• Completed Dominic Lazzaretto’s Leadership Academy.• Helped the Assistant to the City Manager launch a redesigned website for Arcadia. • Composed and implemented a social media strategy and policy guide. • Created a “Visit Arcadia” social media campaign (Jan 2020 launch) and entirely new set of marketing tools for the Economic Development Manager to help attract new retail and F&B business to Arcadia.

oliviertheyskens.compacorabanne.com• We represent new and emerging designers in a sales and marketing capacity building sustainable business for our brands while offering unique product to our retail partners. • Effective North American Sales Director for: Olivier Theyskens and Paco Rabanne.• Increased the sized of Paco Rabanne's business in North America nine-fold.• Work across global teams to ensure our brands have compelling product on offer in highly matrixed sales environments. • Maintain strong relationships with independents and all US majors including: Barneys New York, Bergdorf Goodman, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom and Saks Fifth Avenue.

• Approached the Horizons Foundation and co-founded a Bay Area LGBT venture philanthropy organization that is donor run. • Connected small donors with underfunded non-profits that ofter were overlooked by larger grant making processes, what we called "entrepreneurial philanthropy". • Oversaw $35k in grants, entirely raised by small dollar contributions. • Managed various committee's including the Executive Committee and oversaw grantee process. • Helped establish a younger generation with community work by making philanthropy accessible.• Engage with and helped develop future community leaders.

• Completed a half-year consulting project for AVN Energy A/S establishing an entirely new strategic direction, which was implemented, by the wind-turbine components supplier. • Advisory board member for Goods2Go.eu. Analyzed industry potential and identified strengths and weaknesses of the online startup. Established a go-to-market strategy, which as yet to be implemented (due to lack of VC).

• Led reIaunch & established redistribution for the men's line in North America. • Liaised with clients to drive selling and develop marketing materials in-line with brand image. • Partnered with design team on product development to ensure products and price points aligned with company strategy, budgets and market demand. • Managed cross-functional project teams, seasonal sales projections and budgets.

• Regional lead for Canada and the East Coast; traveled my regions extensively, building client relationships while conducting product knowledge seminars. • Managed and strategically grew Barney's (Balenciaga's largest client worldwide) and Saks across all product categories. • Increased wholesale distribution sales over 400% during my tenure. • Managed and developed a sales team to ensure uncompromising service quality in a high growth environment.

Managed interns, assigned press credits, tracked shipping, compiled sell-through reports, facilitated repairs and built strong relationships with wholesale clients, customer service teams and production.