Garrett Taylor

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Commerce Machine is a remote team of digital growth experts that drives more than $75 million in annual online sales and manages over $15 million in advertising spend for our clients. We accelerate sales and maximize profit for online brands of all sizes including established small businesses and publicly traded enterprises. Commerce Machine specializes in Amazon Marketplace Growth, but has deep expertise in creating omni-channel, full funnel growth strategies on all marketplaces, e-commerce platforms and ad platforms including Walmart, Etsy, Shopify, Facebook and Google.

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Societly is an independent, non-partisan organization with a mission to improve democracy and cultivate a more informed electorate, elevating civic engagement and connecting like-minded citizens. We are a team of entrepreneurs, technologists and leading political scientists involved in the development of large-scale Voting Advice Applications in Europe, including euprofiler.eu, euandi.eu and valijakompass.err.ee, that were used by millions. From this experience, we are now providing voters in the U.S. with objective tools that clearly define how candidates, elected officials and propositions align with citizens views, priorities and values, thus helping everyone participate more easily and effectively in politics.

Established in the U.S. in 1981, ORIX USA has grown organically and through acquisition into the investment and asset management firm we are today. With a specialization in private credit, real estate, and private equity solutions for middle-market focused borrowers and investors, we combine our robust balance sheet with funds from third-party investors, providing a strong alignment of interest. ORIX USA and its subsidiaries — ORIX Advisers, ORIX Capital Partners, Signal Peak Capital Management, Boston Financial, Lument, Hilco Global, and NXT Capital— have approximately 2,100 employees and have $96.9 billion in assets*, which includes $44 billion in assets and commitments, in addition to $52.9 billion in servicing and administering assets, as of December 2025. Our parent company, ORIX Corporation, is a publicly owned international financial services company with operations in 30 countries and regions worldwide. ORIX Corporation is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (8591) and New York Stock Exchange (IX). For more information, visit orix.com. * As of December 31, 2025. Includes $52.9 billion in servicing and administering assets, in addition to $44 billion in funded assets and unfunded commitments across proprietary capital, third party capital and strategic partners investing in ORIX USA’s private credit, real estate and private equity businesses. Unfunded commitments are based on a contractual commitment or an expected commitment for an established program based on ORIX USA Group’s understanding.