Demi Marchese is the Founder and Head of Brand at 12th Tribe, a fast-growing fashion brand blending curated style with operational excellence to empower the next generation of confident women. With expertise in merchandising, marketing, and brand-tech integration, Demi turns creative vision into scalable systems that drive real growth.

Bootstrapped from scratch, 12th Tribe reflects Demi’s hands-on leadership across every function, from designing product drops to building workflows that streamline team execution. She’s driven by a mission to not only create beautiful apparel, but to curate a lifestyle rooted in confidence, freedom, and community.

Demi is also a systems thinker, embracing AI and automation to scale brand voice, streamline content, and optimize customer journeys. She’s trained ChatGPT to mirror her own copy style, implemented AI-driven SMS segmentation, and continues to experiment with tools that bring brand and tech closer together.

In This Conversation We Discuss:

• [00:40] Intro
• [01:00] Building a site before Shopify blew up
• [03:34] Testing demand without inventory risk
• [05:06] Leveraging organic social growth
• [07:09] Responding quickly to market shifts
• [08:57] Episode Sponsors: Intelligems & Electric Eye
• [12:01] Refocusing on your core customer
• [14:10] Scaling brand voice using AI

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Resources:

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• Your online vibe director + stylist 12thtribe.com/
• Follow Demi Marchese linkedin.com/in/demimarchese
• Book a demo today at intelligems.io/
• Schedule an intro call with one of our experts electriceye.io/

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