Michael Tabakin Email & Phone Number

Livingston, NJ, US

Print-on-demand Licensing goods to e-commerce retailers

United States

Identify brands, properties, corporations, charities, artists, social media celebrities and anyone that wants to develop an proprietary e-commerce product shop with almost no financial investment.Client list includes but not limited to: ABC, CBS, Jim Henson, Viacom, PBS, Valiant Entertainment, Sandra Magsamen, INDY, Mighty Little Beehm, Kristina Kusmic etc.

New Jersey

• Responsible for all licensing acquisition, and establishing new ecommerce retail relationships. Direct a cross-functional team in the development of strategic business plans and growth strategies for each of the.
• Identified and opened up all major accounts. Secured retail appointments and made presentations to buyers. Established and opened accounts with Wal-Mart, Bed Bath & Beyond, Buy Buy Baby, Zulily.com, Jet.com, Wayfair.
• Developed and implemented the entertainment business plans for the existing and newly acquired properties. Identified, negotiated and acquired CPS’ entire licensing roster which now has more than 35 licensing.
• Obtain and negotiate all properties for the PBS Kid Shop ecommerce site. Responsible for all properties incorporated with the PBS Kid Shop online that CPS built and operates.

• A leading private equity firm that makes strategic investments in consumer product retailers, wholesalers, manufacturers and intellectual property, with a focus on North American companies with strong consumer.
• Secured a major cologne partnership opportunity for the Bob Marley brand, and established a relationship with Converse sneakers.

Greater New York City Area

• Recruited to lead licensing business development and identify new business categories in order to capitalize on emerging trends and market opportunities. Directed cross-functional team in the creation of strategic.
• Managed the company’s two largest accounts: Disney properties and Nickelodeon. Acquired additional Nickelodeon properties and strengthened relationship with The Walt Disney Company. Added new properties as these.

Greater New York City Area

• An American production company and developer of books, television series and movies for children. Drove the development of retail partnerships across multiple distribution channels for the preschool property, Wow Wow.
• Established account relationships with Wal-Mart, Target, Toys R Us, Borders, Kohls, JC Penney, Sears, Sam’s Club, Barnes & Noble.

New Jersey

• Set licensing, promotional and sponsorship strategies. Oversaw six managers in the development of chain-wide sales promotions that drove incremental traffic into the chain.
• Developed comprehensive retail promotional programs and forged notable client partnerships including: The Walt Disney Company, DreamWorks, Marvel, Warner Brothers, San Rio, Universal Studios, Nickelodeon, McDonalds.
• Established and managed studio and client relationships. Set licensing, promotional and sponsorship strategies. Negotiated licensing and promotional agreements for proprietary development.
• Identified and negotiated proprietary brands and exclusive opportunities. Acquired the Animal Planet brand, which became a $10M annual revenue generator. Identified and negotiated The Home Depot brand for.
• Developed a "What’s Hot Corner" area for the chain of 567 stores and negotiated with each entertainment studio to fund the POS. Developed exclusive opportunities with entertainment properties such as “The Incredibles”.

Greater New York City Area

• Oversaw Turner’s trademarks and copyrights, and developed strategic long-term vision of the organization within specific children’s product categories. Led the efforts for Kid’s Branding, which integrated promotions.
• Negotiated Turner Home Entertainment’s largest-ever compensation package for a consumer product agreement. Generated the most revenue of all domestic and international Account Executives during tenure.
• Managed major key accounts: Hanna Barbara classic characters, MGM and RKO film library (i.e. Wizard of Oz, Gone with the Wind etc.), CNN, World Championship Wrestling, Cartoon Network, and Goodwill Games.