Helene is a proven leader with a history of delivering quantifiable results in both business and culture, leading startup and change efforts, and maximizing team performance. She has a diverse retail career spanning wholesale, retail and e-commerce with expertise in sales, merchandising, planning, and operations. She has worked with specialty and department store retailers and spent 6 years in wholesale with Tommy Hilfiger, before moving into the startup environment of e-commerce. Helene was also the principal and owner of a B&B in North Carolina, while maintaining a consulting career in Northern Virginia. She’s worked in both public and private sectors and has extensive knowledge of Museum environments, having led a nearly 2 year strategy engagement for the National Gallery of Art and almost 6 years with the Smithsonian as the General Manager for Sales and Operations. Helene is a strategic thinker adept at implementing innovative approaches to achieve efficiencies and growth; she’s passionate about finding forward thinking solutions to complex challenges that lean into change and embrace it.
Helene DeHardeTGC2018-10-18T15:49:14-04:00