at Ontario Centre of InnovationTom EmrichPartner at Super Ventures
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