Katie Brennan - Business Designer
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- Director of Sales Operations at Design ManufacturerManagement Consulting | Greater New York City Area, USSummary
Strategist + Builder. Left brain & right brain are best friends.
Specialties: Making things work.Experience- Aug 2012 - PresentDirector of Sales Operations / Remains Lighting
LEED Certified Factory in Brooklyn. Showrooms in NYC, London, Greenwich, Chicago, Los Angeles.
- Oct 2010 - PresentDigital Strategist / iPhone Bike App
Founding Member, Technology Coordinator, Marketing & Branding lead with team of Oregon MBA students. Status as of December 2011: Beta-testing. Project winner: 2011 Net Impact Force for Change Award. Release expected May 2012.
- Jun 2011 - Jun 2012Marketing & Management Consultant / COMMON
www.common.is. Founded by Alex Bogusky, Ana Bogusky, John Bielenberg, Rob Schuham. Housed at the Fearless Cottage in Boulder, CO.
www.common.is/blog
- Jun 2011 - Jun 2012Builder. Insurgent. / Fearless Cottage
www.fearlessrevolution.com
- May 2010 - Oct 2011Marketing co-Chair Net Impact Portland Conference 2011 / Net Impact Central
3000 in attendance at Sustainable Business Conference. Marketing, Communication, Business Development, Steering Committee. Designed digital social media strategy and collateral for conference promotion. Co-lead team to grow MBA student chapter from 12 to 79 in less than one year. Raised $28,000 in chapter funding. Won 2011 Gold Chapter status. Total 500+ hour volunteer position.
www.netimpact.org
- Jan 2011 - Jun 2011Marketing & Management Strategist / 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials -- Track & Field
Marketing, Communication, Behaviorial Research, Engagement Strategy. Six-month MBA consulting project. Worked directly with event managers.
Event DNA: Best Event Ever. Scheduled for July 2012.
Engagement partners include Nike & Coca-Cola. - Sept 2009 - Jun 2011Marketing Fellowship, Digital Social Media / University of Oregon
"Future of the Libraries" Marketing, Branding & Communication Strategy, Implementation, Evaluation for UO Libraries digital social media strategy.
- Aug 2008 - Aug 2009Founder & General Manager / WoodShop Shop, Inc.
Designed & Hand-built Reclaimed, Sustainable, Good Wood. Furniture and Built-ins. Sold retail at the Brooklyn Flea - a pop-up curated design market, named top 5 in the nation.
- Jan 2004 - Jul 2008General Manager / Gabrielle Sanchez, Inc.
Union Square design studio. Clients include Barneys New York, Saks Fifth Avenue, Takashimaya, ABC Carpet & Home. Handmade designs of recycled gold, pearl and precious stone. Lead team of 4-8 to produce and market three collections annually. Managed supply chain, operations, manufacture & costing for on-time order fulfillment. Managed top line growth from mid six-figures to mid seven-figures while increasing profit margin.
Gabrielle Sanchez at Barneys New York online:: http://bit.ly/toWnTG
- 2003 - 2004Project Manager & Art Director / Wang and Frederickson
Freelance Project Manager for film & television commercial production. Films include "This Revolution" (based on Medium Cool 1969.) Commercials include Scene It? and Clean & Clear.
http://wangandfrederickson.com/
- 2001 - 2003Office Manager & Executive Assistant / New York Women in Film & Television
Direct point of contact for Board of Directors including executives from HBO, Miramax & ABC. Managed teams of 5-10 interns.
www.nywift.org/
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2009 - 2011University of OregonMBA in Innovation, Sustainability, Entrepreneurship
Activities: UO Net Impact Grad Chapter -
2009 - 2011University of Oregon - Charles H. Lundquist College of BusinessMBA in Sustainable Business Practice, Innovation
Activities: University of Oregon Libraries GTF Graduate Marketing Assistant. -
2001 - 2009New York UniversityBusiness
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1994 - 1999Edinboro University of PennsylvaniaBFA in Applied Media Art, Art History
Activities: Visiting Artist Collaborations. Volunteer Lab Assistant. Napping on the couch during all-nighters in the darkroom.
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Honors:University of Oregon Student Sustainability Fund Grant Recipient University of Oregon Graduate Fellowship in Marketing 2009-2011 Technology Entrepreneurship Fellow partnering with Microsoft 2010
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Interests:Business Curiosities: Creative Strategy, Innovation, Startups, Entrepreneurs, Design, Digital Social Technology, Marketing, Branding, Consulting, Use of Materials.
