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A results-driven Retail professional with strong experience in eCommerce and Fashion. Excels at analyzing Byron Peart is the co-founder and co-CEO of GOODEE - a black owned, B-Corp certified home and lifestyle online marketplace leading the charge by curating a unique array of impactful products and stories from around the globe, that connect at the intersection of good design and good purpose.
Byron graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree, major in Economics at the University of Western Ontario, Canada in 1994, and for five years ventured on to lead senior executive marketing roles in the fashion and design industry. In 1999, together with his twin brother and business partner, Dexter Peart, he co-founded the internationally recognized WANT lifestyle brand, emboldened with a desire to inspire and build a leading global manufacturing, wholesale distribution and retail business. Over two decades, the industry leader has successfully launched and scaled a variety of exclusive international brands (including Acne Studios, Maison Kitsune Paris, and Tomorrowland Japan) into the North American market. He has also successfully built and co-creative directed the environmentally responsible and globally acclaimed accessories brand WANT Les Essentiels.
The entrepreneurial design duo successfully sold their ownership in 2017, and set out on a new venture with the complimentary aim of launching and developing meaningful home goods brands. Notably this time, the pair decided to work exclusively with products and items that make a strong social or environmental impact. Launched in Summer 2019, Byron leads the global e-commerce platform and storytelling destination GOODEE (headquartered in Montreal, Canada) and oversees a committed team of employees, consultants and contributors across all continents. In 2021, Goodee was recognized by the leading publication Fast Company as one of 2021 World’s Most Innovative Companies.