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Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Part consultancy, part accelerator, we co-create brands, offerings & experiences that connect us to ourselves, each other & the earth.We are endlessly curious about the connection between humans & nature, scarcity & abundance, business & consciousness, and the need for a holistic approach. We are united in a calling to serve with a philosophy rooted in conscious commerce & impact.We work with entrepreneurs, investors, and growth stage companies across the future of wellness, food + design to ignite, commercialize & mindfully grow companies, while building engaged communities around them. Anchored in the framework of family, we inject strategic, creative & operational expertise & conscious capital for clients & ventures.We believe human potential is limitless when rooted in purpose and are excited about using business as a way to power change.Current: Fractional President, Woven (2020-2024) | Fractional President/Advisor, OZMA (2019-2024)Past Work: SriMu, Shaina Mote, Amanu, LoQ, Totem, Conscious City Guide, All Walks, Sea Ranch, Mercado Sagrado, Pratima

We are a brand and retail strategy consultancy. A company that helps build companies.Shaping strategies and solutions in a world of constant disruption is unsettling to some, enticing to others... we’re one of those others.At Façon, we are embracing the velocity of change and helping clients anticipate, adapt and navigate it. We work with investors, entrepreneurs, early stage and established companies to ignite, commercialize and grow brands while activating connections with consumers.Seeking out like-minded partners, we’re the best match for customer centric clients operating in fashion & design, beauty, wellness, hospitality, and content/new media.Client & Advisory work includes: Vie Active, Reformation, Alpha Industries, Paige Denim, Sharp Entertainment, Chico’s, White House Black Market, Bulgari, Growth Equity Firms and Investment Banks (Cowen & Company, Citibank, SAC Capital Advisors)

Greater Los Angeles Area

Joined with the vision to build Jenni Kayne into a next generation lifestyle brand reframing modern womanhood around home, community, beauty and well-being. Led the transition from a design-driven organization to a brand-led one coupling the power of storytelling, hyper curation and DTC, to push contextual commerce into a new realm. The work focused on: building a roadmap to scale & profitability, merchandising, marketing & editorial integration, product & channel innovation/optimization, amplifying the brand through digital, social & partnership marketing and building an internal foundation to support growth (talent, org & process redesign, systems & process design).Led a team of 22 across corporate & retail with total company P&L responsibility.

Los Angeles

A handmade & globally inspired homewares brand launched with a belief that our spaces should be a reflection of the journeys we take. An ethically sourced and refinely curated collection of small batch and one-of-a kind pieces, celebrating and empowering artisans, and enabling discovery. Distributed online and through select home & lifestyle boutiques.Made & Found was conceived on a trip to Morocco and the co-founders mutual belief that good design should have soul, story and purpose.The concept was pivoted into a curated two-sided marketplace, aimed at consolidating the world's best independent home stores & artisans onto one platform. Demonstrated elements of minimum viable product from both shopkeepers (B2B) and consumers.

Established & Led Brand + Merchandising function for $110M International channel across Women's, Girls and Advanced Contemporary divisions. Acted as Strategy & Business Development lead on China expansionPromoted to lead $35M global, omnichannel Girls division

Senior Director/DMM, Sexy Little Things (SLT)Led $300M division across 5 categories, expanding sub-brand from 300 to 700 doors Head Merchant, PoutSuccessfully developed, incubated and launched emerging business concept. Transitioned to become Merchant lead for Pout sub-brand expanding from 30 to 80 storesManager, CommercializationIdentified and developed white space opportunities and led new business development; from concept to commercialization (Maternity, Active/Athleisure, Organic Cotton)

Brand & Merchandising Manager, EuropePart of team that established brand's European subsidiary. Managed brand & product for $75M European channel across Womens, Mens and Kids. Led business development projects including retail concept development & launch (SIS Harrods) and premium tee collection development & launchBrand & Licensing ManagerManaged the creative development, merchandising and marketing processes for all licensed categories. Led the creative & commercial strategy for accessories extension and prepared for soft-launch

MBA Academic consultancy focused on CRM. Developed strategies to drive customer retention, win-back and acquisition

Managed viral marketing programs for CPG, Sport, Automotive and Beverage clients at startup word-of-mouth marketing agencyClients included Campbell's, Veuve Clicquot, adidas, Panasonic, Toyota

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Fashion, Experience & Design Management

Bcomm, Marketing, Finance