Our Mission

To educate, connect, and empower mid-career professionals across the commerce media ecosystem enabling them to grow as practitioners, leaders, and industry contributors.

Our Story

Commerce Media Meetup (CMM) is a nonprofit organization created to serve the growing community of professionals working in retail media. As the retail media landscape has rapidly matured into one of the most dynamic and complex segments of the advertising industry, there is a clear and unmet need for a dedicated space where practitioners can learn, connect, and grow together.

CMM was founded on the belief that mid-career professionals in this space deserve more than vendor-sponsored content or conference keynotes. They deserve a peer-driven community built around genuine knowledge exchange, career development, and cross-sector collaboration.

Our People

Derek Nelson

Co-Founder & President

Mark Heitke

Co-Founder & Vice President
Board Treasurer & Chicago Market Captain

Claire Wyatt

Board Secretary & Director of Events 

Amanda McCann

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