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-Co-created the first working parents associate resource group at New Balance – cultivating a group of career-oriented working parents looking for community, support, and career growth.-In the first year, my co-founder and I have built a community of over 135 New Balance working parents that are truly passionate about being their best selves both at work and at home while simultaneously increasing empathetic leadership and positively impacting New Balance culture.-With career development as a key value, we have worked with HR to pilot the first peer to peer ARG mentor program.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

-Create and lead a Performance Running product flow strategy that engages Global Independent consumers, amplifies the brand seasonal strategy, celebrates key cultural moments and brings new consumers into the brand.-Excel at building and maintaining strong working relations across the business which then I rely on to inform key category business decisions such as product lifecycle management, global marketed models/style and go to market category strategy. Includes constant partnership with leaders across the org such as Global Merchandising, Consumer Insights, Product Development, Product Design, Color Design, Material Design, Innovation/Sustainability, Operations, Supply Planning, BrandMarketing and Global Marketing.-Develop and led a team of product managers where I utilize an authentic, empathetic yet straight forward leadership approach aimed at teaching and empowering. I believe in a people first mentality and stive to create a team culture rooted in high standards and hard work and where fun, collaboration and celebration is crucial.-Change Champion tapped to help vet and implement new vital organizational tools, systems, and creation lanes (New ERP system, Utility Strategy bringing Perf Run product into Tier 1 & Tier 2 Lifestyle Specialty, Test Run quick to market product concept to consumer in 9-12 months)

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Build and execute Performance Running Energy Strategy to extend and amplify key franchise running models with the ultimate goal of bringing new consumers into the brand and driving repeat purchasers.Own $100 and up Performance Running Assortment Flow Strategy including Material/Color+ Packs, Full Color Assortment, Style-level Lifecycle Management.Create and implement Global Performance Collaboration Strategy targeting new consumers through unique, exciting and broad appeal partnerships.

Manage the Future Sport Footwear category - a new business unit at New Balance with a focus on growing footwear market share in global key accounts by delivering trend relevant, innovative technologies and storytelling in the performance categories. Key decision maker working closely with brand marketing, sales & merchandising, demand planning and sourcing on the GTM strategy for major brand platforms.

-Manage New Balance Fitness Running & Trail Line - Product aimed at the Broad Market Channel Sporting Goods, Shoe Chains and Moderate Department Stores. -Responsible for high volume models that greatly impact the organization's bottom line (including 3 models over 1 million pairs - T410v5, ARISHIv1 and T510v3). -In one calendar year, personally manage new models that equate to over 8 Million Global Pairs.

Manage New Balance Kids Product Line - focus on Sporting Good, Athletic Specialty, Specialty Department Stores and Urban Independents.

Manage Saucony Kids and Sperry Top-Sider Kids Lines

Manage the product development process of all Stride Rite Children's Group Take Down Brands - Saucony Kids, Sperry Top-Sider Kids, Keds and Pro-Keds Kids

Bachelor Of Science, Marketing, Strategic Decision Making

Activities and Societies: Chi Omega Fraternity, Founding Member, Founding Chapter President Babson Dance Ensemble, Dancer.

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