• Independent financial sponsor focused on investing in early-stage, high-growth companies in the branded consumer, lifestyle, and fashion industries.
• Investment philosophy based on partnering with promising founders looking for a strategic partner.
• Closed two investments in Q1 2016.

SK USA is US private equity arm of $150B Korean conglomerate.
• Hired to launch a private equity arm for SK USA focused on the fashion industry.
• Responsible for sourcing proprietary deal flow, creating an advisory board, building a network, establishing relationships with investment banking, private equity, and industry professionals, and managing transactions.
• LOIs / due diligence conducted for 5 transactions.

WGP is a boutique consulting firm that focuses on start-ups and early-stage brands in the fashion and fashion-tech, luxury and consumer sectors. Areas of expertise include finance, operations, strategy, and fundraising.

• Led strategic direction and priority decisions for the brand in areas involving partnerships and collaborations, growth and distribution, merchandising and seasonal line development, and category expansion
• Managed over 20 employees (over 14 new hires under my leadership) across all departments – Production, Product Development, Logistics, Press/PR, Sales, Design, Finance, HR (direct responsibility)
• Oversaw double digit revenue growth from $2M to $8M

VP of Finance, Private-equity backed $40M+ On-line consumer products retailer
• Partner to CEO and involved in bi-weekly meetings and communication with financial sponsors (debt and equity)
• Managed finance and human resources teams (5 direct reports) include Controller, A/P, A/R, Accounting Manager
• Conducted weekly investor meetings, prepared all materials including board packages, cash flow analysis, KPIs