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Shan-Lyn Ma

Founder and CEO of Zola

Shan-Lyn Ma is the Founder and CEO of wedding-planning company Zola, a one-stop shop for wedding planning. She is a passionate entrepreneur and business leader taking the wedding industry by storm. Ma is passionate about making wedding planning easier and more convenient for brides and grooms. She started her career working in the technology field, beginning in 2006 when she served as the Technical Lead at Amazon, working on the payment platform. She also was an early member of the team at StubHub, helping to launch the ticketing and commerce platform. Through her experience and knowledge of consumer needs, Ma saw the opportunity to create and launch a transformative wedding planning site: Zola. Ma understands the frustrations of wedding planning and created Zola with the mission of offering transparency, consistency, ease and a modern twist on wedding planning. She has great respect for couples and their unique planning needs. She leads with that passion, energy and ambition with the goal of making wedding planning a process that is clear, stress-free and more enjoyable. Ma is an advocate of supporting other entrepreneurs. She spends time mentoring other leaders and encouraging them to break new ground in their particular industries. For example, in 2020, she was an invited speaker at the Forbes Women's Summit. Ma has been named to several prestigious lists, including Entrepreneur's Forbes America’s Richest Self-Made Women and several Power 100 lists, including Inc.’s “Women Transforming Business.” She can often be found sharing valuable insight and advice with the next generation of business people, including keynotes and guest posts on topics such as the future of technology, the power of marketing, and leadership skills. Ma is a captain of the wedding industry--an inspiring leader and innovator, showing us all how to make wedding planning better and transforming the entire industry.

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