Linda Passaro

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About Linda Passaro

UNIQUE VALUE PROPOSITION Deliver solid results across revenue, marketing, and business development, with extensive experience leading teams and building highly successful companies. Success is driven by ability to build highly effective strategies that deliver profitable results with commercial speed. SUMMARY Engaging Sales, Marketing and Operations Leader possessing a winning blend of team leadership, strategic talent, and communications acumen. Skilled in managing high-profile sales and marketing services to produce exemplary results, via hands-on involvement and cross-functional delegation. Leverages a unique mix of visionary, strategic, operations and analytical expertise, consistently exceeding performance goals by aligning staff talents and effort with organizational objectives. An influential leader who creates immediate impact, produces results and fuels profits. LEADERSHIP HIGHLIGHTS Recognized for building and relaunching brands through retail channel partnerships and direct-to-consumer channels, including e-Commerce, DRTV, shop-in-shops, franchise and retail boutiques. Expertise in philanthropic marketing, with achievements that included partnerships with Russell Simmons and Longines that raised over $1M in contributions to support education in South Africa as well as a collaboration with Harry Connick, Jr. to support the building of homes in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. Specialties: Leadership, Business Transformation, StartUp, Brand Launch, Brand Management, Sales Cycle Management, P&L Accountability, Global Sourcing, Product Development & Licensing, ROI Analysis, Strategic Planning, Turnaround Management