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Sarah P.

Sarah P.

VP, Licensing & Sales

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Co-Founder & CEO - Space Bridge Partners | Board Member | Venture Partner | CPG Sales and Licensing Expert

  • Education

    • University of California, Berkeley

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      Bachelor of Arts Rhetoric

      Activities and Societies: Played Cal intramural soccer, coached girls 9 -11 soccer team (undefeated!). Science geek with a Rhetoric major. Also studied linguistics, French, Spanish.

  • Experience

    • Artistic Studios, Ltd.

      Jun 2002 - Jun 2009
      VP, Licensing & Sales

      Contract negotiation with major character entertainment licensors. Direct sales to major national accounts, as well as international sales development. Management of sales personnel. Product development, trend analysis/research, new business development. Interaction with all departments within the company. Some Operations management.

    • MacPherson's

      Jul 2009 - Aug 2011
      Western Regional Sales Manager

      Managed Western Sales Reps for North America's largest Art Materials distributor.

    • Pousho Creative Consulting

      Aug 2011 - now

      Consulting services in the areas of sales, business development, and IP licensing contract negotiations. Experience in new product launches, sales to (inter)national chain stores, working with global character entertainment licensors. Consumer Products and Music license contract negotiations. Retail market trends and analysis. Strategic consulting, including sales management, license contract negotiations and maintenance, sales representation, and product development.

      • Founder & CEO

        Aug 2011 - now

      • Founder

        Aug 2011 - Sept 2014

    • Baywood Learning Centers

      Aug 2012 - now
      Board Member and Expansion Marketing Director

      Work closely with CEO on sales and marketing strategies. Creation of legal document templates and other supporting materials. Advise on corporate structure.

    • EcoTensil Inc.

      Feb 2013 - Oct 2014
      Director of Sales

      EcoTensil is an innovative company that manufactures silky-smooth paperboard eating and tasting utensils for both food demos as well as on-package solutions for single-serve and convenience foods.Account Management & Business Development: Work with Fortune 100 food manufacturers and national/international chain retailers to develop custom packaging which includes on-pack utensils. Work with national/international chain retailers to launch sustainable tasting and eating utensils for use with food demos and sampling.Internal: established and implemented SOP's for custom and branded RFQ's and production tracking. Developed cost and price matrix for quoting, margins, & COGs. Wrote and negotiated contracts for Licensing, Distribution and Representation agreements. Manage sales team and develop sales strategy with CEO. Show less

    • GoldieBlox, Inc.

      Oct 2014 - Feb 2017
      Dot Connector / Director of Licensing & Sales

      Established licensing department and program, including brand and channel strategy, contract negotiation and budgeting. Head of Sales and Licensing teams, including managing inside and remote personnel, forecasting, budgets, product and brand strategies. Established and maintained sales and relationships with major chain stores in multiple retail channels including mass, club, toy, book, drug and more. Created and maintained product launch plans and retail strategy at Walmart, Toys R Us, Target, Costco, Barnes & Noble, Indigo and more. Influencer on Product Development Team. Show less

    • Goliath Games

      Feb 2017 - Apr 2020
      VP Business Development

      - Head of North American licensing including contract negotiation, forecasting and product development as well as negotiating global license rights with licensors including Paramount, Harper Collins, Warner Brothers and many more. - Sales to Walmart, Target, Amazon, Party City and Barnes & Noble. - Global collaboration with Goliath offices as well as retailer sourcing teams.

    • Tonies® USA

      Apr 2020 - Jun 2023
      Director, Business Development and Licensing

      - #4 hire to launch company in the U.S. market. - Global point of contact for contract negotiations and product development for Disney Consumer Products, Disney Music Group, Disney Publishing. - Successfully launched this new "edutainment" product into U.S. national chain stores including Target, Best Buy, Barnes & Noble, and spearheaded the strategy to launch the line into Canada.

    • Humans2Venus

      Aug 2022 - now
      Venture Partner

      - Work with Board and portfolio CEOs to hone H2V's business plan and incubate initial strategic ventures in finance, technology R&D and mission operations. - Foster a global network of professionals interested in space exploration and research, human space flights and off-world communities. - Source and secure funding partners as well as licensing opportunities- Represent H2V at national and international space-related conferences, shows, workshops and summits.

    • Space Bridge Partners

      Sept 2023 - now
      Co-Founder & CEO

      Space Bridge Partners is a boutique advisory firm that connects our global network of private funding sources and space missions focused on exploration, science and education. We are currently the ONLY firm providing this service.

    • Porte Management Agency, Inc.

      Aug 2024 - now
      Member of the Board of Advisors

      Strategic advisor

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Docent

      Issued by NASA Ames Research Center on Nov 2012
      NASA Ames Research CenterAssociated with Sarah P.