Aalap Shah

Aalap Shah is a Chicago-born founder of 1o8, a digital agency focused on accelerating growth for CPG brands at retail, Amazon, and DTC via performance & creative marketing. Shah and his team at 1o8 have worked with companies like TY, Sweet Leaf Tea, Peatos, Mush, and more throughout the past 5 years.

Shah is recognized as a leader in Chicago’s minority-owned digital marketing world and has been recognized by multiple entities for his entrepreneurial and charitable endeavors. In 2017, the Carson Scholarship Foundation named him a Trailblazer Entrepreneur. In 2013, Crain’s Chicago Business recognized him as one of Chicago’s Young Emerging Philanthropists. He was recognized by the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) as the National Volunteer of the Year and has served on the boards at IL Mathematics & Science and Bookwallah.