HUNTSVILLE — Steven Power has been named president of CommentSold, a Huntsville-based digital commerce solutions provider.
Power is the company’s first president. He has worked with CommentSold as a member of the board of directors and as a CEO advisor for the past seven months.
“CommentSold has already established itself as the leading provider of online live selling solutions in the U.S.,” said Power. “The demand for live selling platforms is accelerating at a rapid pace in America to become a $25 billion market. We will grow as an organization to meet those demands.”
Power has more than 20 years’ leadership experience in scaleup technology, including stints at ReachLocal and BigCommerce, both in which he played an instrumental role in bringing the companies to IPO.
As president, Power will optimize operations across several facets of the business including financial, commercial, legal, customer experience, operations and human resources.
“At CommentSold, we have some very lofty goals democratizing live selling for all types of merchants and brands,” said Brandon Kruse, founder and CEO of CommentSold. “Steven has helped many other fast-growing and aspiring companies reach their goals and I’m really excited to have him on our team.”
CommentSold is in burgeoning growth mode amid a live selling platform market expected to reach $25 billion by 2023, according to Coresight Research. The company is hiring additional personnel including chief product and legal executives.
In March, CommentSold acquired Social Retail Success, an advanced business analytics suite that helps retailers on the CommentSold platform.
