Tony Morales

VP, Brand Growth Luminize

Tony Morales graduated from John Carroll University in Cleveland Ohio with a bachelors in economics. He went on to get his MBA with a concentration in entrepreneurship from Loyola University in Chicago. After spending 10 years in financial services Tony did a brief stint in software sales before becoming the first external hire on the Amazon marketplace advertising team. Over the last nine years Tony has worked with thousands of Amazon sellers concentrating on brands in the $2M to $200 million revenue range. Most recently Tony was the VP of Advertising at Elevate Brands (now SellerX). Prior to that he was the Director of Advertising at Pattern, the largest Amazon reseller. Tony has run teams with over 30 domestic employees and dozens of offshore team members supporting 150 brands selling in 16 countries using all Internet marketplaces. He has been responsible for annual advertising spend in excess of $100 million. He is currently the VP of Brand Growth for Luminize, a $150M+ Brand Accelerator with 70+ brands. Tony is an avid chess player who has been to all 50 states and enjoys action movies and a variety of outdoor recreational activities.