CURRENT FOCUS - BRUMMELL
Entrepreneur and Founder of Brummell, a direct-to-consumer men’s brand dedicated to providing premium top-drawer essentials, including undershirts, boxer briefs, and socks. Brummell offers customers the flexibility of subscription plans or single-purchase options, catering to modern men seeking quality and convenience. The idea for the brand emerged during my time as a banking analyst, when I struggled to find a company that could deliver simple, high-quality dress socks quarterly at a fair price. Realizing the gap in the market, I decided to create a solution myself.
Within just ten weeks, I designed a new dress sock, sourced a supplier overseas, built a Shopify store, partnered with ShipBob for logistics, and named the brand after Beau Brummell, a historic icon of men’s style. Leveraging a collaboration with the @GSElevator Twitter account, Brummell launched with a feature in Business Insider and quickly gained traction. Initially targeting men in their 20s transitioning from post-graduate life into professional careers, the brand focused on fostering loyalty through premium products and relatable content.
In December 2017, Brummell officially launched, offering dress socks through single purchases and quarterly subscriptions. Social media and organic marketing helped attract customers across all 50 states and over 30 countries. As the customer base grew, the product line expanded to include boxer briefs, undershirts, and a $150 limited-edition tie made from Como, Italy silk. After running Brummell while working full-time in banking, I left my corporate role in late 2019 to focus entirely on scaling the business, raising capital, and driving growth as an eCommerce brand.
PRIOR WORK - LEAP
Leap Retail is a pioneering platform that helps brands establish and scale physical retail locations seamlessly. By handling everything from store design and staffing to operations and analytics, Leap enables brands to expand their omnichannel presence while focusing on their core business.
As a National Account Executive at Leap, I specialized in acquiring and nurturing commercial relationships with top-tier brands to drive omnichannel growth. I managed the full sales cycle, from prospecting and building relationships with C-level stakeholders to negotiating contracts and closing deals. By leveraging a consultative approach, I acted as a trusted advisor to my clients, helping them unlock new opportunities for success in retail.
During my time at Leap, I successfully closed over $21 million in booked revenue across 15 brands, with individual contracts ranging from $150K to $1.8M. I partnered with high-profile clients such as True Classic Tees, Nisolo, Collars & Co., and Seraphine, consistently surpassing quarterly quotas. My commitment to collaboration, strategy, and results positioned me as a key contributor to Leap's continued growth in the market.
PRIOR WORK - METCAP BANK
My desire to work in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment led me to begin my career at Metropolitan Capital Bank, a boutique universal bank specializing in Commercial Banking, Investment Banking, and Wealth Consulting. Metropolitan Capital focuses on direct lending to high-net-worth individuals, enabling them to leverage their personal balance sheets and non-liquid assets to access liquidity for new investment opportunities.
During my three years at Metropolitan Capital, I gained hands-on experience in the operations of both commercial and investment banking. As an analyst, I was involved in every stage of the loan process—from prospecting clients and underwriting deals to presenting at Investment Committee meetings, collaborating with outside counsel on loan documentation, and managing client relationships throughout the life cycle of the credit facilities. Given that our credit facilities were typically 12-month revolving lines of credit, maintaining fluid communication with clients was critical. During my tenure, our loan portfolio doubled, serving a diverse clientele, including real estate investors, fund managers, restaurant owners, and startup founders raising capital for their next ventures.
This role provided me with invaluable exposure to some of Chicago's most successful entrepreneurs, sparking my passion for working with startups, learning about fundraising, and exploring the venture capital industry. This experience cultivated my interest in supporting and building businesses, which continues to shape my professional ambitions.