ABOUT LAURA CHISHOLM
Throughout my career I have been fortunate to have worked in house with a variety of organizations, from highly entrepreneurial environments such as Hourglass, Frederic Fekkai & DuWop to the more classic structures of Becca Cosmetics and CHANEL. In 2004 I realized the winning spirit and innovation that Los Angeles brands had to offer and launched a consultancy that worked with some of the best on the west coast, including NYX Cosmetics, COOLA Sun care and Anastasia Beverly Hills.
I’ve opened doors, managed multi-million dollar P&L's, created order systems, developed field teams, negotiated influencer contracts, written brand copy, directed product videos - anything its taken to build a brand. At the start of my career department stores dominated, magazines were our media and the opinion of Oprah could make or make a brand. I have experienced the seismic industry shifts towards a culture of specialty retail, e-commerce, influencers, personalization and community first hand.
Throughout this sea of change, key brand tenants - branding, commerce, operations and relationships - need to be stronger than ever. I am passionate about guiding brands to leverage their strengths and identify opportunities to maximize their future and look forward to connecting.
Managed an $80M+ wholesale business
In North America, from company operations to retailer relationships through consumer facing content
Added $40M in retail sales at Sephora
Increased brand footprint by driving retail sales to outpace productivity targets and double shelf space across network
Scaled a color brand by building key retail distribution
Launched Sephora, Nordstrom, and HOLT RENFREW while redefining independent partner distribution strategy to rapidly drive retail and repeat visits for indie color brand
Sold out on QVC
in one hour
Pitched, negotiated and managed a color brands debut on QVC that resulted in a sell out on first hour-long show
Launched Brand
on Amazon
Launched and navigated retail support planning for top brand
on Amazon
Facilitated a
multi-million dollar launch at ULTA
Facilitated a multi-million dollar brand launch at ULTA, including window, table and digital placements
Executed a
$9M Launch
Managed a first-year launch that generated over $9M in wholesale revenue with a premium licensee partner
Beat the
recession
Co-launched a successful product distribution company at the height of the recession
Developed a National Field Certification Program
Developed comprehensive field certification program for holistic skin care brand
Was tapped to start a
new division
Created a new division focused on brand development, retail placement and growth for brand incubation firm
Earned "Best of Brand Education" Award
Created and rolled out content to be voted "Best Brand Education" by Sephora store teams
Sold Air
This was fun!
Ask me how I did it!