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•. The first to introduce fashion jewelry into the gift industry (now the hottest category) with a colorful, affordable, fashion-forward, on-trend, branded jewelry line• Sold over 2 million bracelets, earrings and necklaces since company’s inception• Developed several thousand sku’s as new product introductions each year• Art-directed 48-page color catalog of releases twice a year – complete with photo shoots• Sold to over 8,000 accounts including international retailers, gift shops and fashion boutiques• Sourced components in China, India and Eastern Europe• Built a full complement of sales representatives in the United States and Canada• Developed promotions to brand the line and incentives to motivate reps and increase sales• Managed 150 sales representatives using conference calls and training videos• Participated in national and international trade shows with award-winning booths• Created on-line marketing campaigns for wholesale and retail websites• Managed a full office/warehouse staff of 30+ employees

• Started a direct sales company featuring home parties with fashion jewelry• Grew this business to involve several hundred distributors• Developed custom hostess, compensation, incentive programs for this sales channel• Created a 150 page training manual to inspire women across the country • Taught distributors how to recruit and sell for continuing business development• Grew this business to include a fundraising division selling jewelry to benefit schools • Worked with nonprofit organizations to raise money via our retail websites• Member of the DSA (Direct Selling Association)

• Owned and operated a 250 square foot retail candy store in a trendy Westside neighborhood• Known for gift baskets to the stars including Meg Ryan, Steven Spielberg, Sally Field and more• The store grew to become the first “destination candy store” for kids in Southern California• Los Angeles Magazine featured the store in Best of LA July 2000 as “#1 kids candy store in LA”

• Started a national personalized stationery and invitation business • Manufactured several products in house as well as China and Europe• Evolved and grew the business into an internationally known gift distribution company• Designed new products and trend merchandise for sale to all giftware channels• Sold to all types of mom and pop gift and stationery stores in the USA, Europe and Canada• Became an internationally well-known product designer, packager and color expert• Was the originator of “Marcia’s Colors”, a color palate known in showrooms around the world• Became a leading manufacturer of trend merchandise in the 80’s and 90’s• Licensed Super-Calli-Graphics products to distributors for sale to office supply channel