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Press & Praise
"In her position as VP Merchandising, Product Development and Sourcing at Boston Proper, Lauren was employed from 2011 – 2019. Throughout her time with Boston Proper, she demonstrated her ability to build and lead high-performing teams, a strong track record of success driving and maximizing business opportunities, and an ability to understand and deliver to a specific customer niche...Lauren is open and approachable; works well with stakeholders and the team in a transparent, united, and mutually supportive manner. She has the reputation for creating a winning “can-do” team of highly motivated, productive, and accountable merchants. She collaborates with design, sourcing, and planning to ensure seasonal product lines are optimized for all relevant customers while maintaining profitability and brand integrity. Without a doubt, I confidently recommend Lauren as a leader who uses her experience and intelligence to build brands, drive sales and profitability and attract and develop talent. She would be an asset to any company and her passion is infectious."
SHERYL CLARKE, CEO AND PRESIDENT OF BOSTON PROPER
"Lauren took a vision of a social networker promoting women who were Boss Babes in the workplace and at home and made a “startup” social group into a networking event group with many sponsors looking to work with the group. She embraces everyone’s talents in the group and promotes them accordingly. She is always trying to cross-promote and introduce members for social and professional purposes."
DIANE TREGANZA, DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL MEDIA & CLIENT RELATIONSHIPS GB LIVING/COCOPLUM LIVING/SUNSET ISLANDS MAGAZINE
"She really knows how to bring the best out of each person by keeping the team motivated and sharing her knowledge and experiences in the fashion industry."
BRITTNEY WIDEL, BUYER AT BOSTON PROPER
"Lauren is highly analytic, open to suggestions and new ideas for the betterment of the business -and the team! She also has an incredible sense of fashion which led to year-over-year success with regard to the Merchandising Assortment and delivering fashion to the customer! She is approachable which is very important in a senior leader!"
DIANE TREGANZA, FORMER MERCHANDISING MANAGER AT PERRY ELLIS, DIRECTOR OF PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT & PRODUCTION AT BOSTON PROPER
"Her knowledge regarding marketing, sourcing, and distribution was extremely helpful. Her extensive contacts allowed us to open new markets in retail, and e-commerce and locate new wholesale buyers. She is a hard worker, diligent, very organized, and was extremely helpful throughout the process."
ANDREW FISKE, OWNER OF MAS LIQUIDATORS AND CITY FIRST MORTGAGE
"Lauren is not only a great boss but a wonderful mentor. As a team leader, she is motivating and inspiring on a daily basis constantly thinking outside the box to improve the business. Lauren is hard-working, passionate, and a great merchant."
MARINA ROLF, BUYER AT BOSTON PROPER
"I had the pleasure of working with Lauren for 6 years. She was a great mentor and great leader. She is a determined go-getter and a strategic thinker. A great assist for any fashion company."
TRACEY MCNALLEY, FORMER SENIOR MERCHANT AT BOSTON PROPER AND CURRENTLY PRODUCT LINE MANAGER AT SPRING FOOTWEAR, CORP.
"Lauren is an amazing resource in our Vistage group! She brings unique executive leadership experiences to the conversation and passionately embraces the peer mentoring process. I believe any organization could benefit from her leadership!"
ROBYN, VICE PRESIDENT OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AT SEAL SHIELD AND CURRENTLY PRACTICE LEADER AT WOLF HILL GROUP, A SLONE PARTNERS COMPANY
"Lauren and I attended the University of Miami together. We worked together on several group projects throughout our two years in the full-time MBA program and also both served as officers in the Graduate Business Student Association (GBSA). Lauren has a strong work ethic and great interpersonal skills. The thing that impresses me the most about Lauren is her ability to balance a tremendously demanding schedule. During our time together in Miami, she somehow managed to juggle multiple jobs/internships, student government positions, and a very active social/networking schedule all while consistently and actively contributing to the MBA program. Lauren would be a great asset to any organization and would especially excel in a marketing or sales environment in which interpersonal relationships and communication skills are major contributors to success."
ROSS LEE, PRESIDENT AT SCHAD REFRACTORY
"Lauren has always shown incredible enthusiasm and dedication to her work. She has progressed through her career due to her ability to effectively motivate teams, prioritize a heavy workload and lead with a vision. She would be an asset to any organization."
JILL MARCUS SMITH, ADVERTISING SUPERVISOR AT TJX AND CURRENTLY DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AT VICTORIA'S SECRET
"Her effortless skills in merchandising and planning were something I always strived to achieve as she always made everything look and seem so easy in the way she presented new ideas and financials. Lauren will always be one of the best managers I have ever had."
KERI KEMPER, BUYER AT BOSTON PROPER AND CURRENTLY FOUNDER & OWNER OF BIPPITY BOPPITY BABES
"Lauren Fannon....was a student in my MBA Strategic Branding Course. She was one of the best students both in terms of intellectual horsepower as well as intuitive managerial insight and strategic thinking. The class was unusual in that we had an actual branding consulting project as a critical component. The CEO of Perry Ellis provided access to company information ...to create a brand audit for one of their brands and to prove implementable recommendations....The project required comprehensive market analysis, including understanding the customer decision making, merchandising decisions, completely analysing the current (and proposed) brand positioning statements, and financial analysis. Lauren's project was clearly the best in the class. When I give this recommendation to Lauren, I do not make this evaluation lightly. Before coming to the University of Miami this past summer to be Dean of the business school here, I had been for the last 17 years a marketing professor at the Wharton School, and for the last four years of those years I was Vice Dean.... As a professor at Wharton I have worked with thousands of top MBA, UG end executive students, so I have very solid frame of reference. Even within this context, Lauren stands out as a top student... She has also shown leadership skills, not only in the teamwork needed for my class, but also as Vice President of the University of Miami Graduate Business Student Association.... In sum, I am happy to recommend Lauren ...without hesitation."
DEAN BARBARA AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI AND CURRENTLY PROFESSOR OF MARKETING AT THE WHARTON SCHOOL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Lauren is a passionate, smart, and motivating Leader. Lauren's leadership of the Merchandising team at Boston Proper resulted in both company growth as well as professional development growth for her team. Lauren's innovative and passionate ideas inspired her team to work harder and contribute more to the company. I enjoyed working directly for Lauren. She is a supportive and encouraging leader who always wanted her team to succeed."
BRYNNE ELLIS, DIRECTOR OF MERCHANDISING AT BOSTON PROPER AND CURRENTLY FOUNDER & OWNER OF TO THE MOON AND BACK GIFTS
"Lauren was a prominent leader in the Graduate Business Students Association of the University of Miami MBA program. Even before being elected by her peers, she had demonstrated tremendous initiative and leadership which made her election a landslide. As President of the GBSA, I could always depend on her to come up with creative solutions and execute them. I easily recommend Lauren without reservation."
PABLO, PRESIDENT U MIAMI GBSA AND CURRENTLY DIRECTOR OF SALES AND TIKTOK AT THE INFLUENCER MARKETING FACTORY
"Lauren is not only a great boss but a wonderful mentor. As a team leader, she is motivating and inspiring on a daily basis constantly thinking outside the box to improve the business. Lauren is hard-working, passionate, and a great merchant."
MARINA ROLF, BUYER AT BOSTON PROPER