📣 What others say about me: “Don is a fantastic go-to resource for what’s the latest and greatest in the world of eCommerce and digital." 🥇Surabhi Pokhriyal (Chief Digital Growth Officer, Church & Dwight)"Don is a digital knowledge hub. I appreciate his generosity to share the knowledge and help other digital leaders stay on top of trends." 🥇Ekta Chopra (Chief Digital Officer, E.L.F. Beauty)"Don is an experienced and dynamic leader in the eCommerce Space. He has the ability to see the opportunities in front of him and raise them up and drive exponential growth in his businesses."🥇Jamie Decker (VP of eCommerce, DelMonte)“Don is an expert in building and empowering his team, digital best practices, and communication and negotiation - both internally and externally."🥇Olivia Arnold (Sr. Director of eCommerce, BIC)“When they say “the future is here, but not evenly distributed”, they’re referring to Don.”🥇(Founder/CEO, Unicorn Tech Company)“Don is a fantastic combination of digital visionary and practical growth strategist. He sees the big picture and is able to connect the dots on where the industry is headed."🥇Katherine Black (Partner, Kearny)“Unicorn status IMO.”🥇Robert Land (GM, Berlin Brands)“I subscribe to Don Brett’s eCommerce vision. He is that rare breed of operator that takes his learnings and applies them to the future.”🥇Mike Milburn (PIM'ly CEO & Former President, Salsify)“Don is a natural leader in the digital shelf community. His LinkedIn feed is one of the very few I check regularly, and I've regularly heard his insights referred to by peers at other $1B+ manufacturers.”🥇Rob Gonzalez (Co-Founder, Salsify)“Don is both a strategic thinker and a tremendous collaborator. Don has become a trusted partner to our leadership team.”🥇Bryan Weiner (CEO, Profitero)📣 My Background: Prior to joining Pattern, I worked in the private equity sector. Sycamore Partners is a ~$10b private equity firm based in New York specializing in retail and consumer investments.Prior to venturing into private equity, I worked at Newell Brands. During my tenure, I held a variety of senior commercial, new business development, digital, M&A, organizational transformation and integration leadership roles. At Newell Brands (a $10b consumer goods leader with over 100 global leading brands), I was instrumental in enabling Newell to become an omni-channel partner of choice with key retailers, leading high-performance, cross-functional teams and driving sustained profitable growth.
Listed skills include Cross Functional Team Leadership, Consumer Products, Competitive Analysis, Forecasting, and 32 others.