Chicago, Illinois, United States
Proven track-record helping scale 4 consecutive startups by producing products, programs and partnerships with brands, suppliers, agencies, manufacturers, merchandisers, artists, celebrities, creators, technologies, licenses, and other IP. Experience in business development, enterprise services, sales, phygital supply-chain, private-label product development - production - merchandising, management, marketing, licensing, eCom, DTC, art, music, entertainment, SaaS marketplace platforms, interdisciplinary collaboration, and surpassing KPI’s.
Full-service merchandising and sourcing firm specializing in comprehensive collections from development-to-delivery for Private-Label Products (Cut/Sew Apparel/Headwear/Bags/Homegoods, Custom MTO Hard Goods, Accessories, Toys, Collectibles, Packaging, and more categories) Made In The USA, China, Vietnam, Pakistan, Turkey, Mexico, and Canada for brands, retail, DTC, licenses, and other IP. Competitive capabilities from bespoke atelier 1-of-1 cut/sew prototypes by our pattern-makers and seamstresses with fabrics milled locally, to larger-volume container-scale supply. Trend-driven developed patterns and styles on-file, + 3D Design, Injection-Molding, Rotocasting, 3PL / retail kitting / fulfillment, and more services. RotatoR Clothing dba RotatoR Consulting llc [email protected]
PP23 LLC began in 2018 as a boutique agency converging the phygital metaverse [url<~>irl], consulting and strategy to full-service development and execution, bespoke solutions with global partners for market-leaders and startups. In 2018-2019, PP23 clients and credits included Brown University, 88 Rising for Joji and Head In The Clouds Festival, ID10T for AMC The Walking Dead, DeathWish Coffee, Supervsn, Rotator, Music Today, CapThat, 2 Chainz, helping David Sabastian found Believe In Yourself Records JV Blueprint/Warner, Theragun, and more. In January 2020, PP23 dedicated it’s focus to helping combat COVID-19 and partnered with Rotator to co-manage core clients. By January 2021, PP23 had delivered services in Healthcare, Finance, Education, + more industries (some: Morgan Stanley, University Of Iowa, BAMKO, Mercy Surgical, PeopleFirstPPE, Sunline Supply USA). In January 2022, PP23 returned to our core capabilities with Rotator. By January 2023, we served Sony, L'Oreal/Maybelline, Marvel, Amazon Invincible / Netflix / TheWalkingDead, Condé Nast/GQ3, Legendary Films for Trick’R’Treat, Bored Ape Yacht Club, Uprisers x United Way x ComplexCon, WeedMaps, Dertbag Atelier, 88 Rising, DeathWish Coffee, Ruben Rojas, Global Merch Services Ghost '23 World Tour, Fourthwall, Streamy Awards '23, Ludacris '23 World Tour. By 2025: Sony, Fashion Nova, Wolf & Badger LDN/NY/LA, NBC Universal, Amazon MGM, L'Oreal, Hasbro Transformers + GI Joe, Skybound, Global Merch Services, Google/WNBA/NRG, Boston Museum Of Fine Arts, Spencer's Gifts, Endstate, Rock World Merch, Yale, Indy Car, Fourthwall, SZA, Daft Punk, Harry Styles, Wiz Khalifa Kush, Ludacris, Jason Derulo, USA Rugby, Major League Rugby Chicago Hounds, Clark Street Sports, Godzilla, & more. > [email protected]
Retained for business development strategy and sourcing on a short-term project helping their private-label medical glove production program to fight COVID [email protected]
Recruited by & reported to Founder-CEO as an advisor at this Y-Combinator B2B SaaS Marketplace Platform Startup which was a disruptive innovator in Manufacturing, Sourcing and Supply-Chain.
Supply-Chain SaaS Marketplace Platform for Custom/MTO Accessories, Merchandise, Apparel. Private Label - Fashion, Entertainment, eCom, Licensing, Brand, & Agency clients/credits: Netflix, YouTube + Google, Facebook, Golf Wang, FEAT Socks, Stussy SS18, Happy Place, The Mountain, Event Network, Crowded Coop, The MET Store, The Phluid Project, Death Wish Coffee. Palace Skatewear FW17, Mozilla 2018 Merchandise, FRAME Denim FW17-SS18, Sandbag Ltd. (NIN, The Shins), Fullscreen Influencers / Shops, Celine Dion tour/Caesars Palace, CornerstoneOnDemand (Nasdaq), Faculty Management & Productions, FameHouse (The New Yorker, Cat Stevens), Church Of Merch (Deadmau5, HFTRR, Poppy), BeCore Experiential: Walmart + Omelet Agency, Mosaic Experiential: Grey Goose + XO (The Weeknd), Cap That (2 Chainz, Post Malone, XXXtentaction, Young Money), Live Nation Merchandise (Gwen Stefani, Janet Jackson, Pentatonix) _____ $10M Series-A led by Ignition Partners Dec17. _____ Executive-Team Member, Reported to CEO-Founder, Longest LA Team Member at exit. `' Dave Jansen and I launched B2B BizDev, the top KPI + only client referrals to investors during diligence for the Ignition Partners led $10M Series-A 11/17; Created Proof-Of-Concept + Case-Studies, & Department Processes, while generating+managing our own production with a Global FTY/MFG network. Then luckily recruited Bobby Cabbagestalk to manage production. ` Recruited by music merch vet T/S BizDev Head Dave Jansen (BandMerch, RedBull / LVMH Strategist, M80, UMG, TommyBoy A&R), then contracted by CEO-Founder Joseph Heller. RIP Dave Jansen 12/26/18 '`' Promoted to BizDev Director in 90 days. Reported to Joseph & managed Dave's clients at his exit 2/18