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David De Nino

Founder of Custom House Brands (India), Fractional head of sales (US), Strategic Advisor & Consultant (Independent Beauty Brands), Founding Partner & Head of Brand Partnerships at Allure Store NYC

Beauty Brand Development • India Market Entry/Country GM • Sales & Distribution • US Retail Strategy • Strategic Account Management • Go-to-Market

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Julie Garza

Founder of Belleza Brands Consulting, Fractional Head of Sales, Strategic Advisor to Beauty & Wellness Brands, Retail Growth Strategist


OMNI Retail Distribution Strategy • Retail Readiness • Retail Go-to-Market Strategy • Finding the Right Retail Partner • Merchandising • Pricing Strategies • Trade Marketing • Retail P&L • Flawless Execution: Launch & Beyond • Ulta Beauty Partnerships • Sephora Partnerships • Building a Successful Brand in Retail

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Loree Lash Valencia

Fractional Chief Revenue Officer, Growth Strategist, Former VP of Sales WGSN & JOOR, Head of Strategic Partnerships Fila, CRO Luxlock

White Space & UVP Definition • Sales & Marketing Alignment Business Development Strategy • Go-to-Market Planning & Execution • Pitch & Messaging Optimization • Strategic Partnerships • Revenue Growth & Pipeline Building • Brand Positioning

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Operations, Sales, Executive, Marketing Guest User Operations, Sales, Executive, Marketing Guest User

Anita Krpata

CEO & Founder of BRYTR, Inc., Former CCO of Senegence, GM Luminess, VP Bear Stearns Companies, Inc.

Business Scaling & Operations • Customer Experience • Lifecycle Management • Executive Coaching • Founder Coaching • GTM Strategy & Execution • Operational Efficiency • Sales & Marketing Alignment • Start-up Advisory • Strategic Pivots

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Executive, Marketing Guest User Executive, Marketing Guest User

Anna Vale

Marketing Leadership Consultant, Fractional CMO, Former Shiseido Group, Estée Lauder Companies, Youth To The People

Activations + OOH • Brand Awareness • Brand Building • Brand Marketing • Consumer Engagement • Founder Profile • Influencer + Community • Marketing Spend/Budget • Sephora / Ulta Brands • Social Commerce

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Marketing, Sales, Creative Guest User Marketing, Sales, Creative Guest User

Kelly St. John

CEO & Founder of KSJ Collective, Former VP of Beauty Neiman Marcus, National Director Estee Lauder

Brand Development • Go-to-Market • Investor Relations • Retail Assortment Strategy • Retail Distribution Strategy • Retail Readiness • Sales, Education & In-Store Leadership • Strategic Account Management

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Marketing, Sales, Executive Náyade Marketing, Sales, Executive Náyade

LANE TIMIAN

Founder of Brandtuition Consultancy, Chief Brand and Marketing Officer of Sideout Sport

Brand & Product Launch + Commercialization • Brand Management + Development • Brand Strategy & Positioning • Digital & Performance Marketing • eCommerce + Connecting The Consumer Journey • Global Marketing Strategy • Go-To-Market Strategy + Deployment • Licensing • Multi-Brand/Portfolio Management • P&L Ownership + General Management

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Lilly Minkove

Customer Insights GURU & Fractional Chief Strategy Officer, Former Coach, LVMH, McKinsey

Brand & Corporate Transformation Strategy • International Expansion with Retail & Franchise Focus • Segmentation to Guide Brand Growth • Strategic Customer Insights

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Marketing, Innovation Guest User Marketing, Innovation Guest User

Rachel Swanson

Owner & Lead Consultant at Method + Mode, Former Exec. Director of Strategic Insights at Conde Nast, Research & Analytics at Digitas

Brand Positioning • Customer Insights • Focus Groups • Sales Materials • Survey Research • User Testing

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Marketing, Executive Náyade Marketing, Executive Náyade

RACHEL ROBERTS MATTOX

GTM Strategist, Brand Developer & Advisor, Former CEO Oyl + Water, Dir of Digital at Juice Beauty, Marketing at Perricone MD

Beauty Brand • DevelopmentBeauty • Brand Development • Brand Narrative + Storytelling • Building Your Marketing Stack • Crafting Brand DNA • Disruptive Go To Market Strategy • Finding Your WHY • Positioning Your Brand To Win

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Marketing, Creative Guest User Marketing, Creative Guest User

Steph Liu

CEO & Founder of Levitate Foundry, Former CMO of Multiple Beauty Brands

Building a Startup • Business Strategy • Digital Marketing • Ecommerce • Growth Marketing • M&A • Marketing Strategy • Operations • Scaling A Company • Strategy

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Marketing, Creative Guest User Marketing, Creative Guest User

Steven Tate

Fractional CMO, Founder of rankfile.co, Former Founder & Interim CMO to Multiple Consumer Brands With 3 Exits

Amazon Marketing • Brand Positioning • Creative Development • Digital Ads Strategy & Execution • Discovery/Ranking via Consumer Engines • Email Marketing • Emerging Channel Strategy • Go-to-Market Strategy • Org Design & Team Building • Social Media Marketing

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Scheduling Policies

  • PRE-APPOINTMENT DETAILS

    Prior to your Advisory Session please complete the NEW CLIENT INTAKE form. This form will be provided to you at the time of booking.

  • CANCELLATION POLICY

    You can reschedule calls 24 hours before the session. 

    For any cancellations, or rescheduled within 24 hours of the session, we do charge a 50% fee to compensate the expert for the last minute change.

  • Payment

    50% Payment is collected at checkout when scheduling your Advisory Session.

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FAQ

  • Office Hours are you direct connection to industry shapers. Browse our available Advisors, schedule a 1:1 session with them, show up and ask your questions, receive thoughtful insight.

  • 30 minute and 60 minute sessions are available. You can select the session that works best for you when you schedule.

  • Yes! You can book time with the same (or different) Advisors as you need and based on their availability.

  • You can reschedule your session at least 24 hours before your call. For any cancellations, or reschedules within 24 hours of the session, we do charge a 50% fee to compensate the expert for the last minute change. Please email us and we can help.

  • If your advisor is available to extend the session, additional time can be added in 15-minute increments.

  • When you schedule your session you will be asked a few questions and provided the opportunity to upload pertinent documents + share social links. All projects are different and THE BOARD has you covered where ever your project leads.

  • Of course! Please email us and we would be happy to help.