Stephen Holt

Experience

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  Yak Pak, Inc.

  Jan 1989 - Jan 2012

  Founder / President

  Yak Pak began as an idea for a better backpack while traveling through Tibet during my undergraduate years at Georgetown University. Over time, it evolved into a leading daypack brand with offices in the United States, El Salvador and Vietnam including a wholly-owned, 400-person manufacturing facility. The brand Yak Pak was eventually licensed out across multiple product categories extending the brand's reach to over 12,000 retail locations across the USA. Yak Pak was also the first US company to implement SAP Business One earning it a spot in SAP’s, ‘Best Run Companies Run SAP’ campaign. The company served at various times as exclusive licensee for such brands as Levi's, Dickies, Wrangler, Coleman, and MTV and in most instances, was responsible for launching those brands into the bag business. In 2011, the company was sold to Accessory Network Group where I worked as President of the Yak Pak Division until 2012. Stephen Holt / Yak Pak in the Media: Television Appearances:CNBC: The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch (Oct 2007): Featured guest. (Yak Pak)https://vimeo.com/100561224Fujisankei Television (Japan): profiled w/ Yak Pak brand.Read it on line: Entrepreneur Magazine: http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/189732CNNMoney: http://money.cnn.com/popups/2006/fsb/playbig_smallcos/3.htmlhttp://www.informationweek.com/news/205202428New York Examiner: http://www.examiner.com/article/bringing-sexy-to-your-backSAP Info: Success In the Bag: http://www.sw-outfitters.com/files/Yak%20Pak%20Success%20Story.pdfProduct Release on Business Wire: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20060501006064/en/Dickies-Carried-Superior-RubberWorks-Tool-Bag-Line#.UvzsaPldU2sAlso profiled / quoted in: Success Magazine, Georgetown University Alumni Magazine, Men’s Club (Japan), WGSNDirect Marketing News, WWD Show less

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  M.Z. Berger, Inc.

  Jul 2012 - Feb 2014

  Executive Vice President - New Business Development
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  Horizon Group USA

  Apr 2014 - May 2015

  EVP Marketing
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  Octagon Finance

  Feb 2016 - Jan 2018

  Principal
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  Orchard Global

  Jan 2018 - now

  • Executive Director - Business Development

    Oct 2022 - now

  • Director - Investor Relations (Americas)

    Jan 2018 - Oct 2022