Rene Hart
CEO & Co-Founder
Rene is a career merchant and product developer with deep expertise in merchandising, go-to-market strategy, brand development, and consumer product licensing. He has held senior leadership roles at some of America's most recognized specialty retail and consumer product brands, consistently driving category growth and launching products that earn top retail rankings.
He founded HALO to apply that same market intuition and operational depth to help brands of all sizes bring winning products to U.S. retail through the Spark model.
David Yang
CTO — Product Development & Technology
David brings over 20 years of expertise in multi-category consumer product development, spanning audio, personal care, wellness, and consumer electronics. As CTO at HALO, he leads all product development and engineering engagements, from early concept through factory qualification, certification, and mass production.
His career spans senior roles at Three-Sixty Group where he led product development for the Sharper Image brand, FKA Brands where he managed JAM Wireless Audio and Sol Republic, and a decade on the ground in Hong Kong directing merchandising and product development for Brookstone's Asia Division — building deep factory relationships across the region that he brings to every HALO engagement.
