Marc Kaufman
CEO

Mr. Kaufman has been in the apparel, licensing, and brand management business for over 40 years. Throughout that time he has successfully managed both international and national brands. In the last twenty years, two of his strongest brand relationships have been with Jeep and Teflon brands. Such unusually lengthy relationships are testaments to Mr. Kaufman's commitment towards his clients' success.

Mr. Kaufman's licensing experience also includes Nascar and its top ten drivers, partnering with such companies as Miller Brewing Co., Budweiser, American Express, Penske, Chrysler, General Motors, and Ford Motor Group.

With his apparel experience, Mr. Kaufman has created private label branding programs for Sears Kmart, JC Penney, and Cabela's - to name a few.

Additionally, Mr. Kaufman represented prominent celebrity chef and restaurateur, Lidia Bastianich, and was successful in a joint venture with Compass Group, the world's largest food service company, in placing renowned Sarabeth's restaurants in various Lord & Taylor stores, as well as licensing for Sarabeth herself.

Elliot Schaeffer, Esq.
CFO

Mr. Schaeffer has been in practice for over 40 years, primarily in corporate and commercial law, with an emphasis on general corporate representation, including licensing, mergers and acquisitions, secured transactions, asset based and receivable financing, corporate buyouts, as well as representation of shareholders, directors and officers in relationship to their duties and rights in and to the corporation, employment agreements, and general corporate agreements.
 
Mr. Schaeffer’s experience also includes sophisticated real estate transactions including commercial leasing, purchase and sale of commercial property, real estate swaps and financing arrangements related thereto as well as extensive litigation experience in both State and Federal courts.
 
He served as Law Secretary to the Honorable Duncan S. McNabb in the Supreme Court, State of New York, worked in the DOJ, Anti-Trust Division, and has managed his own firm for over 40 years.

Lori Colón
VP

Ms. Colón is a born and bred
New York City girl. She has a background in the creative and performing arts, and graduated with honors from Columbia University with a degree in Psychology. The focus of Ms. Colón’s work previously centered on apparel, but she now skillfully and thoughtfully combines her passion for psychology and creativity in her marketing and branding efforts for TradeMarc’s clientele. With a keen eye and attention to detail, Ms. Colón has the ability to spot the latest trends in retail and online sales.

Our Strategic Alliances.

ROBERT DAVIS, JR.

Rob is an innovative, resourceful, and dedicated executive with over thirty years of leadership and success in the retail and wholesale industries. Rob was a buyer at some of the top US retailers. In these roles, Rob balanced proven excellence in sales, account management, marketing, trend analysis, analytics and brand management. He has extensive experience in multi-channel retail, product development, sourcing, assortment planning/management, and visual merchandising. 
Rob is currently co-owner of Beyond Borders MFG Group which specializes in the development, design and sourcing of apparel products from Mexico and Latin America to the U S market. Rob is also CEO of Deveraux Enterprise Group a sales, marketing and consulting company based in Chicago, IL.

Rob holds a B.S. in Finance from Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, MN.
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Luis Cabrera

Luis is an accomplished, innovative and dedicated merchant with 32 years of retail experience. He was a VP of Sales and Merchandising for 15 years and has Leadership in Men’s Ladies and Youth Private Brands and Business planning.  As a VP of Sales and Merchandising Luis balanced, proven excellence in Sales, Account management, marketing, Trend analysis, sourcing, Brand management, Product development and influencing and negotiation.
Luis was a Buyer for some top US retailers and was a Regional Manager for 10 stores across Mexico.
Luis is also CEO of Tahlou Group a sales, marketing and consulting company based in Jackson MI.
Luis holds an associate degree in Business from the University of El Paso, TX.
Luis likes to play basketball and enjoy the outdoor activities with his 13- and 9-year-old daughters.

Fabritech Inc.

Reinvigorating the apparel industry with innovation and technology.  
https://fabritech.us/​
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Keith Sanders

Mr. Sanders has been in the Apparel decoration business for 38 years. Mr. Sanders provides experience in all areas of the industry and brings a reputation and client base that is unmatched by anyone else.
Prior to starting up his own facility Mr. Sanders served in various positions for some of the larger screen print / embroidery facilities in the USA . Positions held: Owner/President, VP of Operations/ Production and Sales, Director New Business Developments, Sales/Customer Service/Production Planning Manager, Plant Manager, Planning Staff engineer. In 2013 Keith Sanders designed and built his own state of the art screen printing facility providing screen printing, art services, packaging, warehousing and fulfillment services to the imprinted apparel market. His facility utilized all the newest techniques and fashion innovations. The facility was small enough to flex to its customer needs and large enough to handle high volume orders.
Mr. Sanders has provided screen printed and embroidery apparel for several major retail and sports licensing brands. Retail brands included: Tommy Hilfiger, Gap, Old Navy, Levi, Fubu, RP55, Sears, K-Mart, Mack Trucks, Jeep, Ford, Chevy, Dodge, Simply Southern, Hanes and ETC. Sports Licensing Brands: Nike, Adidas, Outerstuff, G-111, NASCAR, Fanatics, Retro Brands, Logo 7 and ETC.
Mr. Sanders attended Purdue University and still bleeds Gold and black for his beloved school.

