Sarah Brand
Business Consultant: business development, strategy, public relations, corporate events

SKB Solutions

• http://www.skbsolutions.com

I am a consultant who specializes in 'full circle' sales and marketing solutions. I have several years of experience in sales, marketing and event development. My main focus is helping small and medium sized businesses with projects that run the gambit from devloping new sales verticals, negotiating a licensing agreement with a major movie studio and planning an intimate dinner party for important clients in town to close a deal.

Working with companies to develop a full range of sales and marketing strategies to realize their potential. My core areas of expertise are in (a) luxury products- both extreme high end custom and 'lifestyle luxury' and (b)the juvenile products (apparel, toys, educational etc)arena. Two very different channels but they are where I have found my niche and I am happy working with both as it gives me a chance to work with a very diverse crowd. 

Someone who is fabulous at Excel! I need help with financial aspects of client work- I am not a math girl at all and need to partner with someone who can do the math for clients...

A liberal arts degree will get you anywhere you want to be. I have a BA in English Lit from Vassar College in New York.

Director of Sales & Marketing for a successful start up apparel business - took it from zero to over $1million in sales in under 2 years.

Business Development Manager at a major catalog company- worked with licensors and PR initiatives to grow revenue quickly and ramp new strategic alliances with major players in the industry

Sales, Sales, Sales- years of experience building businesses through client contact, negotiation and closing deals. Primarily in the very high end market - large scale projects in the consumer products arena.