Ara Katz is one of the founding executives of BeachMint and runs Content, Storytelling, Celebrity and Partnerships.

Backed by NEA, Trinity Ventures, Accel, Anthem, Scale and Goldman Sachs, BeachMint is a subscription commerce company for celebrity designed and curated lifestyle brands. Prior to BeachMint, Ara was an independent film producer with an eclectic filmography including such films as Paris, je t'aime, the landmark documentary, The People Speak, George Romero's Diary of the Dead, Survival of the Dead, and Paper Man. She is a CCA Fellow from the DesignMBA Program and a Visiting Fellow at the MIT Media Lab’s Center for Future Storytelling. She is currently an advisor to CelebrityMe, LovingEco, Bre.ad, HipSwap and Thre.ad. She is on the Board of I AM THAT GIRL and recently directed their most recent campaign #ThatGirlRocks.