Setting the Bar High
We are a group of individuals who have reached a high level of success in our respective fields and have come together to create a consulting company to become partners with others who are looking for the same kind of success. Have you looked at your customer base and said to yourself, 'a majority of my customers would leave me if it suited them and I only have a few loyal customers'? Or perhaps have you said 'it would be great if we could expand our customer base to diversify our profits'? Then we are your team! We would love to partner with you to help you get in the door with potential customers, untapped business or strengthen relationships. Success begins with the right people in your corner, here you can learn a little bit more about us. Want to make that first step? Check out our contact page, we look forward to hearing from you.
Meet Our Team
Danielle Pitts
Design and Merchandising Danielle honed her design and style forecasting skills while working in Paris trend-forecasting for lingerie and beachwear. She moved to New York where as design director and VP of Design for several major lingerie brands she lead the launch of new lingerie lines for retailers like Macy’s and XOXO. She has also done design work for Bra D’More and Fredrick’s of Hollywood. While working at Ariela-Alpha International she designed and merchandised the national launch of L.E.I. girl’s/juniors bras, sleepwear, knit tops and woven apparel for Walmart. Danielle is especially motivating in meetings with retailers where, rather than fighting for her designs, she listens to the retailers input and utilizing that input manages a compromise that retains the strategic salability required for a successful assortment while ensuring retailer buy-in. Danielle has been an independent design consultant for 5 years working in various industries including hosiery, tops, bottoms and lingerie. Danielle studied design at the School of The Art Institute of Chicago and Graduated cum laude from the Fashion Institute of Technology. She continued her studies in Paris where she studied at The American University of Paris. |
Jack Owens
Operations and Product Development Jack is a senior operations and product development executive with over 40 years of experience focused on the consumer products manufacturing industry. He has made measurable contributions in product development, and supply chain management including R&D, engineering, manufacturing, planning, and procurement. He is highly accomplished in aligning Sales and Operations to effectively meet market, materials, and manufacturing requirements at the lowest cost. One of Jack’s greatest strengths is building cross-functional teams and a spirit of cooperation between different elements of a major corporation. He has an outstanding combination of managerial and technical skills with broad-based strategic awareness of the overall business and how each piece fits within the tactical framework. He is a consummate product person and recognized product and process innovator. Jack's philosophy with regard to providing services is to provide real-world executable solutions that can have a measurable impact on a business's performance. He will take ownership to the process and provide a hands-on approach to finding improvements and seeking robust solutions. His specialties include: consumer products, manufacturing/operations/in-sourcing/off-shoring/, sourcing and product design, development, and commercialization. |
Bill Williams
Bill is a classically trained senior manager with a background in sales, marketing, sales training and recruiting. During his 40+ years working in the Health & Beauty Care and hosiery industries he performed at the highest levels for both the companies for which he worked as well as being recognized by many of the major retailers in the USA. He has held a multitude of field and corporate office positions including district manager, division manager, regional manager, divisional vice-president, regional sales training director, director of sales planning and training, vice president of sales and marketing, president of sales and marketing and roving college campus recruiter for Fortune 500 Companies. He has benefited from participation in cross and multifunctional strategic planning and problem solving teams involved in both the financial and systems areas. He has served as a member of boards of directors with oversight over total company operations. Bill was actively involved in developing one of the first vendor managed inventory systems and lead the team that put it in place with one of the largest retailers in the US. He has served as Category Captain for multiple retailers. Working with a cross-functional team he was responsible for developing a backend reporting system that aided forecasting and logistics for both the manufacturing and retailing sides of the business (that system is still in place). His understanding of merchandising and his ability to work with Spaceman/Spacemax systems have resulted in ongoing sales increases for both the vendor and the retailer. The background that Bill has accumulated over the years make him uniquely qualified to provide development input and/or for implementation of strategic, profitable growth platforms for companies operating in virtually any sector of consumer products. Bill is a proven, successful leader who stresses cooperation between departments internally and between vendors and retailers to ensure ongoing win-win solutions while driving profitable growth for both vendor and retailer. Bill holds degrees from Texas A&M and Leadership Certificates from various training systems including TQM, Xerox Professional Selling Skills and Tarkington. He is a US Navy Vietnam era combat veteran. |
