Alex Meisel Email & Phone Number

Santa Barbara, California Area

• President of Alex Meisel & Co., LLC, a licensing agency / business development consultancy with over 2 decades in Consumer Products and Services "match making." • A right brain/left brain business developer, passionate about marrying creative and pragmatic strategies to bring ideas to market in multiple industries: Travel, Art, Design and Lifestyle Licensing, NFT and Augmented Reality branding and sales solutions. • Talent / account management, consumer product sales and marketing, design and development, educational program development, and representation of mission driven projects and properties, – including multiple winners and nominees for the LIMA (Licensing Industry Merchandisers Association) prestigious “Best Art Brand of the Year”, as well as a License Magazine "Top 150 Global Licensor".• Representation of: Consumer products brands, digital painters, elite lifestyle designers, manufacturers, experiential / travel service providers, art publishers, photographers, personalities, entertainment properties fine artists, animators and illustrators.• Experience spans industries from Environmental and Interior Design to Intellectual Property Business Development, interfacing with C Suite executives as well as product developers, account managers and support teams.

• Multi-year top Sales Executive generating in excess of 50% of company revenue. Established licenses in North America, Europe and Australia / Pacific Rim.• Developed and implemented unique data base solutions to improve efficiency in lead generation, contract management, artwork approvals and new business tracking. • Generated and managed licenses in Fund Raising , Publishing (art and book), Stationery / Greeting Cards, Craft, Toy, Gift, Financial Products, and Home Decor. Key relationships include 3M, Hasbro, MeadWestvaco, Andrews McMeel, American Greetings, Hallmark, Capital One, Harper Collins and many others.

• Expanded international licensee base over 65%.• Managed art and development staff of 12 people in the digital design studio; developed more than 1000 retail SKU’s for global gift and stationery markets, and satellite design studio for Kinkos.• Planned, designed, created and maintained database to run creative studio and licensing operations. Dramatically improved efficiency and revenue, and improved client relationships. • Created budgets, managed payroll and expenses and accurately forecast revenue to ensure profitability.

Santa Barbara, California Area

• Licensed General Contractor and Recognized Expert in California and Federal (ADA - Americans with Disabilities Act) building requirements, and Universal Design. Independent consultant to architectural design firms, museums and historic building sites, residence owners, commercial developers, and to municipalities. Continuing Education Unit course creator/instructor/trainer for UCSB & UCLA Extensions and architects (AIA), interior designers (ASID, ISID), developers, real estate inspectors (CREIA) and contractors.• Developed comprehensive building check list systems and conducted trainings for the California Real Estate Inspectors Association.• Design / build focus with emphasis on interior design.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Psychology / European History

Activities and Societies: UC Davis Soccer UC Davis Volleyball Dean's Honor Roll

Environmental And Interior Design Certificate Program, Environmental / Interior Design, Faculty Advisory Board / Instructor