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Founder and Chief Executive Officer of digital-first sustainable luxury brand committed to preserving Earth's scarce natural resources, providing local jobs and donating 10% of sales to COVID19 relief funds through the creation of one-of-a-kind fashion and home accessories upcycled from the world's finest collection of luxury vintage silk scarves.

New York, NY, US

• Lead all aspects of OmniChannel marketing advisory & private equity investment firm including sales, marketing programs, delivery, operations, creative design, strategic growth plans, capital raising and business.
• OMNICHANNEL STRATEGIC GROWTH INVESTMENT ROADMAP to deliver $300MM in incremental revenue, transforming the company from South Asia’s leading brick & mortar hyper-mart to the pioneering OmniChannel retailer-of-choice.
• PRIVATE EQUITY MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS Business Development Partner raising approximately $200MM to acquire 4 privately held luxury consumer goods brands.
• THOUGHT-LEADER & EXPERT MEDIA RESOURCE on global digital marketing, Storytelling & OmniChannel retail. Covered by Forbes, Women’s Wear Daily and featured speaker at High Point Home International Furnishings Market.
• DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION for $100MM vertically integrated retailer, delivering 2x acceleration in topline growth, innovative training and implementation and programming of the Magento e-Commerce platform, customer.
• GLOBAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT as Go-to-Market Strategic Advisor to $300MM Chinese luxury e-Commerce leader on proactively bringing Western brand marketing programs to China.

Vancouver, British Columbia, CA

We invest in private and publicly-traded companies. We acquire both majority and minority equity positions. Many of our investments are not announced which provides our partners with the added benefit of being perceived as independently owned entrepreneurial companies. We provide capital for various types of investments including: Internal growth and.

Columbus, OH, US

• Launched and scaled the fastest growing direct to consumer retail business at L Brands. Strategic & operational leader with full P&L budget responsibility for global beauty OmniChannel start-up. Decision making, brand.
• OMNICHANNEL RETAIL STRATEGY delivered 112% lift in OmniChannel customer base increasing customer satisfaction levels & revenue by $20MM.
• NEW CATEGORY & GEOGRAPHY DEVELOPMENT launched $10MM Classics™ business in response to top customer complaint regarding discontinued fragrances. Entered International market with launch of Canadian retail platform.
• COST REDUCTION & PROCESS KPI IMPROVEMENT reducing fulfillment costs by 16%, technology costs by 20% & deferment of $50MM in capital expenditures through re-negotiation of third-party contracts. Reduced fulfillment and.
• CULTURE SHAPING, TEAM RECRUITING & DEVELOPMENT championing a customer-centric culture of communication, transparency, collaboration & accountability resulting in top tier performance in Annual Survey with increases in.
• SALES & MARKETING OPTIMIZATION implemented new merchandising & marketing strategies resulting in a 17% increase in demand, 40% increase in AUR, 32% increase in product margin and 80% decrease in unit backlog.

Columbus, OH, US

• Recruited by L Brands to lead start-up retail ventures for Victoria’s Secret Direct. Commercialized and launched the global Beauty initiative in 2005, followed by Accessories in 2006. Developed and executed.
• START-UP GO-TO-MARKET STRATEGY: Authored Strategic Business Growth Plan and entered marketplace with pilot programs in less than 6 months.
• VENDOR RELATIONSHIP & SUPPLY CHAIN: Negotiated first sourcing agreements with nationally recognized beauty and accessories brands, achieving 25% share of business. Key brands included Clarins, Fekkai, Guess, Gucci.

Dallas, Texas, US

• Restructured the $125 Million Home and Epicure division, an underperforming business during a time of substantial growth for the luxury retail group. Developed new merchandising and marketing strategies to reposition.
• INVENTORY RATIONALIZATION: Reduced inventories by $10 Million to eliminate aged product assortment. Created a Blue Chip Vendor Intensification strategy to drive incremental sales and margin from key vendors: Anna.
• OMNI-CHANNEL STRATEGY: 18% increase in registrations and 25% increase in revenue through re-launch of Omni Channel online Gift Registry for Neiman Marcus retail stores.

Dallas, Texas, US

• Chief merchant, strategic and operations leader for $125MM Chef’s Catalog and e-Commerce business. Led a team of 12 including 3 retail merchandising buying offices and operations manager.
• SALES & MARKETING STRATEGY INNOVATION produced 11% increase in productivity on 29% fewer catalogue pages through a revised segmentation strategy and catalogue cadence.
• CRM DIGITAL MARKETING STRATEGY launched Chef’s Catalog online Gift Registry.
• OMNICHANNEL STRATEGY LAUNCH building $600MM e-Commerce channel as the key growth driver of the brand. Achieved highest penetration of digital vs. print media to total business in the company.

Dallas, Texas, US

• Scaled e-Commerce & Direct Mail $100MM merchandising divisions for Neiman Marcus Home, Neiman Marcus Apparel and Horchow brands through periods of substantial growth in revenue, category breadth and complexity.
• MERCHANDISING CATEGORY LEADERSHIP include Home Decor, Furniture, Rugs, Home Textiles & Fine Apparel.
• GROSS MARGIN IMPROVEMENT of 157bps through effective inventory optimization, markdown cadence management and ability to identify trend.
• RESTRUCTURED DIRECT REPORTS of 8 - manage downline team of 45 to better align with customer trends.
• DISRUPTED LUXURY FASHION APPAREL MARKET with launch & scale of industry’s 1st Luxury Apparel E-Commerce platform at NeimanMarcus.com. Negotiated distribution agreements with luxury brands including Giorgio Armani, St..

Dallas, Texas, US

Group Buyer leading fine fragrance merchandising division for Neiman Marcus stores. Re-engineered merchandising assortment strategy to reflect overall luxury positioning of Neiman Marcus brand. Focused on limited distribution niche fragrances to drive growth. Key brands included Acqua di Parma, Creed and Angel.

Dallas, Texas, US

Led Merchandising Division for Fine Crystal division. Top line growth strategy from key luxury resources including Baccarat, Daum, Lalique and Steuben.Focused on limited distribution, limited edition categories with intensification on designer personal appearances and special events.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), International/Global Studies

Certificate, Interior Design