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As VP of Licensing at O5 Group I oversee the company’s inbound licensing portfolio consisting of men’s, women’s and children’s apparel and accessories businesses.Inbound portfolio includes:BCBG, Ben Sherman, Champion, Chaps, DKNY, Dogg Supply by Snoop Dogg, Eddie Bauer, IZOD, Koala Baby, Lands’ End, Lee, Quiksilver, Seven For All Mankind, Weatherproof & Weatherproof VintagePrior to O5 Group I spent 15 years in the Heritage Division at PVH Corp building outbound licensing partnerships in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia for apparel, accessories and lifestyle categories for brands like IZOD and Geoffrey Beene.How I Approach Licensing:Licensing partnerships can be incredible expansion platforms for fashion brands. When managed properly they allow companies to extend into new categories and international markets that fall outside of core expertise. But these partnerships can be complicated and have many potential points of failure.I'm a systems thinker that makes these cross-company relationships work and flourish. Creating a shared vision between external partners and internal stakeholders and driving alignment across Commercial (Sales, Strategy), Corporate (Finance, Legal, ESG/Sustainability) and Creative (Digital Marketing, Retail Environment) teams.As a Vice President of Licensing I have identified, negotiated, onboarded and operated consumer products commercial relationships throughout North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia - across a wide variety of apparel, accessories and lifestyle categories. I operate as the main advocate of the external partner within the organization and as the voice of the organization with the partner.Key Skill Areas:Cross-Silo Project LeadershipExecutive Presentation SkillsGlobal Launch PlanningNegotiating Complex AgreementsStrategic Brand ExtensionsFinancial Budgeting & ForecastingMultidisciplinary Problem SolvingHolistic Project Management