Jane Griffiths Email & Phone Number

Usa

* The Amazon Museum - Part of non-profit startup team, conceived and designed digital magazine focused on nine countries of Amazon. * DAI/Afghanistan - Training modules developed for exporting and trade fair readiness. (2019) Trade Show Advisor, Promote: Women in the Economy. Responsible for training, planning, and the successful execution of the first National Trade Show for women in business at the Kabul EXPO Center, June 2018. Trained and mentored WIE PSD and MBA teams in product development, branding, marketing, costing & pricing, customer service, and booth design. Consultancy also included design of display units and set up at the EXPO Center. (2018)* Agence Francaise de Development/Afghanistan - Senior Carpet Sector Specialist. Provided a feasibility study on the carpet sector relating to a Design Center concept. Recommended Design Center concept with the addition of a virtual Trade Center concept. (2017) * Checchi/Afghanistan – Monitoring & Evaluation Team Lead, USAID Women in the Economy. Led team in assessing the effectiveness of the WIE program. Recommended creating a network of providers and sellers through a national trade fair and training the WIE team on trade show preparations that led to the first National Women’s Trade Show. (2017) * Noonday Collection/USA - Business Analyst. (2016)* 3-Form (US architectural firm) - Product Sourcing Specialist.(2014)* USAID/Afghanistan - Senior Marketing Specialist. Work focused on capacity building for international exporting, product design, and branding for woman-owned business supporting 3000 women silkworm producers. (2014) * USAID/Kazakhstan - Marketing Specialist. Facilitated meeting of Central Asian carpet producers focusing on business association building, global exports, market-driven product development, and market linkages. (2014) * JGM/South Africa – Independent market research on micro-franchising related to healthcare products and marketing of medicinal plants. (2012-2013)

Islamabad, Pakistan

USAID/Entrepreneurs Pakistan – Senior Marketing Specialist/Acting Chief of Party (Islamabad, Pakistan) Sept. 2009 – Dec. 2011Responsible for marketing and product development for the “Entrepreneurs” project focused on reaching 75,000 women working in 4 value chains: dairy, medicinal plants, honey, and textiles. • Assessed and guided marketing team in developing marketing strategies for each value chain • Strengthened key institutions (implementing partners) through training, product development, and mentoring• Successfully recruited, trained, and mentored professional Entrepreneurs’ marketing team• Created and implemented a livelihoods recovery selling event that resulted in immediate “cash in hand” and long term market links for 6,000 flood affected artisans• Successfully trained and mentored key institutional partner AHAN culminating in the launch of their branded high-end retail store representing nearly 2000 artisans. High profile store opening event included Pakistan government officials, USAID Consulate General, and well known Pakistan designers…“ there has never been anything like it in Pakistan, it elevates our craft heritage into a modern context” • Mentored key institutions in product development and business training in preparation for a wholesale event for visiting U.S. fair trade buyers resulting in sales links with Charity USA, SERRV, and Ten Thousand Villages. Entrepreneurs’ participants were considered to have “the best product and most professional customer service” • USAID considers the Entrepreneurs program one of the most successful in Pakistan.

Hartford, Connecticut Area

Vice President Marketing (August 2002 –September 2005) Director - (October 2005 - October 2006) Senior Consultant on-going • Responsible for increasing sales from $6.0 million to $22.0 million (retail equivalent) within 2 years in concert with the increase of ATA in-country program offices growing from 3 to 12 within this time-frame • Responsible for 12 direct reports; interface with 12 Country Directors; warehouse operations; 5 trade shows a year (New York, South Africa, and Frankfurt); Market Readiness Training program; and the development of the consultant roster (designers and business trainers) • Developed marketing SOP manual for all country offices, field consultant manual, and a retail pricing guide for producers• Responsible for Market Readiness Training (now referred to as Market Readiness Program or MRP) which included the development and management of all field consultants including training curriculum oversight • Consistently met sales goals and indicators working in collaboration with Country Directors • Designed and implemented a new trade show booth for the New York International Gift Show which included a new concept called the “Designer Resource Center” which resulted in a 25% increase in direct market links between importers and producers

San Francisco Bay Area

JGM Consulting - Principal (San Francisco, CA. USA) 1999 - 2002A two-fold consulting business focused on product development, international sourcing, and assortment planning for non-profits and commercial retail businesses. Key Clients: • Smithsonian Institute - International Sourcing• Gump’s - Assortment Planning & Product Development• GardenHome - International Sourcing France• Waterfront Living - Assortment Planning & Sourcing• Monticello Museum Catalog - Assortment planning & Sourcing• National Geographic - Assortment Planning & Sourcing• Getty Estate - Product Development• National Wildlife Catalog - Assortment Planning • Real Goods - International Sourcing & Assortment • Aid To Artisans - Product Development & Design• SERRV International - Product Development & Assortment Planning• Import Collections - Product Development & Design• Fabindia - Product Development & Design• Trade Expressions/ - International Sourcing• Lindblad Expeditions - Assortment Planning & Product Development

San Franciso

Responsible for the creation and merchandising of a new business venture called Interiors, a new catalog concept focusing on home furnishings and accessories, consistently made sales plan through this term. Responsible for product development for the gift book, developed classic products that continue to sell today.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

• Neiman Marcus - Divisional Merchandise Manager (Dallas, TX USA) for luxury retail catalog division. Responsible for all hard goods and men’s fashion catalogs, consistently made sales plan with sales volume reaching $22.0 million. (4 years) • Neiman Marcus – Sales to Assistant Buyer (Dallas, TX USA) for luxury retail stores. Continued advancement from sales to department manager, to assistant buyer. (6 years)