Charlene Chiu Email & Phone Number

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Responsible for managing the strategic and operational relationship with all retail partners to drive profitable revenue growth, build brand equity, and ensure brand consistency. • Creatively cultivate and manage the value proposition of the Tacori Partnership to current retail partners through performance driven initiatives, promotional packaging, and retail training programs at the retail level. • Marketing and Sales faced to the field including Territory Managers and Retailers while serving as a bridge between Sales and Marketing to determine and execute shared goals.• Act as single point of contact and communicate all sales and external marketing related issues and updates to the field. While simultaneously disseminating retailer data and providing feedback to Tacori internal partners including marketing, sales, customer excellence, design and merchandising teams. • Manage and execute buying sessions and training experiences and tradeshows including Club Tacori, JCK/LUX Tradeshows and Sales Meetings.• Train and build relationships with internal cross-functional teams with empowerment and leadership attributes.

West Hollywood

● Managing Ford LA’s Women and Direct board models on a multi-unit management level in a high volume producing team. ● Created and solely responsible for managing and developing the Los Angeles Runway Division for the past 3 years. ● Tripled gross billing sales for numerous developmental clients, resulting in the 3rd highest grossing account in the West Coast. ● Negotiated and established progressive rates for new clients, emphasizing long term partnership and support in start-up needs. ● Main responsibility included art directing and producing custom shoots with developing photographers to further models’ books. ● Responsible for developing and maintaining strong relationships with top editorial magazines including American, French, and Italian Vogue, German Glamour as well as the industry’s highest paid photographers, producers, casting directors, and new talent including Ellen Von Unwerth, Kayt Jones, Frances Melhop, and Yu Tsai.

San Gabriel, Ca

● Collaborated with key partners to source over $250K in financing for concept development and store construction. ● Developed and executed marketing strategy to establish brand recognition while interfacing requests of the organization. ● Produced and coordinated all aspects of promotions and advertising, including concept and store design, grand opening, anniversaries, giveaways, logo and marketing materials. ● Negotiated and established agreements with suppliers and contractors. Oversaw inventory turnover and implemented timely ordering systems to maximize product shelf life and efficiency. ● Managed and oversaw all aspects of the business including all company financials, daily operations, health codes, product standards and development, and all aspects of corporate governance to effectively analyze business results and opportunities. ● Responsible for the hiring and training of new employees. Process includes conducting interviews, auditing performance during training, as well as, motivating and coaching new hires to endorse company policy and goals through workshops and team building. Emphasis on integrity, hospitality excellence, social-responsibility and leadership.

Promoted from assistant position within three months of joining company to Marketing Coordinator.● Responsible for all in-house promotions between real estate agents and loan officers at the request of clients.● Maintained strong communication channels between escrow officers, title officers, appraisers, contractors, underwriters, andreported bi-hourly status updates to supervisor.