Selected sites, designed, merchandised, opened, trained volunteers and then relocated two of the three resale boutiques known as The Drake Closet. The profits from these stores benefit the programs of The Drake House, a crisis housing facility for mothers and their children who are experiencing homelessness in North Fulton. Managed an all-volunteer staff as well as the daily operations of the stores.

Girls on the Run, Grace North Atlanta, Forsyth County Mentoring Program, Covenant School, Officer Homeowners Association, Young Survival Coalition (Board Member) , Network of Hope at Northside Hospital

• Established a New Product Development process, provided framework to fit the organization’s culture and ensured that all Intellectual Property activities, including trademarks and patents were executed in a timely and prudent manner• Worked across departments, including sales and marketing, Ecommerce, customer service, and operations to define, organize, and effectively communicate product releases• Determined category needs, brainstormed product ideas, developed launch plan and direction for every new product brought to market, including packaging, sourcing, pricing and initial marketing concepts. Created and launched more than 300 products within three year time span• Reduced time-to-market for new products by closely monitoring each step in the product development process from ideation and prototyping to Asia sourcing, product photography and copy writing• Collaborated with Marketing Department to create wholesale catalog, from product assortment to photography selection, product descriptions and layouts. • Art-directed photo shoots to enhance product images for wholesale catalog, retail marketing and web placement• Buyer for all retail sites: attended domestic and international Gift Shows to obtain product to fit brand image and maximize profit margins• Developed product assortments, pricing strategies and merchandising plans for top retail accounts, such as Party City, Bed, Bath & Beyond, and Michael’s. • Hired, managed and directed a five-person internal design team• Designed trade show exhibit, improved and enhanced product displays, attended all trade shows for Kate Aspen and Baby Aspen• Trained Sales Team on feature/benefits of all new products. Attended key Sales Calls to provide PD expertise

Promoted rapidly within first six months of employment: Number of facilities increased from three, to five, to ten. First district manager to ever have all clubs exceed goal in one reporting period.

• Supervised overall operations of five retail outlets with volume ranging from $700,00 to $2.9 million• Directed daily operations of a $2.8 million retail store• Training Manager for Southeast Region • Hand-selected to be part of small team to lead in the successful merchandising of products, training of store personnel and timely openings of seventeen new stores throughout company• HR responsibilities included the hiring, training, mentoring and when necessary, terminating of positions from sales associate through store management