Ansis Kalnins

Experience

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  Fiber Living

  Jun 2011 - Apr 2012

  Manager

  Provided store management for a new designer furniture business, and led residential, commercial and contract sales initiatives.

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  Clothing Brand Experiment

  Jun 2012 - Sept 2012

  Design Intern

  Explored creative strategies to help a streetwear brand expand, and provided support in design, media production, and social media management.

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  Snakes and Lattes Limited

  Sept 2012 - Jan 2019

  Established and nurtured the brand strategy for a fledging hospitality group - spurring growth from a small single storefront to an $8.5m bar-entertainment concept with 4 international locations, 175+ staff, and over a hundred thousand guests a year. Provided front-line supervisor leadership through the early development of Snakes & Lattes, with contributions were instrumental in the opening of up-market offshoot Snakes & Lagers in 2013. This experience and capacities demonstrated in this position led to his appointment as Design Director at Snakes & Lattes in 2015.

  • Design Director

    Jan 2015 - Jan 2019

  • Shift Supervisor

    Sept 2012 - Jan 2015
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  Marks, part of SGS & Co

  Apr 2019 - now

  Navigating today's AI-enabled, digtial-first, consumer-conscious brand building world for CPG, retail, and health clients. Member of the strategy leadership team of a global CPG design agency with a client list of over 100 of the Fortune 500Finding clarity amidst complexity in building robust, effective research platforms that inform brand strategy, architecture, and product innovation. Immersed into leading and nascent CPG segments, providing smart and actionable perspectives on design direction, brand opportunity, and product experience.

  • Strategy Director

    Dec 2023 - now

  • Senior Design Strategist

    Sept 2022 - Jan 2024

  • Design Strategist

    Apr 2019 - Sept 2022