Joe Brisson
With over 35 years of experience in retail, Joe has a demonstrated understanding of a wide range of positions within the industry. As a store, district, and divisional manager at the beginning of his career, Joe was able to build a strong foundation in some of the highest volume areas in the country. In his position as buyer and senior buyer for men’s knit shirts, Joe implemented a number of programs that increased sales while reducing logistical timelines. Joe utilized his field experience at the corporate level to develop novel solutions, which ultimately increased store traffic and volume. Joe explored newly emerging countries, where he successfully pioneered the current gold standard in domestic and overseas replenishment programs. These trips, and the business relationships that were created, allowed for Joe to obtain quality product at low prices that lead to an increase in sales and profits over the majority of his career. As an experienced researcher, negotiator, planner, buyer, marketer, and advertiser, Joe has gained a reputation as one of the most well respected and creative merchants in the industry. Twice voted “Top Buyer” by Retail Merchandiser magazine, Joe has conceptualized, initiated, and implemented keynote programs in numerous categories including large private label programs such as Jaclyn Smith, Joe Boxer, Sofia Vergara, and Athletech. As a proven influential and impactful team member, Joe has shown an ability to form strong business partnerships with national brands, as well as private label suppliers, allowing for effective collaboration and ultimate success. Joe spent over 10 years as the buyer of Family Hosiery. His insight into merchandising gave his company a significant sales boost by growing Family Hosiery at a time when other retailers were struggling in sales and suffering significant declines. He recognized the nature of the category and took the opportunity to capitalize, while ensuring consumer needs were met and drove substantial margin increases each year. The frequent use of corrugate displays was one of the largest volume drivers and became an area of Joe’s expertise. Joe implemented unique ideas, which were responsible for driving significant volume. Beyond the creation of unique displays, Joe developed novel methods for the replenishment of the displays, which allowed for the continued success of the programs while decreasing store labor by 85%. Joe’s creativity and knowledge of the retail industry can be channeled to help any company to increase their customer base and/or increase their volume and profitability. His insight in importing, replenishment, and retail requirements will provide off-shore manufacturers the insight necessary to ship directly to retailers and increase profits. |
Amanda Moreno
Graphic Design, Packaging Design, Website Design, Catalogue and Mailer Design, Brand and Logo Development Amanda is a senior graphic designer with a wide range of experience resulting a professional portfolio that covers many years of experience and hundreds of successful projects. Not only is Amanda an experienced graphic designer but she is also a classically trained artist who has been awarded many best in shows for her painting and sculpture. She is also a trained foundry artist utilizing bronze as her medium of choice. Amanda regularly taps into her skills as an artist to create designs for corrugated displays and consumer packaging found on the shelves and power aisles of many US retailers. Cal Plate is where Amanda perfected her flexographic printing skills and creating artwork for corrugation in both packaging and display. She creatively works all facets of her experience to develop eye catching packaging and displays that help generate incremental retail sales. While at Integrity Design Group Amanda’s skills lead to ongoing sales increases and heightened customer satisfaction. During her tenure at IDG she was exposed to the manufacturing side of the industry. This exposure enabled her to find creative solutions to cost issues that would escape most graphic designers. Amanda has literally done everything except run the presses herself. Amanda has designed displays and packaging for major retailers then developed the presentation that was used to sell the concept. During meetings she is able to quickly adapt new ideas or needs from the retailer into the design while ensuring costs are controlled. She is an expert developing sample packaging/displays in time to meet deadlines. Her ability to source and work with numerous converters and packaging producers ensures needed quantities are on time and cost effective. Nothing passes Amanda’s creative abilities as she also put her skills to use in the branding of companies, developing new brand logos and packaging, creating websites, designing mailers, posters, catalogues and folded products. Amanda holds a degree in Graphic Design from Colorado Mesa University and has continued the learning process through real world experience in design and manufacturing processes. Amanda’s skills will be part of an overarching process that will help ensure success with major US retailers, development of new brands, new packaging, and creative corrugated displays. |