
Co-Founder & COO at InstaLILY AI | Vertical AI Agents | Google Top 15 Startup
Sumo is the Co-Founder and COO of InstaLILY AI, the first platform for hiring vertical AI Teammates, called InstaWorkers™. Working on top of your existing systems, like a human teammate, they handle critical sales, service, and operations work. Purpose-built for distribution and regulated industries, InstaWorkers™ help human teams achieve superhuman outcomes at scale: increased revenue, reduced costs, and improved service. At InstaLILY, he leads platform growth and customer execution, working closely with private equity firms and industrial operators to deploy AI agents that drive measurable outcomes. With over 15 years of experience leading product, growth, and GTM across enterprise, logistics and commerce tech, including scaling revenue at 1-800-Flowers.com and leading transformation at Mattress Firm. Sumo has overseen 30+ product launches in partnership with Apple, Google, Amazon, and PayPal - including first-to-market deployments of Affirm, Apple Pay, and Venmo. He also chairs the Mobile Roundtable, a private consortium of digital leaders from Internet Retailer’s Top 100 companies, and serves on the Customer Advisory Boards of Google Chrome and Paypal. Beyond InstaLILY, Sumo serves on a number of commercial advisory and non-profit boards including the Hunters Point Parks Conservancy (New York City).
mattressfirm.com
1800flowersinc.com
instalily.ai
bu.edu
New York, New York, United States
Co-Founder & COO
InstaLILY AI
• www.linkedin.com/company/instalily
• Full-time
Feb 2023 - Present
New York, New York, United States
Board of Directors
Hunters Point Parks Conservancy
• www.linkedin.com/company/hunters-point-parks-conservancy
Jan 2022 - Present
New York, New York, United States
VP, Head of Product, Digital & SEO
Mattress Firm
• www.linkedin.com/company/mattressfirm
• Full-time
Dec 2020 - Sep 2022
New York, New York, United States
Senior Director, Product, Head of Growth & International
1-800-FLOWERS.COM, INC.
• www.linkedin.com/company/1800flowers-com
Dec 2018 - Dec 2020
New York City Metropolitan Area
Director, Product & GM of Growth Brands & International
1-800-FLOWERS.COM, INC.
• www.linkedin.com/company/1800flowers-com
Jul 2017 - Dec 2018
New York City Metropolitan Area