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Tweets
- Can Sustainable And Luxury Ever Go Together? http://t.co/ybD8u5HzQg via @FastCoExist
- Can Sustainable And Luxury Ever Go Together? http://t.co/zUwbhkqeeQ
- I'm down with that. RT @carmelelise: My favorite vision statement of the year. Maybe ever. http://t.co/FWT7VQmeDb
- Pumped to not haul a bike up 4 flights - I just borrow from the corner! RT @GOOD: Bike sharing finally comes to NYC http://t.co/LRkEBqcRIw
- 99 Life Hacks to make your life easier! - Imeimei http://t.co/jV73z0ZTKf
- @janatrantow even better.
- I can't imagine it's very comfortable walking around with your head up your butt. How about you try and get that out of there.May 03, 13 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- RT @AmyBenz: To start your day off crying (in a great way) - Imagine a World Without Hate: http://t.co/bYKRXbv4xoMay 03, 13 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- @janatrantow cute shoes!
- @Peter_Raschio I can think of at least 10 gutter jokes that I will refrain from making right now.
- Design for Production: Manufacturers and Designers in NYC: Shapeways, Francis Bitonti and MixeeMe | @NYCxDESIGN: http://t.co/kzJQJzH0B0
- RT @NYCxDESIGN: #TBT A nod to our past: 50 iconic NYC buildings with notable #architecture feats http://t.co/66989o9du5 #NYCxDMay 02, 13 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- RT @austeragency: #Celebrate Mother's Day at @BKLYNDESIGNS May 12 and enjoy #MothersDay #brunch at @smorgasburg #AusterAgency #BKLYNDESIGNS…May 02, 13 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- +1 RT @GA "For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." - Winston ChurchillMay 02, 13 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- RT @archinect: The Guggenheim online panel discussion, "The Aestheticization of Everyday Life" http://t.co/54mdHJ8Uph
- RT @Knoll_Inc: We've teamed up with @designmilk to track down some inspiring home offices http://t.co/G9aoOecpYL Should your workspace make…
- RT @coolhunting: Interested in lighting and well being? @PhilipsLight is teaming up w @TheNewSchool online today at 4EST http://t.co/9QrlW9…
- Apr 29, 13 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
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- Jan 16, 13
Last summer I accepted a new position at a New York City design company. The seventeen year-old privately owned company also operates a manufacturing facility (factory) in Brooklyn. The days I work from the… Read More
- Jul 24, 12
Back of the envelop pragmatic optimism philosophical thoughts for the day:: Problems Can Be Awesome, Because They Are Opportunities. They make us work, and we’re happy when we solve them. And if there were no… Read More
- May 18, 12
Lately I’ve been getting calls and emails from pals looking for advice as they finish up their MBA degrees at the University of Oregon. Gladly, I give my two cents. Understandably there’s an… Read More
- Apr 30, 12
Our old models of business are breaking down. That’s not news to most people. I’m talking capitalist and non-profit models. Just as there is value in athletic cross-training, there’s value in brain cross-training,… Read More
- Mar 26, 12
In February I traveled to Cape Town South Africa to produce COMMON’s first international pitch event in partnership with Design Indaba. I had been told that visiting South Africa would be life changing and… Read More
- Jan 31, 12
Life is good. And I love February. Next month I’m heading to Social Media Week in New York, NY and then jetting off to Design Indaba, a global design conference in Cape Town,… Read More
- Dec 05, 11
I came across this video from the Kauffman Foundation today: “the world’s largest foundation devoted to entrepreneurship.” I had to write a short post about it. The video, from the Kauffman Foundation addresses the… Read More
- Nov 30, 11
Have you ever checked out Instructables.com? First of all, the name is great. Second of all, it’s a great example of a collaborative business model. Social DIY. Heck yeah. A couple months ago… Read More
- Oct 23, 11
Don’t Tell Me, Show Me. Recently, I was reminded of this lesson delivered by my sixth grade science teacher, Mr. Donche. I had been writing a strategic brief and ended up with 10… Read More
- Sep 13, 11
I didn’t know a dang thing about how to develop an iPhone app last winter in 2011, when I was in my second year of MBA school at the University of Oregon. But… Read More
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Where On Earth
Where On Earth
- Chelsea Design Centre, London
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Katie Brennan
Katie Brennan
- Business Design Strategist
In 2011, Katie earned an MBA from the University of Oregon - where all the MBAs ride bikes to school. Before that she grew up in Pennsylvania and went to art school, then lived in Brooklyn.
With a Swiss-Army Knife skill set and a degree in Fine Art to back up her MBA, she works as a business operations strategist with a 75 person design factory in Brooklyn with showrooms in New York, London, Greenwich, Chicago and LA. And she loves it, big time.Email Katie at katiebrooklyn@gmail.com. She's your wingman.
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Want to know more?
Want to know more?
- Good. Cause there's more.Katie is a Pinterest nerd too. You can find her boards here.And check out her Creative Strategy guidebook here. (Tip: watch it on full screen mode.)She loves talking turkey. Get in touch with her on Twitter: @katibren
