I’m the co-founder of MC Nexus, a wholesale growth consulting firm for the gift, toy, and home industries. My partner Camille Claire and I bring over 30 years of combined experience helping brands build sales strategy that actually holds up in the field — not just on a slide deck.

The track record goes back almost twenty years — starting on the assembly line of my family’s manufacturing business, then a stretch in healthcare administration at UNC Health, before I found my way into the gift industry as a territory rep and worked up through sales management at Creative Brands. As Vice President of Sales at MarketTime, I helped drive a 780% growth year that put the company on the Inc. 5000, and Gift Shop magazine named me to its 40 Under 40 along the way.

In the last twelve months alone, MC Nexus has managed ten brands, driven more than $1M in sales, and activated 300+ reps across 14 rep agencies — plus shown up on three industry podcasts (including an episode of Rooted In Retail) and a handful of webinars. I also sit on the membership committee for the Gift & Home Trade Association, because the relationships behind the work matter as much as the numbers.

If you’re building or growing a wholesale brand in the gift, toy, or home space, you can see more of what we do and get in touch at mcnexus.co.