Director, Head Of Partnerships
Detroit, Michigan, Us
Built StockX’s partnership strategy and best practices from the ground up (with a focus on culture, brand, and influencer marketing), including establishing ways-of-working, evaluation criteria, internal communications plans, legal templates, budgets, timelines, measurement tools and KPIs, as the first Partnerships hire of the company. During my tenure there we grew from a $1b valuation to over $3b.Led all strategy, negotiation and execution of StockX's global marketing partnerships, sponsorships, and external relationships (b2b and b2c) across sports, entertainment, music, fashion/streetwear, and tech, with partners such as Bleacher Report, New Balance, Highsnobiety, Cleveland Cavaliers, Street League Skateboarding, Twitch, Adidas, Apple, CAA, and many top creative influencers and professional athletesIdeated creative executions and structured opportunities across content, physical product/merchandise, media, experiential, entertainment and influencer marketing, while working cross functionally across all departments to evaluate and lead decision making - with a strong ability to take conceptual conversations and translate them into actionable dealsActed as a key decision maker on StockX IPO, an innovative product launch mechanism and marketing campaign framework, working closely with brands and influencers to bring sneaker and apparel product to market, generate revenue, and engage audiencesCoordinated with global marketing managers based in the US, Europe, and Japan to build relationships with key partners for promotional and business opportunities with a seven-figure budget