With over 15+ years of experience in fashion & luxury merchandising and retail, I understand the customer’s desire for style, quality, or prestige, and what truly drives conversion. I’m laser-focused on “wowing” the customer and creating a positive 360-degree shopping experience. I bring that vision to life by setting a clear vision, strategy, and roadmap focused on customer experience while creating cross-functional work environments and career development paths that equip teams with the resources and motivation they need to not only deliver but excel.A former Wall Street turned Main Street executive, I am known for success driving out-sized sales performance and challenging the status-quo to identify unconventional business opportunities. I’ve identified and launched emerging design talent in the US, grown women's designer shoes into one of the top-performing luxury categories nationally, and spearheaded game-changing retail concepts such as:✓ Innovating 10022-SHOE concept with launch of Saks’ first stand-alone shoe store, implementing technology to elevate customer service experience✓ Creating NYC’s #1 destination for luxury handbags through transformation of Saks’ flagship main floor✓ Re-positioning Shopbop into premier designer market by securing high-value brand partnerships➝ AN UNCONVENTIONAL FOUNDATIONI launched my career with a four-year tenure as a Strategic Development Associate with J.P. Morgan, focused on Japan and Latin America. My foundation in finance equipped me to combine a passion for product with an objective, disciplined perspective and a quick, thorough grasp of the short- and long-term financial implications of business decisions, as well as the ability to lead diverse, global teams.