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WELCOME! Spotlight On: Retail & Luxury Goods
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Welcome and Introductions
Retail & Luxury Goods
Panel Discussion
Q&A
Welcome and Introductions
Professor Mark Cohen
Danielle Bukiet ’18
Karen Fahmy ’18
Annie Carnahan, Admissions
Morgan Janela, Admissions
Welcome and Introductions
Professor Mark Cohen• Faculty Director of Retail Studies Program
• Recent courses taught:
• Retailing Leadership
• Master Class: Creation of a Retail Enterprise
• Retail Fundamentals
Welcome and IntroductionsDanielle Bukiet MBA ’18
• Second year August-entry Full-Time MBA student
• Pre-MBA Employment:
• Saks Fifth Avenue, Off 5th
• Internships:
• School-year: Shoptiques.com & Faux Fur Fashion Project
• Summer: Sprinklr
• Columbia Business School Clubs:
• Vice President of Careers & Education, Retail & Luxury
Goods Club (RLGC)
• CMC Fellow
• Marketing Association of Columbia (MAC)
• General Management Association (GMA)
• Columbia Women in Business (CWiB)
• Wine Society
Welcome and Introductions
Karen Fahmy MBA ’18• Second year August-entry Full-Time MBA student
• Pre-MBA Employment:
• Consulting
• Internships:
• School-year: NY Fashion Tech Lab
• Summer: Uber
• Columbia Business School Clubs:
• Vice President of Treks, Retail & Luxury Goods
Club (RLGC)
Retail & Luxury Goods
Retail and Luxury Goods: Coursework
Electives
• RETAILING LEADERSHIP – Fall, Spring
• THE LUXURY APPROACH - Spring
• MANAGING BRANDS, IDENTITY & EXPERIENCE - Spring
Master Classes
• RETAILING: THE DESIGN & MARKETING OF
LUXURY PRODUCTS - Fall
Immersion Seminars
• LUXURY BRANDS - Spring
Guest Speakers• Guest Speakers in retail classes have included:• Ira Neimark, former CEO, Bergdorf Goodman Inc.
• Robin Burns McNeill, former CEO, Estee Lauder Co.
• Peter Brown, Managing Director, Kurt Salmon Associates
• Edward Thomas, CEO, Wet Seal Inc.
• Maurice Reznik, CEO, Maidenform Inc.
• Arthur Martinez, former CEO, Sears Roebuck Inc.
• Stephen Cooper, Former CEO, Kroll Zolfo Cooper
• Michael Gould, CEO, Bloomingdales Inc.
• James Goldman, CEO, Godiva Inc.
• Maxine Clark, CEO, Build A Bear Workshops Inc.
• Mickey Drexler, CEO, J Crew Group Inc.
• Shelly Lazarus, CEO, Ogilvy & Mather Inc.
• Howard Socol, CEO, Barneys Inc.
• Robert Siegel, CEO, Lacoste USA Inc.
• Claudio Del Veechio, CEO, Brooks Brothers Inc.
• Karis Durmer, CEO, Altuzzara Ltd.
• Andrea Wasserman, CEO, Sole Society Inc.
• Gary Simmons, CEO, Gerber Childrenswear Inc.
• Jack Mitchell, Chairman, Mitchell’s Stores Inc.
Club Overview Fall 2017
RLG is one of the most active clubs at CBS with a strong membership base
300+
5+
30+
members
(20% EMBA participation)
events every month
job and internship postings every semester
We connect our members to the retail business through a diverse set of events
Speakers on Campus
Company Visits
Corporate Classrooms
Fashion Show
Annual Retail Conference
Dinner for 8
RLG Matters
Executive Breakfasts
RLG Projects
RLG Think Tank
Other (Fashion Week, conferences, treks)
We build long-lasting relationships with leading brands…
And many
more…
… which translates into internship and job opportunities across the industry
And many
more…
Panel DiscussionProfessor
Mark Cohen
Danielle Bukiet
MBA ’18
Karen Fahmy
MBA ’18
