Honoring High-Growth Digital First Brands

The Foremost 50 Forum is an invite-only celebration of exceptional and innovative challenger brands. An exclusive and intimate event, The Foremost 50 Forum features CEOs & Founders from brands on the Foremost 50 List, alumni from the previous year’s list, and other executives leading marketing, ecommerce, stores, and more at Foremost 50 challenger brands, as well as incumbent enterprise brands.

February 6th, 2025

The Foremost 50
list honorees

These innovative, often direct-to-consumer brands, are finding new go-to-market approaches, breaking old business models, creating new value for consumers, and charting new customer relationship models. Many of these company CEOs will be featured speakers at The Lead Summit on May 28th & 29th in New York. You can see the 2024 List HERE.

THE EXPERIENCE

Foremost 50 Awards Ceremony

At The Foremost 50 Forum, the Standout Award ceremony is where we recognize and highlight the unique achievements and meaningful impacts these Foremost 50 honoree brands have made on the industry.

Curated Roundtable Discussions

In an intimate roundtable-based session, Foremost 50 CEOs and Founders, along with extended leadership, meet to discuss the future of their brands. Its a place to create connections, dive deep, compare strategies and priorities, and to share learnings and insights around common challenges. Unique to The Lead, these roundtable formats bring peers together who can offer specific perspectives on business-critical discussions.

PAST & CURRENT ATTENDEES

The Foremost 50 Forum plays host to the CEOs, Founders, and leadership of exceptional fast-growing, challenger brands. The Forum features executives from the brands selected to The Foremost 50 List, alumni from the previous year’s lists, and other leaders responsible for marketing, ecommerce, stores, and more at challenger and incumbent brands.

Act+Acre

Andie

Athena Club

Athletic Brewing Company

Bearaby

Bev

Bombas

Brooklinen

Cann

Care+Wear

CUUP

Dagne Dover

Dormify

Faherty

Fair Harbor Clothing

Flag & Anthem

Gainful

HATCH

Hydrant

Inkbox

Jolie

Jupiter

K18 Hair

Knot Standard

Koio

Kosterina

Kule

Lalo

Little Words Project

Mack Weldon

Made In

Maude

Ministry of Supply

Mizzen+Main

Model No.

Mugsy

Negative Underwear

Nori

Pangaia

Pattern Brands

Peejamas

Rebag

Rhone

Rothy’s

Rowan

Rowing Blazers

Solo Stove

Summersalt

Supergoop!

Tecovas

The Honey Pot Company

The Normal Brand

The Phluid Project

The Sill

Thesis

Third Love

Three Wishes Cereal

Thursday Boot Company

Tula

Universal Standard

UNTUCKit

Win Brands Group

With Clarity

and Many More!

SPONSORS

A limited number of sponsorship opportunities are available for The Foremost 50 Forum & The Foremost 50 List.

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Past Sponsors

THE LOCATION

THE DREAM DOWNTOWN

Conveniently situated in Chelsea, the heart of NYC, the Dream Downtown transports you to a world of innovation. With opulent bespoke furnishings, porthole windows reminiscent of vintage ocean liners, and every corner exuding vibrant energy, this luxury space serves as a playground for both creativity and elegance.

355 W 16th St, New York, NY 10011