Alyse Kobin

Kobin Integrated Marketing

Kobin Integrated Marketing is a world-renowned leader in branded entertainment. As experts in the Entertainment Space, KIM’s team is tactical and resourceful, and highly adept at developing impactful and breakthrough marketing and promotional initiatives with successful results. By taking the time to understand the DNA of a brand, Alyse Kobin and her team are able to bring clients fresh and innovative ideas that are meaningful in scope and conscientious of an allotted budget.
A critical component of Alyse Kobin’s success is her ability to tap into the landscape of the evolving music industry to the world of film and talent. As such, Ms. Kobin’s credentials speak for themselves. From tour sponsorship, artist endorsement, product integration to the digital explosion, Alyse Kobin is at the forefront with innovation resulting in formidable success.
Ms. Kobin's projects include:
Schick Women’s Shaving/Pitch Perfect 2 Schick Men’s Shaving/X-Men Ray-Ban/Men in Black Smirnoff/Casino Royale/Die Another Day Ulesfia/The Switch Acuvue/Hot Tamales/Whip It Timex/Stranger Than Fiction Glidden Paint/What To Expect When You’re Expecting Sandals/License To Wed Philips/Norelco/Revlon/Die Another Day Peeps/Minions Licensed Product Juicy Juice/Finding Dory Licensed Product Sweetworks/Trolls Licensed Product Hungry-Man/King of Queens Television Integration More Magazine/Lilith Fair  Tour  Sponsorship Ricola/Pentatonix Tour Sponsorship  

Kobin Integrated Marketing provides the following services for clients:
Brand Integration
Concept Development/Product Positioning/Idea Generation
New Product Introduction
Sweepstakes/Contests/On-Pack, In-Pack, SLO, GWP Programs
National/Local and Account Specific Activities
Video Game Promotions/Integration/Developmen
Tour and Special Event Sponsorships
Field Marketing Activities
Licensing/Merchandising
Premium Development
Custom Publishing
Partnership Marketing
Sampling Programs
In-Store Retail Executions
Sponsorship/Property Representation
Artist Endorsement
Experiential Marketing

Chris Flannery

Chris has an extensive background in sports, entertainment and commerce within the US, European and Latin American markets; helping global brands to maximize their IP rights and create new revenue streams. He has worked with iconic personalities such as Pelé, Neymar Jr. Frank Sinatra, Marilyn Monroe and Nelson Mandela and many leading brands.
Chris was part of the management team that helped conclude the historic intellectual property transaction to acquire, manage and preserve the legacy of the legendary Pelé, co-founding Legends 10 in 2011. Chris ran the day-to-day commercial operations of the company for 5 years, helping to develop a long-term strategic plan that the company executed to enhance and build the Pelé brand. Involved in all the contractual negotiations and commercial relationships for Pelé and the business organization with global companies such as VW, Banco Santander, P&G, Emirates Airline, Coca-Cola, Hublot , Stada, Subway and others; long term licensing and partnership contracts with Cacique/Café Pelé, Montegrappa, Halcyon Galleries; and commercial appearances globally in Africa, Asia (China, Japan and India), Europe, Latin & Central America, Middle East and SE Asia and Australia.  
For the past two years Chris has run a natural food supplement distribution business in Brazil that has built retail, wholesale, private label and direct to consumer points of sales on behalf of  major German and Japanese manufacturing  companies.
Chris previously spent over eight years as the COO and President of the Ripken Baseball Group – building the business platform for one of the USA’s legendary baseball stars Cal Ripken, Jr. Under his leadership the company expanded operations across the USA. Including professional team ownership; a property development & services company; plus the US’s leading youth baseball instructional camps and tournament destinations. Additionally, Chris helped establish and then served on the board of the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation a 501©3 dedicated to helping disadvantaged youth that impacts the lives of more than 50.000 at risk youths annually.
With more than 25 years of executive management, marketing and business development skills internationally, Chris is originally from the UK and has lived and worked from the US for more than 20 years.
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