Commerce Catalysts

About Front Row

In the world of commerce, there’s always something new on the horizon.

AT FRONT ROW, WE TAKE THE LEAD ON WHAT'S NEXT.

We partner with leading brands to accelerate their ecommerce growth by activating the strength of our capabilities to measure and analyze, explore and invent, and see and solve the problems you didn't know existed.

Then we prepare you for every challenge ahead and open up possibilities for the future.

Our Story

2012

Brothers Alex and Matt Beer launch Fortress Brand—now Front Row's Marketplace Partnership.

2014

Jan Bechler, Tim Nedden, and Björn Sjut start Finc3, now Front Row's Ecomm Management and D2C divisions.

2015

Christopher Skinner launches School House, now Front Row's Strategy & Design and Content Creation capabilities.

2017

BizMut Marketing launches specializing in B2B marketing, now Front Row's Digital Marketing B2B.

2018

Fortress Brand develops Catapult, the agency's proprietary business intelligence software, in-house.

2019

Finc3 launches Enalytics for holistic Amazon and marketplace business management.

2020

Taylor & Pond's 5,000 square foot Creative Production Studio opens its doors.

2020

Fortress partners with Trivest, foreseeing holistic service expansion for clients and long-term success.

2021

Fortress Brand joins forces with beauty branding agency, School House, laying the foundation for what is now Front Row.

2022

School House Studios launches in Manhattan, producing turnkey content for beauty brands.

2022

Fortress goes global with the acquisition of Finc3, a top-tier EU digital marketing agency based in Hamburg, Germany.

2022

Taylor & Pond joins Fortress, creating what is now Front Row's Content Creation and Digital Marketing divisions.

2023

Catapult launches as a standalone business intelligence product for Amazon sellers.

2023

All agencies unite to launch Front Row, committing to empower commerce growth for top and emerging brands.

Mission and vision

We live for the exchange of energy between brands and audiences, and we've made it our mission to expand every brand’s market share and heart share.

Because we believe every transaction has the potential to be transformational.

Meet our team

Our leaders bring a wealth of industry experience and niche knowledge to Front Row.

  • Yuriy BoykivChief Executive Officer
  • Matt BeerPresident
  • Alex BeerPresident
  • Alex MichailChief Financial Officer
  • Jill BowmanChief People Officer
  • Solomon HedayaChief Growth Officer
  • Christopher SkinnerChief Brand Officer
  • Mark WieczorekChief Insights Officer

Global Locations

We’ve assembled a global leadership team with specialist know-how, deep industry experience, and the vision to get things done.

NEW YORK, US

5 Crosby Street,
New York, NY 10010 USA

SAN DIEGO, US

840 Fifth Ave
San Diego, CA 92101 USA

HAMBURG, DE

Klostertor 1,
20097, Hamburg, Germany

BRATISLAVA, SK

Twin City B, Mlynské nivy 7788/12
821 09, Bratislava, Slovakia