Jonathan Garber

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ABOUT JONATHAN GARBER

15+ year entrepreneurial leader (General Manager, Product & Corporate Strategy, Business Development & Partnerships) with international experience in early stage growth (UK based luxury personalized skin care company) and start ups (premium wine-based alcoholic beverage company, luxury limousine app). PricewaterhouseCoopers (NYC) trained M&A due diligence analyst, top hedge fund trading desk experience.I help companies find new market opportunities and grow. Develop product and go to market strategies, build customer and partner loyalty, create new operations and entities globally, build strong teams. Highlights: • Founded a premium wine-based alcoholic beverage company• Built up online presence of UK based personalized luxury skincare and manufacturing company, leading to high rates of repeat business and strong customer referrals• Developed and grew US West Coast operations of online affordable luxury limousine company, leading to increased profitability and higher rates of partner engagement and customer satisfaction• Managed short equity portfolio and FX, and minimized counterparty exposure at $12B+ hedge fund; kept afloat through the 2008 market crash.Seeking roles as: Business Development/Partnerships for a company needing new product or market vision and looking to expand into new (international) markets Strategic Account Manager strengthening customer proposition and growing revenue Product or Strategy leaderIndustries of Interest: Consumer Products/Services, Luxury, Personalized Cosmetics & Skincare, Fashion, Food & Beverage, Nutrition, Outsourced Manufacturing, Logistics, Infrastructure (wastewater)Where I add value- Developing new (global) markets- Driving revenue opportunities and increasing EBITDA- Championing go-to-market initiatives to supercharge milestone growth- Creating structure around complex situations- Attracting top international talent to execute on strategy- Instilling a culture of customer success and integrityDifferentiators- Break through Walls Mentality – Figure out how to make things happen- Lead with passion and from the front to inspire team excellence- True Global perspective – Have lived in US, Europe & China, and run organizations with diverse global teams - Crisp, transparent, and frequent communication that reaches all stakeholder audiences – Open door policy- Ability to create big picture strategy and drive executionSkills: leadership | strategic planning & execution | communications | go-to-market | strategic partnerships | negotiation | customer success | talent management