John Schwarz

RTW Retailwinds, Inc. operates as a specialty women's omni-channel and digitally enabled retailer. Its products include wear-to-work, casual apparel and accessories, including pants, dresses, jackets, knit tops, blouses, sweaters, denim, t-shirts, activewear, handbags, jewelry and shoes. The company was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Forest Hills, NY.

Simple Homes LLC is a startup that focuses on increasing access to high-quality housing by using technology-enabled design and Swedish-inspired off-site construction. The company is based in Denver, CO, where it operates a 20,000sf digitally enabled manufacturing facility in a historic railroad maintenance building. The company designs, manufactures, and assembles homes using a unique panelized construction system. The company was founded by John Schwarz, Jeff Hopfenbeck, David Schultz. Jeff Hopfenbeck has been the CEO since incorporation.