The Grayson Company team is made up of successful retail and consumer industry executives who draw on their deep experience and expertise to provide best of class consulting services to our clients. The team is led by CEO, Kevin Mullaney and President, David Ball. Their styles and specific experience are complimentary and they share an obsession with delivering measurable results to our clients quickly and with high payback on the investment in our engagements.

<strong>Kevin Mullaney</strong>
Kevin MullaneyCEO

Kevin has extensive retail experience in the department store, specialty chain and wholesale channels. His ten years in merchandising leadership experience at Burdines’s (now Macy’s), his CMO experience with a menswear specialty chain, and his seven years at Hilfiger leading the expansion of the brands presence in department stores during the brand’s extraordinary growth period, have prepared him to offer The Grayson Company clients exceptional advice, and hands-on assistance in improving the productivity and profitability of their businesses. Kevin, as CEO, leads The Grayson Company practice but brings particular expertise to store and shop in shop development, assortment planning, inventory planning and control, as well as in store visual merchandising and marketing. Read Kevin Mullaney’s full bio

<strong>David Ball</strong>
David BallPresident
David brings over three decades of retail industry experience to his TGC engagements. Having worked in senior positions with Neiman-Marcus and Marshall Field during intense periods of corporate change, he acquired a unique, broad range of experience and expertise which he applies in projects focused on merchandising processes, systems development, assortment and inventory planning, as well as overall strategy development. David has consulted with, among others, Charlotte Russe, Time Warner, American Express, Giorgio Armani, and Sony Corporation. Read David Ball’s full bio.

<strong>Anthony Christodoulou</strong>
Anthony ChristodoulouExecutive Search

Anthony is a seasoned search professional who owns and executes on a number of senior critical searches. He is instrumental in coaching and counseling a select portfolio of global clients on strategic talent initiatives, and is very responsible for driving global alignment and operational improvements for JP’s clients. Before settling in the U.S. Anthony owned and operated a number of search firms plus a sales and personal development training organization. Through these businesses Anthony has served as a partner for a wide range of clients – servicing global consumer and diversified service industries throughout North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia Pacific. Anthony has delivered seminars/ workshops across the world.

<strong>David Ashen</strong>
David Ashen
David is unique in the store design world in that he holds degrees in both Architecture and Human Factors Engineering and has drawn on both to bring a balance of design and function to his products. He was a Principal at the prestigious Degrippes Gobe design firm and now leads dash design and partners with The Grayson Company on retail design projects. David has won many design awards and his clients have included, among others, Godiva, Reebok, Yankee Candle, Unilever, and Mitsubishi.

Doug Barry
Doug Barry
Doug has more than 20 years of experience helping companies engage in cross-border commerce including 17 years at the U.S. Department of Commerce helping international companies wanting to enter or expand in the US. Doug has a long successful track record of providing world-class advice on market analysis, risk mitigation, regulations, product classification, customs issues, sales and marketing, e-commerce, and more. He has worked abroad in Asia, Africa, and Russia. He has counseled hundreds of companies on market entry in every part of the globe. An author of several books and many articles and blog posts on international trade, Doug is also an adjunct professor at George Washington University and has taught at Georgetown University. Doug Barry’s full bio.
<strong>Lilly Berelovich</strong>
Lilly Berelovich
Lilly is the co-founder and active CEO of Fashion Snoops, a leading fashion forecasting company servicing leading global brands and retailers in the fashion, accessories, beauty, and home décor markets. Over the past 25 years, Lilly has established herself as one of the foremost fashion authorities in the industry. Working seamlessly with merchant teams for clients, Lilly has consistently enabled these companies to improve forward assortment planning, maximize selling on trend right products, reduce markdowns and improve gross margin performance.

