Carbon38 was founded in 2013 to establish a home for women’s performance fashion.We started with a vision to capitalize on the fragmented activewear market and have quickly become the premium online destination for active fashion. Our mission is to serve and empower women; provide them with outfits and imagination; help them look good, feel good. The core of our philosophy lies in the DNA of activewear: fit, fabric, and function. But rather than focusing only on her performance in the gym, we act as curators, collaborators, and creators of clothing that will enhance her performance in all aspects of her life.

Wide Rainbow is a contemporary art after-school program. We are a 501c3 non-profit based in NYC that connects contemporary artists with the community, providing free arts education programming to underserved communities throughout New York City. www.widerainbow.org

Tegra is a leading vertically integrated apparel manufacturing and supply chain provider for some of the industry's largest brands in the activewear space. Tegra offers diverse and integrated capabilities of product development and design, cutting and sewing, embellishment, distribution and logistics, and program management via four locations in Central America (Honduras & El Salvador) combined with five locations strategically located throughout the United States.

Led a six-figure business development unit responsible for the expansion of Macy’s proprietary sourced product into global distribution channels, covering all of Apparel (RTW, Men’s, Children’s), Footwear, Accessories, Home textiles and Housewares.▪ Leveraged strategic partnerships within a portfolio of international / domestic retailers and ecommerce platforms; consistently achieved company profit targets in excess of 100 basis points year over year. ▪ Launched the Private Brand initiative for Macy's Backstage, building 10+ new proprietary brands across Apparel, Footwear, and Home.▪ Developed robust seasonal assortment strategies that targeted sales and margin growth at each account utilizing consumer insights, analytical data, global market trends, and an understanding of the consumer and competitive landscape.▪ Led, coached, and empowered an account team of 24 merchants to curate and sell in assortments tailored to the merchandising strategies, digital strategies, and business models of each customer.▪ Drove the financial forecasting process for the total division that spans numerous accounts and departments to ensure sales, margin, and EBIT results were above plan.▪ Traveled bi-annually to Asia to interface with key suppliers to review development / samples, negotiate pricing, discuss raw materials / manufacturing technologies, and opportunities for improved lead times.

Headed product development, sourcing, merchandising, and brand management for three proprietary apparel brands, Men’s INC Sportswear, Men’s Ideology Activewear, and Greg Norman Golf apparel, with combined annual sales in excess of $200M.▪ Developed and implemented aggressive $250M three-year sales plan for INC, focused on achieving growth with customer-centric mindfulness, identifying emerging trends, white space opportunities, and core sales / margin drivers.▪ Collaborated with the Marketing / Digital teams to develop strategic brand collaborations (e.g. Heidi Klum, Mr. Turk, Anna Sui) and digital assets that delivered on the vision of each brand and generated increased traffic, engagement, and conversion.▪ Led cross-functional collaboration with Buying / Planning merchant colleagues to ensure alignment on financial forecasts, pricing / promotional cadence strategies, Omni-channel opportunities, floor space allocation, and merchandising tactics.▪ Partnered with the Design Director on initial line concepts by shopping international and domestic markets to identify trends and introduce newness and innovation in fabrics, design details, and merchandising strategies.▪ Established trusted partnerships with overseas sourcing base, provided multi-year projections to key suppliers to build financially sound partnerships, and identified new opportunities for efficiency and speed in production.▪ Spearheaded the Western Hemisphere sourcing initiative, capitalizing on short lead time and duty-free opportunities.

Gained responsibility of merchandising, developing, and sourcing all product categories within the Men's INC brand (Suiting, Denim, Knits, Wovens) and led a team of eight merchants to grow annual sales+$2M LY.▪ Managed all P&L, gross margin profitability and financial forecasting management, oversaw departmental budget, shipment and EBIT plans, and cost negotiations with international and domestic suppliers.

Managed merchandising, developing, and sourcing all Men's INC Knits / Sweaters, which represented 40% of total brand sales.▪ Identified the emerging athleisure trend in the market and pioneered the development of a test capsule that has evolved into an entire brand extension that currently represents 15% of total brand sales.