Leading Experts in Experts in the Retail Council

Elliott Kerbis was President and Chief Merchandising Officer of The Sports Authority, a sporting goods retailer, from 2000-2004. He has over 29 years of experience in the retail industry. Prior to his tenure at Sports Authority, Mr. Kerbis spent 18 months at Filenes, a division of the May Company....

Jason Kra is the President and Owner of Foreign Resources Corporation (FRC), FRC Sportswear & Total Sports Resources, an apparel manufacturer and a supplier to virtually every major specialty apparel retailer, department stores, and discounters, where he has worked since January 2000. FRC is a producer...

Michael Krasnow is the President at Operational Solutions, a retail strategy and Operations Consultant, where he has worked since June 2007. Previously, Mr. Krasnow was the Senior Director of Stores at Zale Corporation, the largest retail jewelry organization in North America, from 1996 to 2006. He...

Carolyn Kriz is the Managing Director of FLR Group Worldwide, a boutique luxury consulting firm, where she has been since January 2008. Previously, Ms. Kriz was the Worldwide Marketing Manager for Gucci, from February 2005 to June 2007. She managed all the brand’s global consumer research initiatives,...

Andreas Kurz was Chief Executive Officer of 7 For All Mankind, the US leader in premium denim, until December 2005. Mr. Kurz is currently the Owner of Akari Enterprises, a retail consultancy, where he has worked since April 2006. At Akari Enterprises, Mr. Kurz specializes in international distribution,...

David Lamer is a Co-founder and Managing Partner at BBD Consultants, a retail consultancy where he has worked since May 2008. Mr. Lamer was the President of Lambertson Truex, an ultra-luxury handbag and accessories house, until April 2008. At Lambertson Truex, he was responsible for repairing the brand...

Alexander Langnickel is a Director of Sales, Marketing, and Business Development at World Pacific Jewelry, where he has worked since 1994. World Pacific, dba Imperial World, is a $100 million wholesale distributor and designer of jewelry and stones sold at mass merchandisers and retail outlets. At World...

James Lippert is the Owner of ClubCollector, an online golf equipment retailer, where he has worked since 1999. Mr. Lippert has been a platinum level powerseller on eBay for over eight years, selling an average of more than $40,000 per month on eBay. He also sells high volumes of golf clubs and golf...

Michael London is an advisor for the Eames Management Group, an international retail consulting firm specializing in emerging markets, where he has been since August 2008. Prior to this, Mr. London worked as an independent consultant for clients including, Accenture Consulting, Polaroid, and Toys R...

Nancy Marino is the Owner of a global marketing consultancy, providing services to retailers and manufacturers. Ms. Marino served as a Vice President of Global Sourcing with Hanesbrands from 2004 until 2007. She was responsible for global operations and worldwide offices located in Asia, Indian subcontinent,...

Bill McCawley is currently a Chief Administrative Officer at Dynamic Growth Partners (DGP), where he has worked since 2005. DGP is a strategic business partner and consulting firm with expertise in strategic planning, business development, operations, merchandising and marketing mix analytics, providing...

Gary McNeil is currently an Independent Contractor who independently distributes mattresses for Five Star Mattress Company, a subsidiary of Serta International, where he has served since May 2008. As an Independent Contractor for Five Star Mattress, Mr. McNeil sells and distributes their products and...

Jeff McNulty was a Store Co-Manager for The Home Depot, since December 2007, where he oversee's all aspects of a $60 million business unit, including customer service and human resources. Previously, Mr. McNulty was a Store Director in Green Bay, Wisconsin for PETsMART, a pet foods and supplies retailer,...

Robert Metz is the President of Robert Metz and Associates, a consulting company dedicated to the fine jewelry and luxury goods industry where he has worked since March 2005. Mr. Metz has over 30 years of experience in the fine jewelry industry including marketing and merchandising for major retailers,...

Scott Meyer is President of Meyer Group LLC, a consulting group advising private equity consumer products portfolio companies in distressed and high growth potential situations. He was previously Chief Executive Officer at T-Fal/WearEver, a cookware and kitchen appliances manufacturer, for four years...

James Mogan is currently the Founder and President of JRM Group, a retail consulting firm located in New York City. Prior to starting JRM Group, Mr. Mogan served as the President of Kellwood's Intimate Apparel Division, overseeing all of the operations. Mr. Mogan was with Kellwood from February of 2002...

Bruce Nelson was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Office Depot, from 2000 to 2004. With annual sales of over $14 billion, Office Depot provides more office products and services to more customers in more countries than any other company. Incorporated in 1986 and headquartered in Delray Beach,...

Steve Newton is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of Mattress Discounters (MDC), one of the largest specialty sleep retailers in the US with 150 stores, where he has been working since 2000. Mr. Newton leads the entire operation and is responsible for developing a new store sales process,...

David Oliver is the president of The Leverage Team, LLC. and has over nine years of combined experience specializing in network, multilevel, and referral marketing. Mr. Oliver has written several books, including “The Ultimate Home Business,” which details the benefits of multilevel and network marketing,...

Tom O'Riordan is the Chief Executive Officer at American Sporting Goods, a footwear distributor, where he has worked since March 2007. ASG's brands include Avia, Ryka, And1, NSS, Nevados, and Yukon. He was a Chief Executive Officer at Fila until April 2004. He managed the turnaround of Fila Americas...