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Hanover, Pennsylvania, Us

Work with other members of Senior Management team to help shape and execute the company’s strategy, ensuring alignment across various functions, and driving the overall success of the organization.College Partnerships: Manage college and other revenue-driving partnerships with universities by engaging licensing directors , athletics, and campus decision-makers. Communicate L2's business model, CSR initiatives, and product offerings while aligning with university needs.Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with Sales/Retail, Creative, Marketing, and Merchandising teams on university-related projects and goals. Oversee licensing compliance, ensuring adherence to brand standards and royalty reporting.CSR Strategy Oversight: Lead L2's corporate social responsibility strategy and capacity-building efforts. Engage with ESG colleagues at industry events and labor-rights communities to stay informed on ESG topics. Elevated L2's Fair Labor Association status to Participating Company in 2018, guiding the team towards full accreditation by achieving key KPIs and benchmarks.

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Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, Us

After working directly with co-founders for 20+ years from start up through p/e sale, continued w company as member of 3-person Executive team reporting to CEO. Primary responsibility for Technology, Licensing, Corporate Social Responsibility & Human Resources as company expanded distribution and product categories. Technology Expansion: Fostered and deepened partnerships with external technology providers to support growth. Licensing: Streamlined and formalized licensing and royalty practices in a complex collegiate environment with over 800 licenses. Enhanced strategic licensing efforts by visiting key university campuses and collaborating with Licensing, Athletics, and Auxiliary Services to align on rights, retail environment, marketing strategies, and our business model.Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): Advanced the company's CSR initiatives by transitioning from Category C to a Participating Company with the Fair Labor Association. Led efforts to integrate CSR principles into daily operations and business practices.Human Resources: Continued to standardize and refine company policies and procedures to meet evolving business needs. Focused on maintaining a strong company culture, improving employee retention, and collaborating with the CEO and CFO on strategic initiatives. Integrated HR policies with CSR efforts.

Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, Us

• Developed systems & policies to create best practices as company scaled from $500K to over $50MM upon exit to p/e.• Responsible for day-to-day Business Operations with direct oversight of Technology, Finance, HR, and Licensing/Social Compliance.• Assisted Co-founders with overall management of teams, thought leadership, and creation and implementation of initiatives.

Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, Us

• Managed finance operations for a startup, creating monthly financial statements to support business decisions.• Oversaw customer service and collaborated with production facility to ensure smooth operations.• Acted as a key advisor to founders on company initiatives as the business scaled to near $10MM.

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