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Welcome to Designer Brands Designer Brands is one of the world’s largest designers, producers and retailers of the most recognizable footwear brands and accessories, transforming and defining the footwear industry through a mission of being shoe-obsessed. Our Values We are Designer Brands, on a mission to inspire self-expression one step at a time. What makes […]

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Kristina Fields

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Brand Marketer | Producer | All-Around Fixer

Otavio Oliveira

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I am an executive with global exposure, effective operational change-agent and supply chain/sourcing/procurement professional, with 16 years of work experience in building customer relationships, business development, startups, P&L management and people management, I am open-minded, people-oriented, strategic-minded and result-driven. Throughout my career, besides being in executive positions, I have also been an entrepreneur, a coach and a consultant in the Sports Industry. I combine high IQ (Intelligence Quotient) with high EQ (Emotional Quotient) to motivate teams to drive results. I’m a Brazilian citizen with residence status in Hong Kong, China  My specialties include Operations/Logistics, P&L management, Team building, Margin enhancement, Vendor relationship and Price negotiation. Starting up a company at the very beginning of my career developed my entrepreneurship spirit, which I brought along when I transitioned to corporate… Over the last 11 years, I’ve been focused on Operations, Sourcing and Procurement, being part of the senior team that built a $500MM+ Footwear/Handbag Sourcing Operation in Asia, from scratch, in just a couple of years.   My educational background includes an Executive MBA at Kellogg/HKUST, a Masters Degree in Business at FGV-Brazil and a Bachelor’s Degree in Business at Unisinos-Brazil. I’m currently enjoying a voluntary mid career break (aka sabbatical year), spending time with my family, while identifying opportunities in different fields, that might be relevant for the next phase of my career. I’m more than happy to connect & explore, please reach out @ +55 51 99378.1600 or otaviodaudtdeoliveira@gmail.com  

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Accomplished marketing professional with a progressive track record seeking a position to utilize my strategic planning and negotiation skills. A confident, forward thinking marketer with an exceptional ability to build strong relationships with all levels of management and a successful liaison between client, vendor, and distribution channels. In addition, my core proficiencies include being creative and innovative to managing tight deadlines and supervising multiple projects.

Meredith Zenkel

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Marketing & Communications Executive | Experienced Strategist for Fast-Growing Companies | Start-Up & eCommerce Leader | Brand Marketing & Performance Marketing Specialist | Member at Chief & Pavilion

Sandy Jensen White

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Director of Adult Programs and Volunteers at Historic Oakland Foundation

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Project Manager

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Managing Director, Vision Real Estate Advisors | South Florida Commercial Investment Sales 🌴 ($2M➡️$25M+)

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As a former VP Marketing and CMO, I specialize in helping companies grow their marketing, with an expertise in performance media and Streaming TV advertising. My experience includes 80+ total companies, 50+ TV launches, 10+ leadership roles, 20+ exits. I've managed over 50 launches of Streaming TV advertising, with many of the top media agencies and largest Streaming advertisers in the world, including DSW, Grove, Instacart, Kalshi, Masterclass, Nerdwallet, Ramp, Square, Thumbtack. More recently brought in to advise on all the paid media advertising at Allbirds, Carter’s, DSW, Hello Bello and Instacart. I've had over 10 VP Marketing or CMO leadership roles, across B2C (Travelocity, TripIt, WGT, Global Wine, Nerdwallet, Ethos Life, Backcountry) and B2B (GetThere, Kespry, Freebird, Productiv). Some key leadership roles... - Backcountry, Interim VP Performance - 6 mos, 15 people, spend >$10/mo, higher ROAS, acquired - Ethos, Interim CMO - 12 mos, 10 people, spend >$10M/mo, 2x higher ROAS, >$3B valuation, pending IPO - Nerdwallet, Interim CMO - 18 mos, 25 people, spend >$10M/mo, 2X higher ROAS, IPO, Super Bowl spot I've contributed to over 20 client exits to date, including: Erie/Leaf, Figure/IPO, RemixAI/Asurion, Backcountry/CSC, Blinkist/GO1, Grove/IPO, Kespry/Firmatek, Shep/FlightCentre, Nerdwallet/IPO, Freebird/CapOne, WeFind/OutLoud, Choose Energy/RedVentures, WGT/Topgolf/Callaway, Seghesio/Crimson, Jimmyjane/Diamond, TripIt/Concur, WetFeet/Universum, Arrival/TelePacific, GetThere/IPO, GetThere/Travelocity-Sabre, Memco/IPO, Memco/Platinum, Cheyenne/IPO/Computer Associates My experience includes… - Strategy - product-market fit, segmentation, launch - Branding - positioning, messaging, measurement - Acquisition - CPC, CPA, CPI, CAC, ROAS, LTV, CLV - Performance - search, shop, affiliate, social, retargeting, display, video, audio, app, TV - Attribution - models, incrementality, MTA, MMM - Growth - A/B testing, funnel optimization, CRO - Content - strategy, SEO, social, influencer - Mobile - ad networks, app store, MTA/MAT, ASO - TV - performance TV, streaming TV, OTT, connected TV, CTV, linear TV - Offline - direct mail, radio, print, OOH, events, sponsorships - Lifecycle - CRM, email, push, notifications, SMS - Marketplaces - two-sided supply and demand - Gaming - virtual goods, monetization, DAU, MAU, ARPU - B2B - sales teams, demand gen, lead scoring, ABM - PR - media, blogger, influencers, analysts, speaking, awards, PPR - Finance - budgeting, analytics, analysis - Management - exec teams, boards, teams, hiring, coaching, mentoring

Felicia Fontanetta

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Associate Director, Video Investment

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Staff Software Engineer at BlockFi