Brand, commerce & practical AI

I build the brand.
And the business behind it.

I start with what an audience recognizes, then lead the product, store, campaign and delivery.

Founder of We’re Back Co. Previously merchandise and commerce for Will Smith’s Bel-Air Athletics, D-Nice’s Club Quarantine and Leslie Jordan.

We’re Back Co.
We’re Back Co.Brand & commerce · Visual created with Kive
Selected work Goleta, California
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Commerce wrapped
in content.

Product launches told through the people behind them. I connect the idea, the talent, the store and the delivery.

01 / 03

Official YouTube poster and video from Will Smith. My contribution was the character pitch and talent alignment.

Will Smith / Bel-Air & Jordan

The Fresh Prince became a sneaker reviewer.

I pitched Will on playing amateur sneaker reviewer @Philasneakerguy68 for Jordan x Fresh Prince. An unboxing became a character people could watch, with the product at the center.

My role

Creative concept, talent alignment, social coordination and product readiness.

Explore the story See the West Philly launch

Good Goods / Westbrook · Merchandise Manager

More work

More people, products and moving parts.

Also in the archive: Vin Scully & the Tommy Lasorda estate, and Willow Smith.

How I report numbers

Each figure retains its source definition and reporting period. Sales are not profit. These are program or whole-store results, not revenue attributed solely to my contribution. Different periods are never combined.

Practical AI consulting

Put AI to work
on real work.

I use AI every day to develop creative, build websites and simplify recurring business tasks. I help teams turn those same tools into something useful for their own work.

The brief, judgment and final review stay human.

Create campaign visuals

Develop product imagery and video concepts with Kive and Higgsfield, guided by a clear brief and a check against the real product.

See a WBC creative example

Build websites and useful tools

Use Codex and Claude to turn an idea into a working page or a tool for a recurring task. This portfolio is one example.

Make store data easier to use

For WBC, I built a tool that adds campaign labels to Shopify orders, making the recorded source easier to find when reviewing sales.

See how the tool works

Start with one task that keeps coming back.

We’ll work out what it needs to do, build and test a first version, then show your team how to use it.

Discuss your workflow
Mark David

Goleta, California

Mark David.

Culture gets my attention. Building something around it keeps it.

My work spans Westbrook apparel launches, talent merchandise programs, live tours and brands of my own. I connect the creative idea to the assortment, launch plan, production and customer delivery.

Today I lead We’re Back Co., from Nebraska fan insight and product concepts to Shopify, lifecycle marketing and athlete collaborations.

Open to brand operations, e-commerce and lifecycle marketing roles, as well as focused client projects.

Experience

2024–present

We’re Back Co.

Founder & Brand Operations Lead

2020–present

Ambassador Brand Agency

Founder & E-commerce Operations Lead

2022–2026

Lumpia Surf Team

Co-owner & E-commerce Operations Lead

2019–2020

Three Six Zero

Day-to-Day Manager

2016–2020

Good Goods / Westbrook

Merchandise Manager

2015–2016

I Love Ugly

USA Operations & Accounts Manager