Gabe Jewell is the co-founder and CEO of MT Copeland, a startup that offers online construction skill-building classes. While MT Copeland is Jewell’s first role as a co-founder, Jewell has previously worked in what he calls the “education-meets-entertainment” industry, most notably during his role as a Supervising Creative Producer at MasterClass from 2016 to early 2020. At MasterClass, Jewell led the creative strategies and effort for classes with various celebrity instructors, including Stephen Curry and Steve Martin.

Lauren has 10+ years of U.S. and global experience developing consumer marketing programs, most recently as a Brand Marketing Manager and Community Marketing Manager at Pinterest. Previously, she helped grow early stage startups. She holds a B.A. in Journalism from Southern Methodist University.