First of all I want to thank you all for having me and please keep those great product submissions coming. Since meeting Ben and the Quirky team earlier this year, I have been very intrigued with the business model and the great potential it has.
My job here at Quirky is to head up our sales efforts and lead our push into mass retail and help get your products onto the shelves of some of the country’s largest retailers.
Previous to moving to NYC and working with Quirky I lived in Minneapolis, which by far is my favorite city (disagree if you want). I worked as a consultant and sales representative for a number of different companies, selling just about any product you can imagine to retailers like Target, Home Shopping Network, Sears, and Sports Authority.
Walk with me through just about any big retail store and I can point out a product that I had a part in someway/somehow. To be honest, I still get an amazing feeling seeing these products on shelves and I hope you can experience that same feeling sometime very soon.
I also see great opportunities outside of traditional retail and my plan is to try and explore various strategic partnership opportunities with companies who are well aligned with Quirky.
And yes, I’m originally from Australia, but please don’t think I just drink beer and fight kangaroos. I drink wine also!
Fun Facts:
1. I was published as a case study in a book called “Startup Chat” in 2005.
2. In 2006 I appeared in Australian Newspapers on average 1.3 times a week.
3. I collect hotel room keys, wine corks, and receipts.
4. The first product I sold to U.S. mass retail was a cupcake holder.
5. I am starting helicopter lessons in 2011 and plan to have a Quirky chopper on top of our building by Fall!
