Building partnerships and strategically driving business and operational efficiency within the global luxury marketplace since 2000.
expertise
• brand strategy & implementation • network expansion & new partnerships • operations management & process improvement • financial projections & management • sales, strategic marketing & (re)branding • team sourcing, leadership & development • art direction: website, assets & visual merchandising • established global network, specializing in high-end fashion, furniture & interior design industries
ABOUT
Prior to establishing her consultancy in 2010, Christine served as a fashion executive in the luxury apparel industry in NYC for nearly a decade.
In 2000, she joined Calvin Klein where she became the EVP of wholesale, overseeing the men’s and women’s collection apparel and accessories divisions. In late 2008, she went on to join Phi, a high-end women’s apparel brand founded by Susan Dell where she served as the global VP of sales and merchandising.
By 2010, christine established a track record of success developing new business domestically and internationally within luxury apparel. Her understanding and passion for high art and design led her to become a consultant, where she expanded her expertise beyond fashion into the global interior and furniture design markets.
A New Yorker since 2000, Christine is originally from the Midwest and a graduate of Indiana University where she received her Bachelors in Business Administration and a minor in Art.
Christine’s experience as a results-oriented business development leader along with her natural ability to form long-standing, trusted relationships provides her with a comprehensive understanding of what it takes to grow a business.
Integral to the launch and initial success of the brand, Christine served as MAY’s Chief Business Development Strategist. During her tenure, MAY Furniture became a validated brand, favorably recognized by top-tier interior design leaders for its unique line of Brutalist-inspired furniture. Among MAY’s achievements were the establishment of an independent New York showroom by 2018, distribution partnerships with premier U.S. home décor showrooms in New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco (including The Future Perfect and Twentieth Gallery), and high-profile project commissions with MoMA New York and Chanel Seoul.
Press features included Interior Design Magazine, Surface, GQ, Dwell and Architectural Digest.