<b>Bubbles Bott</b>
Bubbles Bott

Bubbles is an accomplished senior executive with 35 years of extensive experience in multi facets of the fashion Industry. Through her career, Bubbles held top level positions in major companies as well as consulted in a newly developed technology company to impact the fashion industry and web platforms.  Her career took her to the launch of Tommy Hilfiger with its meteoric rise in the fashion industry. As President of Tommy Hilfiger Womenswear and and Tommy Jeans, Bubbles launched and successfully grew two new divisions to an excess for $400M in 3 years.

<strong>Nicole Gardner</strong>
Nicole Gardner
Nicole is a proven operator, growth driver, and innovator that works with both startup and established brands to help them create, evolve and scale. She has worked recently with Milly and Saturdays NYC, in addition to a mix of startups in the fashion, beauty, and CPG spaces. Nicole also acts as an Operating Partner with D Luxury Brands, a modern capital group focused on investing in and supporting the growth of digitally native luxury brands. Nicole was previously one of the co-founders at Dormify, building and scaling the brand as its Chief Operating Officer. Prior to that, she drove digital innovation through branded experiences and marketing at integrated creative agency HZDG.

<strong>Tom Carter</strong>
Tom Carter
Tom brings over 20 years experience working with leading consumer and technology companies in delivering high-value digital marketing solutions. With over ten years of deep experience in digital analysis, strategy and development, Tom adds a digital perspective to every retail consultant project in which he works. He has also served as a founder in several startup companies and brings entrepreneurial best practices and related digital marketing initiatives to established or emerging organizations.

Terry Darland
Terry Darland
Over the last 40 years, Terry has earned an impressive reputation for growing businesses in the luxury cosmetics, skincare, and fragrance industry, progressively excelling in key leadership roles as VP at Estée Lauder, SVP of Christian Dior Parfumes and Cosmetics for North America, and President of LVMH Beauty. Starting her career as a field representative for Clinique, she was quickly promoted to launch the new Prescriptives brand in the Midwest territory and shortly thereafter promoted to National Sales manager. As VP of Sales and Marketing of Aramis she grew the Tommy Hilfiger men’s and women’s fragrances to become the number one selling brand in prestige fragrances in their first year.
<strong>Dennis Green</strong>
Dennis Green

Dennis is one of the industry’s leading supply chain and operations experts. His extensive experience over a 20 year period with Target, as the company was experiencing extraordinary growth and rapidly changing demand for support services, has allowed him deep experience in addressing all aspects of the supply chain, from replenishment systems, to inventory and warehouse management, to overall supply chain strategy. His clients have included, among others, BCBG Max Azria, Gymboree, Levi Strauss, Nordstrom, and Trader Joes. Read Dennis Green’s full bio.

<strong>Steve Holland</strong>
Steve Holland

Steve has 25+ years of experience working with leading retailers and technology companies in delivering high-value IT-enabled business solutions. As a past partner/senior executive in the retail practice of Accenture, Steve brings to our consulting clients hands-on expertise in procurement, merchandising, planning, direct-to-consumer, and supply chain. Steve has worked with several well-known retailers globally including A&P, Coles Myer, Foot Locker, Gap, The Home Depot, Limited Stores, Saks Fifth Avenue, J. Sainsbury, and The Sports Authority.

<strong>Lynne Ingersoll</strong>
Lynne Ingersoll

Lynne has a strong foundation starting in retail steeped in service, selling and brand development; transitioning to manufacturing where she turned ideas into reality, then shifting into healthcare to navigate change, her interests are broad and deep.  While getting in the field with clients, assessing the organization and engaging stakeholders, organizations she transformed the workplaces they aspire to become.   She has a reputation for attracting and developing talent with exceptional skills.  She has created and delivered first-of-kind customer service offering, training 2500+ team members.  She holds a Master of Science, Organization Development, MSOD & Coaching Certificate Program, CCP, from Queens University, Charlotte and Bachelor of Science, Psychology, University of North Carolina, Charlotte.

