Leading Experts in Experts in the Retail Council

Joel Abramson is a Principal Partner of JJ Sales and Marketing, a private sales and marketing firm, where he has worked since June 2001. JJ Sales provides sales and account management for cosmetics, health, beauty aids, and salon products. Mr. Abramson has direct contact with companies like Wal-Mart,...

Gary Allen is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Allen and Associates, a retail strategy, marketing, and operations consulting firm. Allen and Associates has completed contracts with banks, LBO groups, wholesalers and retailers in the drug store industry as well as the food industry. Mr. Allen...

JC Anderson was a Senior Vice President of Operations at Whirlpool, a home appliance manufacturer, where he worked from 1968 to 2007. Mr. Anderson had responsibilities for the manufacturing operations of 16 plants and 22,000 employees as well as related material and component procurement, product engineering,...

Mr. Ashbaucher is currently the Owner of Little Dipper Associates, Inc, a consulting firm. While advising retail companies on operations, including products, training, and merchandising, Mr. Ashbaucher maintains a constant contact within the retail environment. He was formerly employed at Brookstone...

Kirkor Balci is currently working as an independent global consultant in the area of general apparel management and market development. Previously, Kirkor was the Vice-President of Corporate Sourcing and Group Manufacturing at Liz Claiborne, from 1996-2005. Liz Claiborne is an apparel and accessory...

Marc Balmuth is currently an independent consultant to the retail industry. He most recently served as the CEO of Bobs Stores from 1997-1999. Prior, he was President of Caldor, a $2.8B upscale discount store based in the Northeast. He served in this capacity from 1987-1996 and led the company as a division...

Jeff Baron is currently the President at Baron Consult, where he has worked since 2002. Baron Consult provides consulting services to the furnishings industry and investment community related to marketing, sales, advertising and promotion, product development and sourcing (heavily weighted to off-shore)....

James Baum has been the President of James E Baum & Associates, a consultancy focusing on the toy, mass market and specialty retail industries, since 1998 . Mr. Baum has more than 40 years of experience in the retail industry and is familiar with a wide range of toy related manufacturers, retailers...

Raymond Bendure an independent consumer package goods industry consultant. Previously, he has served as the Chief Technology Officer at Church & Dwight, a manufacturer of household cleaning products like baking soda, which is used as a deodorizer, cleaner, a swimming pool pH stabilizer, and as a leavening...

Martin Brill is the Managing Partner of Sweetwater Consulting LLC, an apparel consulting firm focused on developing new brand strategies and global growth opportunities for specialty retailers, where he is working since April 2000. Mr. Brill has more than 30 years of retail, wholesale and direct marketing...

George Browder is the President of Nuventrs Ltd. Prior, Mr. Browder was a partner in Global DBMM, a management consulting companies offering product sourcing, distribution & warehousing, and marketing services. He has over 20 years of experience in the textile and apparel industry including research...

Cyrus Bulsara is the President of Professional Consultants and Resources(PCR), where he has worked since 1998. PCR is a full-service strategic consulting company specializing in beauty, salon, cosmetics & consumer products. PCR is one of the leading sources of industry data, competitive intelligence...

Jerome Burkeland is the President of The Burkeland Group, LLC, an independent consulting firm, where he has worked since March 2003. Mr. Burkeland has over 26 years of experience in consumer battery industry, having worked with many of the leading consumer battery retailers. The Burkeland Group is focused...

Mark Buss is the President of MB Consulting, a consultancy provider where he has worked since January 2005. MB Consulting has helped businesses with market analysis and financial plan development through implementation. Mr. Buss has over 25 years of experience in the manufacturing sector including sales,...

Chris Byrne is the Founder of Byrne Communications, a retail trade association, publication, since June 1990. Mr. Byrne has over 26 years of experience in Toy Industry and childern's lifestyle expert with broad-based experience in marketing, product development, editorial and business analysis. Previously,...

David Cain was a District Manager of Dollar Tree Stores in Oklahoma City until June 2007. In this role, he oversaw 16 stores and managed payroll and expenses, inventory and ensured that all merchandise and operational activities took place consistently. He has extensive experience in this field, having...

Steve Carnley is Director of Retail Sales at Famous Footwear, the $1B subsidiary of the Brown Shoe Corporation focused on family and specialty retail shoes. Mr. Carnley has over 25 years of experience in the footwear industry. At Famous Footwear he sells Adidas, Columbia, K-Swiss, Mudd, New Balance,...

Tom Cassidy is an independent management consultant in the athletic, outdoor, and skate/surf industries. Mr. Cassidy has more than 29 years of experience with performance and lifestyle brands, including 22 years at Nike. His extensive experience in strategic accounts and sales/marketing management capacities...

David Cecil is Chief Executive Officer at Preferred Marketing, Inc., an independent representative company, and Chief Executive Officer of DataBreaker, LLC, a manufacturer of computer hardware security devices. Prior to starting Preferred and DataBreaker, he had a 29 year retail career with Circuit...

Angela Chew is a Senior Product Manager at Chadwick's of Boston which is a part of Red CAts USA, since October 2007, where she is responsible for a $90M women's career sportswear catalogue division. Ms. Chew's responsibilities include merchandising, product development, global sourcing and all creative...