Steven Kletz

Experience

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  KZ Marketing

  Jan 1986 - Jan 1989

  Founder & CEO

  A packaging and assembly business. Assembled and produced a hair care line for the Caruso hair care system that was sold in Walmart and Target stores. Produced line of glass bottle and floral products for Victoria's Secret.

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  Partner in Pembroke Industries

  Jan 1989 - Jan 1994

  Vice President of Sales & Marketing

  Licensed the Diane Von Furstenberg name for cosmetic bags and travel accessories. Sold to better department stores, drug chains and specialty stores. Volume was $15Mil annually.Some of our accounts were:• Macy’s• Bloomingdales• Broadway stores• Dillards• Drug Chains

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  Elegant Home Design-International Design Associates

  Oct 1994 - Oct 2014

  Vice President of Sales & Marketing

  Built the company from ground up market selling consumer and personal care products to major national and global retailer brands. Pet products and life style journals endorsed by Oprah Winfrey Magazine.Accounts included:• Target – Developed a body and bath line look of a modern day pharmacy. Opening order was $2.3 Million with distribution in 1,200 stores. Highly successful product with a 6 week turn. • K-Mart – Replaced an outdated body and bath line with seven new product lines. Opening order $1.65 Million with distribution in 1,300 stores. • Papyrus – Created and developed a line of bubble bath products, candles, soaps and home fragrance with distribution in all 400 stores.• Cost Plus World Markets – Established a line of decorative glass bubble baths with distribution in all 300 stores.Trade show presentations resulted in orders from the following companies:• Paradies Airport Shops• Barnes And Noble College Bookstores• Burlington Coat Factory• Hudson News Airport Shops• Nebraska Book Company• Hallmark Stores• Independent Hospital Gift Shops, Gift And Stationery Stores• T.J.Maxx Group• Ross Stores• Beall’s• Von Mauer Department Stores• Beall’s Outlets• Tuesday Morning• Cost Plus World Market Show less

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  Sales Consulting Group

  Oct 2013 - now

  President

  Introduce new products to major retailers, supermarkets and flash websites. Expert in a wide range of female product categories.Products include personal care, beauty products, women's accessories and health food products.Work closely with manufacturers to develop everything from product design and merchandising to incentive program design and point of sale presentations.Built the beauty products business with distribution at over 700 hospital gift shops and over 200 independent college book stores.Launched the healthy food snacks business with current distribution at over 800 Barnes and Noble college book stores and over 100 independent supermarket chains.Launched the floral accessory business with current distribution at major supermarket chains that include some of the following chains: Harris Teeter, Winn-Dixie, Hy-Vee, Stater Bros., Stop N Shop and HEB. Show less