Helene Hutchinson
INNOVATION & PRODUCT CREATION. Creates A Better Future / Innovation & Creation Leader / E2E Product Operations / Power of the Team / Nike Alum / Board Director
- Role
- Product Creation Advisor at Soleworks, Inc
- Location
- Bend, OR, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Helene Hutchinson
I love what I do! I am an INNOVATION & CREATION executive with extensive 25+ years experience in business and people leadership across Fortune 500 to grass roots organizations with an exceptional track record with a ‘Wall Street’ reel of industry defining innovations in the footwear industry that resonate with the consumer and elevate the brand and bring long term financial success. My superpower is being CURIOUS & OPTIMISTIC about creating a better future by transforming consumer centric INSIGHTS and using design thinking principles-based ideation to target opportunities and turn into SOLUTIONS. I am a CATALYST & a COACH bringing together the experts to devise the vision and strategic plan, partner across the matrix, and lead cross boundary teams from insight, creation, through project management and validation into solutions. I thrive in an environment where the team is truly focused on and passionate about envisioning and CREATING A BETTER FUTURE – innovative PRODUCT to make athletes/consumers better, empowering DIVERSITY & EQUALITY, and solutions positively impacting SUSTAINABILITY for a better world.My goal is to PARTNER & CONSULT with high energy, passionate and innovative teams to pull together their great ideas, identify opportunities to simplify and optimize their E2E, create a clear path to accelerate and deliver.
Experience
Product Creation Advisor
Dec 2022 — Present
SoleWorks is an end-to-end design and product creation engine. With expertise forged through proven experience - SoleWorks unlocks innovation, speed, creativity and new opportunities.
Education
UC Santa Barbara
Bachelor of Arts - BA
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
Executive Program for Women Leaders, Graduate School of Business
Skills
- Global Sourcing
- Technical Design
- Merchandising
- Apparel
- Textiles
- Fashion
- Brand Management
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Sportswear
- Concept Development
- Trend Analysis
- Footwear
- Retail Marketing
- Trend
- Shoes
- Industrial Design
- Tech Packs
- Sporting Goods
- Visual Merchandising
- Product Development
- Supply Chain Management
- Fit
- Leadership
- Retail
- Supply Chain
- Product Design
- Brand Development
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