Briana Pyburn: in Atlanta, GA

• Own direct responsibility for creating and developing Kanopy Brands – Oliver & Rain, Mac & Moon and Sunny & Sal. • Analyze business and market opportunity to develop a line structure and product strategies. • Responsible for directing global design and art teams for Kanopy Brands. • Directly responsible for private label product development for accounts. • Manage the production process from Design Conception, Line Assortment, Product Development to Bulk Production. Troubleshoot with global sourcing teams. • Directly responsible for presenting product lines and identifying product strategies and opportunities with wholesale account buyers. • Directly responsible for analyzing costs, wholesale and retail pricing for the private label. Directly responsible for internal margin structure for Kanopy Brands. • Travel Domestic and Internationally. Established sourcing and product development process with newly acquired factory in India. • Attend domestic and international tradeshows to manage current and prospective business.

• Owned developing the Line Structure and Line Assortment from a creative standpoint for Baby Division (2015-2016) and Sleepwear Division (2016-2017) • Analyzed, tracked and presented sales data and identify areas of opportunity for growth in margin and net sales. • Developed strong relationships with our nationally recognized wholesale accounts. • Built and developed relationships with cross-functional teams (product, sourcing, design, planning) working effective and efficiently across all teams. • Partnered cross-functionally with Retail division and Wholesale Partners focusing on POS analysis, seasonal product mix, pricing and promotional strategies. • Consistently met deadlines and margin milestones for department, with proven ability to increase margin. • Efficiently and effectively presented product strategies, shifts and metrics to Leadership Executives. • Managed assistant merchants, trainees and interns – teaching foundational skills and day to day tasks.

• Directly responsible for product development for over 50% of the Baby SKU count, consistently meeting department deadlines. (Bill of Materials, Linesheets and sample management) • Actively and efficiently worked cross functionally with Sourcing, Design, Merchandising and Planning. • Supplied merchants with current knowledge of products with fabrication and trim updates for salability to both Wholesale and Retail partners. • Implemented new tracking tool for Merchant counterparts to easily identify inventory and location of samples.

o Cohesively bring all departments of the store together as one, via merchandise & visual aesthetics. o Execute daily duties: pull merchandise from trucks weekly, prepare floor sets, merchandise the RTW department.

o Coordinated efforts with Catwalk Productions to merchandise and produce the Fashion Shows that occurred daily. o Posed as a runner in order to relay information to and from the Show Office and exhibitors present at the show. o Lead the models backstage while permanent staff coordinated behind the curtain ie. Dressed models while encouraging them to be on time in the right looks with last minute style changes.

o Coordinated fashion show for annual event “Thriving Children: An Evening To Believe In.” o Styled and contributed to merchandise selection from 4 local boutiques (Bill Hallman, Tootsies, Atlanta Beach, La Raines) o Managed volunteer dressers & models while ensuring the line-up was correct and accurate while reporting to supervisor.

o Analyzed & execute all administrative activities in order to form relationships with vendors and exhibitors. o Assisted in marketing the Fashion Office modeling agency and Production Company. Prepared for market week: booking & confirming staff and models, selecting comp cards for clients, set up go-sees, collecting payment for fashion shows, preparing kits for staff and show managers, tagging outfits, proofing programs, setting up dressing rooms, breaking down show and returning garments. o Organized and handled inventory control of Fashion Office accessory closet, music and video library.

Studied Retail Merchandising & Product Development with a Minor in Business.

o Expedited the participants experience before games began, being the first face seen for Campus Rec our customer service was number one. o Liaised important and critical information to supervisors while taking lead positions as well. o Adhered to the players’ needs and help their experience to be as smooth and easy as possible.

o Assembled tent in prior days to fashion week. o Visually merchandised front and back of house, between shows. o Ushered and greeted guests upon arrival to event. o Gained personal and business knowledge about guests and designers.

o Worked at the W under Salon Allure PR Company. o Dressed at evening fashion show. o Constructed tradeshow rooms for designers on 9th floor. o Generated concierge services for designers, exhibitors, buyers—guests of the tradeshow. o Represented PR company while working very closely with designers to ease their tradeshow experience.