A dedicated team with passion

Solving the issue of rising customer acquisition costs for direct to consumer brands, while driving consumer product discover and additional income for everyday families.

Our Founders

Evan Wray

CEO & Co Founder

Peggy O'Flaherty

CCO & Co Founder

Sean OBrien

CTO & Co Founder

Evan Wray is the CEO and co-founder of Mavely, a discovery platform where women can uncover up-and-coming brands, share products with friends and family, and earn cash from their purchases.

An accomplished investor, founder and entrepreneur who has already achieved two successful exits, Evan has been recognized by Forbes’ 30 under 30 and has solid experience in the digital advertising and technology industries.

Prior to Mavely, Evan co-founded Swyft Media, the first emoji ad network, where he pioneered the idea of delivering native branded emojis directly to consumers in their favorite messaging applications. Under his leadership, Swyft quickly scaled into a global technology company reaching over 2 billion monthly active users worldwide and partnered with over 300 leading brands such as Disney, Dreamworks, Fox Entertainment, MillerCoors, Sony and many more. In 2015, Monotype Imaging (NASDAQ: TYPE) acquired Swyft for $30 million. Evan went on to be a founding partner of Irish Beef, a quick service restaurant franchise focused on implementing culture and technology that was acquired by Equicorp Partners in 2018.

Evan also serves as a Venture Partner for Trailmix Ventures, a female-led, early-stage investment firm focused on the future of living well. Additionally, he sits on the Venture Builders Advisory Board at his alma mater, University of Notre Dame where he received a BA in Economics.

Twitter: @EvanWray1

Peggy O'Flaherty is the Chief Community Officer and co-founder at Mavely, a discovery platform where women can uncover up-and-coming brands, share products with friends and family, and earn cash from their purchases. At Mavely, Peggy is responsible for building and empowering a community of Mavens who are able to be their own influencers while earning additional income.

An accomplished founder and entrepreneur, prior to Mavely, Peggy co-founded OneParish – Growing the Faith, an app designed to foster engagement within church communities. Her strength in sales and social commerce drove the app to a successful acquisition in 2017. With extensive experience in strategic project management and business development, Peggy has made it her mission to inspire women to achieve success both personally and professionally.

After building a body of expertise from working with MLMs, Peggy was inspired to launch Mavely to disrupt the traditional practices of the industry. Mavely was born from her commitment to finding a better way for women to influence their communities while earning supplemental dividends. As a mother of five, Peggy cites her family and her faith as the force behind her success and her continued drive to empower women. Peggy graduated from DePaul University with a degree in Tourism and Travel Services Management.

Twitter: @PeggyOFlaherty

Sean OBrien, is the Chief Technology Officer and co-founder at Mavely, a discovery platform where women can uncover up-and-coming brands, share products with friends and family, and earn cash from their purchases.

An accomplished investor, founder and entrepreneur who has already achieved two successful exits, Sean has been recognized by Forbes’ 30 under 30, the Miller Lite Tap the Future Program, and is an Eagle Scout.

Prior to Mavely, Sean co-founded Swyft Media, the first and largest emoji network driving brand awareness and digital licensing revenue. At its peak, Swyft was reaching over 2 billion monthly active users worldwide and partnered with over 300 leading brands such as Disney, Dreamworks, Fox Entertainment, MillerCoors, Sony and many more. In 2015, Monotype Imaging (NASDAQ: TYPE) acquired Swyft for $30 million.

Following the acquisition, Sean went on to be a founding partner of Irish Beef, a quick service restaurant franchise focused on implementing culture and technology that was acquired by Equicorp Partners in 2018.

Sean attended the University of Notre Dame, where he his BA in both Political Science and Philosophy.

Learn more: Sean's Website

Our Team

Julia Pochyly

Digital Marketing Manager

Adrian Carballo

Lead Full Stack Engineer

Agata Krol

UX Designer

Brenden OBrien

Front End Engineer

Lauren Vilips

Social Media Manager

Grace Valadka

Brand Partnerships

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