At the core of Deborah's approach is her belief that retail planning is both a science and an art. With almost 15 years experience in financial planning, merchandising, and cross-functional strategy across diverse retail environments, she has a forward vision to create tailored, strategic solutions to help growing brands optimize operations and drive success.
Deborah began her retail planning career at Macy's in their home division. She then expanded her expertise from large-scale department stores to the brand side, spanning multiple fashion categories at Kate Spade. After taking on a leadership role in wholesale planning during Kate Spade’s acquisition by Coach, Deborah spearheaded the evolution of the shipping forecast to drive weekly action and provide visibility to the new parent company, Tapestry, on expected performance. Her contributions were recognized when she was honored with the Lew Award, celebrating her as a standout leader within the Tapestry corporate team. During the pandemic-induced supply chain crisis, she led a taskforce for the wholesale division to reprioritize shipping containers and reallocate inventory, aligning channels and maximizing margins through swift, data driven decisions.
Most recently, she transitioned into a mid-size tech startup, further expanding her planning expertise by refining tools and establishing key drivers to align bottom-up demand forecasting with top-down financial planning for both Global B2B and DTC.
Recognized for her creative and collaborative approaches both in times of change and in crisis, Deborah's expertise enables her to support and elevate brands in their own vision forward.More...
Mark Solum
CEO@Praetorian USA
Verified
Praetorian USA continues to demonstrate strong growth in the security and risk management industry. Our innovative technology solutions and comprehensive services have allowed us to expand our customer base and increase revenue. However, we face challenges in the form of increasing competition and evolving industry regulations. To maintain our momentum, we need to invest in R&D, enhance our service offerings, and ensure regulatory compliance. We also need to focus on talent acquisition and retention to meet our growth objectives. Overall, our outlook remains positive and we are well-positioned to capitalize on emerging market opportunities.More...
Serri Knight
Luxury Sales and Marketing
Verified
Serri Knight is a dynamic leader in the luxury sales and marketing sector, with over 8 years of experience driving growth for her own real estate team. As co-founder, she sold 20M in sales strategies and bespoke client experiences. Renowned for her keen eye for emerging trends, Serri has a knack for what works.
A native of Los Angeles, Serri received a BA in communications with a minor in philosophy from Northeastern University and recently received a masters in art business from New York University.More...
Heather Knapp
Brand Marketing Specialist
Verified
A strategic and creative senior leader with more than 10 years of experience creating brand experiences that resonate and deliver real business impact.More...
Jeremy Leeds
Senior User Experience Designer
Verified
I'm a highly experienced Principal UX Designer with a 15 year track record designing a wide range of digital products, including B2C applications, B2B platforms, consumer facing products, and mobile apps. For the last 5 years my focus has been on SAAS platform design, working on building tools for professional users. I love making the complex as simple as it can be, through an unshakeable commitment to user-centered design. I am a committed partner to CEOs, VPs, Product Managers, and Engineering Leads in helping organizations deliver best of class digital tools, in fast paced, agile environments.More...
Subject: Executive Summary - Data Strategy, Governance, and Engineering
Dear Mr. Dirk Garner,
Our team has been actively working on enhancing our data strategy, governance, and engineering. We have successfully integrated advanced AI and machine learning tools to improve data quality and accuracy.
We've streamlined our data governance policies to ensure data privacy and security, complying with all relevant regulations. Our data engineering team has optimized data flows, reducing processing time by 20%.
However, challenges remain in managing unstructured data and ensuring real-time data availability. We are exploring innovative solutions to address these issues.
Our next steps will involve investing in cloud-based data storage and processing systems, and further strengthening our data governance framework.
Best regards,
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