<strong>Beth Kaplan</strong>
Beth Kaplan
Beth brings a reputation as one of the leading experts in Vertical Retail, Wholesale and Corporate Office Operations to TGC with over 30 years experience. She has a reputation in a diverse range of expertise including; Business Operations, Analysis and Reporting, Process Improvement, Technology Implementation, Project Management and New Store Development.  Her leadership and operational improvements have been instrumental to companies including Hudson’s Bay Company, Saks Fifth Avenue, Saks Off Fifth, Lord & Taylor, Ann Taylor, and United Retail (Avenue) as well as for clients including Tupperware, Muse Paint Bar, Dash Design, Warnaco, Kid Brands, Little Miss Matched, Deckers, Tempur-Pedic, Alice & Olivia and Sky IT as a consultant. Read Beth Kaplan’s full bio,

<strong>Madeleine Kerr</strong>
Madeleine Kerr

Madeleine is an authority on managing large-scale, complex systems delivery and IT organizations. Madeleine’s career spans over 30 years, holding prominent positions with IBM and Oracle before a successful consulting career. She has worked with numerous well-known brands such as Ann Taylor, Chanel, Coach, David Yurman, Marshalls, and Tiffany and served as the PMO Director at one of the largest food distributors in the US. Her experience also includes working with start-up and emerging growth companies. Madeleine excels in critical change initiatives including IT-business alignment, demand management, resource planning, strategic project assessments, and professional development.

<strong>Beth Lavine</strong>
Beth Lavine
Beth is a seasoned executive with over 30 years of hands on retail and wholesale experience.  In the 10 years since joining TGC, Beth has developed and grown our consumer insights group which performs on a standalone basis but also informs our assessment and due diligence projects.  The research Beth conducts is developed exclusively in house and customized to each client’s specific needs offering vital and actionable insights into consumer preferences, demographic segments, and the dramatic shifts in consumer behaviors.  Prior to joining TGC Beth worked in merchandising and planning analytics for retail and wholesale national companies including The Limited, Burdines’s (now Macy’s), and a leading specialty toy wholesaler.  Her career history also includes the launch of her own omni-channel Jewelry business.

<strong>Lou Miaritis</strong>
Lou Miaritis
Lou joins TGC with over 30 years of leadership experience in the restaurant and hospitality industry including varied senior management roles for Ashkenazy Acquisitions, Patina Restaurant Group, Uno Restaurants, Lessing’s Hospitality and Restaurant Associates. He has extensive experience with multiple forms of dining and hospitality environments ranging from high volume single unit and multi-unit chain restaurants, to upscale catering and hotel businesses. He has led businesses through significant expansion periods, as well as in turn-around conditions. Read Lou Miaritis full bio.

<strong>Rob Smith</strong>
Rob Smith

Rob Smith is an intuitive merchant with a broad-based background in department store, specialty store, vertical, and online retailing. Throughout his distinguished career he has consistently achieved bottom line success by developing and building businesses up to $3 billion in annual sales, leading successful turnarounds in corporate cultures and small business environments, and managing multi-product classifications as well as individual brands.

<strong>Steph Thompson</strong>
Steph Thompson

With 22 years of experience, Steph is an outstanding operations executive with exceptional experience in multiple facets of retail / wholesale / omni-channel operational platforms. Steph’s areas of expertise include distribution and data analysis, supply chain process design, productivity improvement and project management. She has in-depth understanding of underlying business practices and requirements, which provides Steph with powerful insights into redesigning processes and logistics networks, enabling her to identify and implement precise and effective best-practices company-wide. Read Steph Thompson’s full bio.

<strong>George Troy</strong>
George Troy
George’s 30+ years of retail experience include working with both men’s and women’s apparel, sporting goods, cookware and home furnishings. He has extraordinary expertise in field management, site selection and lease negotiation, and equal capabilities in merchandising, particularly product development and assortment planning. He has led the retail divisions of Deckers Outdoor (UGG Boots), Williams Sonoma, and Pottery Barn. Read George Troy’s full bio page