Michael Lever

Background

About Michael Lever

I have spent the past 33 years successfully immersed in the manufacturing and retailing end of the mass-market apparel business. As an owner, an executive, a consultant. It has been more than a career, it has been-and remains-a passion.Some say I am driven. I prefer to categorize my unique combination of styling, supplier expertise, and experience-born intuition as a lifelong thirst to create, solve, optimize-and win-in a space I truly love. My assets range from a strong and intimate knowledge of the inner workings of clothing manufacturing companies-I founded, owned and guided a thriving enterprise for 24 years until I successfully sold it-to advising the CEO’s of some of the nation’s largest and showcase retailers, whose trust I earned through years of doing business together for mutual benefit. I am recognized, among my industry peers and colleagues, for the following hard earned assets:1. Keen insights that have led to a stream of category innovations2. Responsive leadership that both shapes and encourages participation3. A work ethic that demands more from myself than I ask of anyone else4. Communication skills that yield clarity and actionability5. Tools and techniques that work on a practical basis, and deliver measurable results My know-how and proficiencies afford me a unique perspective on not just what is, but what can be, and I remain solidly focused on helping to identify those aspects of the current paradigm that should change, and must change. That is why I have always been able to stay ahead of the curve, and succeed in a business that demands clear thinking, strong shoulders and fleet footwork. I have designed, branded, invented, marketed, licensed, coached…and succeeded.