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+ Booked all sales appointments for approximately 50 accounts generating around $250k a season. + Worked closely with creative director on catalog and line sheet specs to ensure brand continuity,chronology, and style.+ Directed processes involving sample presentation and order placing, paying special attention toindividual buyers’ need and requirements. Aided and executed seamless delivery to stores, creating a positive experience with the brand, resulting in 100k in re-orders.

+ Increased visibility for the emerging brand by developing a marketing strategy and campaign, seeded to tastemakers and PR firms, promoted all products through website and social media platforms.+ Facilitated acceptance into juried domestic/international trade shows and showrooms, single handedly grew client base from 5 accounts to 30 in a single season.+ Managed multiple product lifecycles from their initial concept, engineered design, ran samples until final production was achieved. Presided over all production and supply chains, including sourcing.+ As brand controller performed light bookkeeping tasks, analyzed monthly financial reports, forecasted and managed budgets.

+ Established brand confidence by networking at tradeshows securing placement amongst top retailers worldwide nearly tripling sales. Specialized in retention efforts towards high-profile/celebrity clientele.+ Cultivated international showroom partnerships and increased market appointments, successively broadening brand visibility and demand.+ Project managed and executed four successful NYFW runway shows in every aspect - budgeting, hiring models and staff, as well as coordinating with PR firms/press for publicity.+ Directed the opening of second flagship location in New York City. Populated POS and inventory management systems, including customer relation software.

+ Booked all appointments for market dates, met with buyers, presented samples, wrote orders for upcoming seasons.+ Represented and managed three separate brands, met all monthly sales goals and seasonal targets.+ Concentrated on customer service and clientele, participated in domestic trade shows coast to coastbi-annually.

“Co-founder/Owner of mens retail store and art gallery. Built from the ground up all brands were exclusive to the state as we acted as only distributor. Provided new fashion forward silhouettes and otherwise unattainable international goods. Introduced an entirely different cultural movement to a niche audience.”

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