Simon Muldowney
Experienced in growth and business development, I’ve led partnerships with publishers, brands and fashion retailers that have maximised sales through innovative solutions. I have been lucky enough to travel widely in my career, negotiating at the highest level across Europe, the US, Africa and the Middle East.
Based in Sweden, Spotin created a seamless customer experience for brand and product- discovery, purchase, promotion, and exposure in any online media content. My role was to introduce publishers, luxury/premium brands and retailers on to the platform, in the UK. Having initiated discussions with Condé Nast, Spotin was subsequently acquired with a view to launching Vette - to provide global brands and designers with new, trusted distribution channels to grow their DTC business, reach new customers and scale creator partnerships.
- Empower every globally dispersed employee to be happy, engaged and productive via Beem mobile technologies - Deliver Beem solutions enabling an improved and evolved HR process with multi-device tech and strategy - Leading Future of Work thinking with Beem innovation, to ensure all employees and teams are connected, informed and engaged no matter their location and association
Sector agnostic, I currently work within Fintech, engineering and fashion. Lead Generation. Business Development. Digital Marketing. Content Strategy. Product/Service Launch and Development. Negotiation. Sales Consulting. Build and Grow Pipelines. Identify potential customers & competitors. Articulate and communicate a product offering.
Heading the team leading the biggest disruption off price retail had ever seen, my role was to acquire brands and multi-brand retailers on to the platform, enabling them to maximise the financial recovery of excess inventory. Subsequently helped eBay set up their channel.
As part of the team leading the biggest disruption off price retail has ever seen, I helped retailers to maximise the financial recovery of excess inventory. I have a rich network of active, engaged fashion retailers that have huge amounts of sale stock and not enough trusted partners through which to access new customers. My role was to take the business away from the affiliate model, over to a basket solution. From a standing start, almost entirely in lockdown - 140% over target.
Engaging with retailers and agencies to enable their products to appear on Pricesearcher. It's free to be part of the UK's largest product search engine: www.pricesearcher.com/upload They're good people too. see less
Bijou Commerce is a mobile platform for retailers, delivering unique, highly intuitive m-Commerce apps for brands; ensuring seamless integration, unprecedented data (driven by machine learning), and a sleek, product-focused UI. Launched Bijoutique, a stand alone multi-brand, single basket shopping platform for US plus-size market. see less
Atosho, established in Copenhagen in 2011, created a new way for digital Publishers to tap into eCommerce revenue and sell products without users ever leaving the site, at the same time providing a unique sales channel for eCommerce retailers. My role was building commercial partnerships with retailers and publishers.
LivingSocial is a social commerce platform that allows subscribers' to engage with local and national brands through unique offers. My role is to introduce LivingSocial to national brands and develop and grow relationships with affiliate networks. With four million subscribers in the UK, the opportunity for brands is in monetising that data. see less
My role was to help daily deals brands to develop and deepen partnerships with national brands. I worked closely with sales teams in order to encourage personal communication, rather than email. I also worked closely with the leadership teams to identify sectors and targets, then build, manage and grow their business development pipeline. see less
ACHICA.com is an online members only luxury lifestyle store. My role involved working closely with the buying team in order to target brands across furniture, lighting, kitchen, homewares, fashion accessories, art and food and wine. Showed a 650% growth in sales in 2011. see less
Simon was an absolute pleasure to work with. He has excellent industry knowledge and the ability to build and maintain valuable trade connections in traditional and new trending fashion sectors. I cannot wait to collaborate with Simon again in the future as he sets himself apart from the rest of the pack with his creativity and understanding of other business-critical functions; especially when it comes to brand building and B2B marketing.
Strong consultant who shows the hustle and isn't afraid to walk the further at a expo or pick up the phone and make the most calls. Smart and considered he knows the industry, has a proven record of getting in front of some of the biggest fashion brands and retailers (and also closing deals).