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Anaheim, Ca, Us

Anaheim, Ca, Us

Saint Louis, Mo, Us

Saint Louis, Mo, Us

Manage Medicare Broker sales for California for both Health Net and Wellcare products to include: Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement, PDP. Support national agencies and their California downlines with strategic growth, training and marketing opportunities with Medical group and Dr partners.

Woodland Hills, California, Us

Manage Medicare Broker sales for No.Orange County and So.Los Angeles, successfully increasing membership YOY and bringing new marketing ideas and strategic sales programs to the medicare market.

Led and managed the global sales division related to brand development, profitability and gross margin. Successfully re-launched the Badgley Mischa brand with top tier retailers such as Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, Lord and Taylor, Dillards and other fine retailers. First year sales of $4.0M and expansion into 11 Countries, exceeding projected sales of $2.6M by 35%.Closely partnered and managed executive decisions with the Design Director and team as it relates to overall brand direction, merchandising plans and production placement.

Led and managed the global sales for handbag division including the following brands: Charles Jourdan Paris, Cynthia Vincent, GX by Gwen Stefani, L.A.M.B. Achieved $11.5M in sales over 3 years with yearly net profit of 12%.Directed successful relaunch of L.A.M.B. with major department stores in the U.S. including Nordstrom. Closely worked and provided crucial and creative consulting to the marketing team on product placement and photo shoots with Gwen Stefani in major national magazines. Guided the design team on merchandising plans and design direction. Planned, executed and managed all production and sales plans related to the brands. Special projects: Successfully launched GX by Gwen Stefani handbags exclusively (for a period of one year) with Shoe Dazzle in 2014. In 2015, launched GX by Gwen Stefani handbags nationwide in all of Lord and Taylor stores (fall 2015) as well as other fine retailers.Designed and sold private label for Natori, Neiman Marcus, Gilt, Saks Fifth Avenue.

Successfully managed and produced year over year sales and margin increases with Joe’s Jeans and Charles Jourdan Paris footwear and handbags with major accounts including Nordstrom, Amazon, Zappos, as well as Western state independents.

Effectively directed a team of designers which included managing the design development, merchandising and product placement for the following footwear brands: L.A.M.B., Badgley Mischka, Betsey Johnson, Jill Stuart, Jennifer Lopez, Harajuku lovers. Extensive travel abroad to collaborate with production on pricing and factory partnerships. Worked with licensors on design, approval, product placement and sales meetings.

Seattle, Washington, Us

In 2006, managed $60M in sales and increased gross margin by $1.3M. Bought for designer brands to juniors. Took charge of trend identification, design development and private label shoes for the entire Nordstrom chain. Responsible for hiring, onboarding and managing successful department managers. Closely involved in new store openings from product assortment to advertising and staffing.