Kalon Executive Search & Staffing will find you the right match in any health & wellness sector, including nutrition, beauty, and fitness. Here are our top 4 candidates of the week:
Jacob – Business Strategist
- Jacob is an international business strategist and sales executive with over 12 years of experience in global market expansion, international retail brand development, and international channel management.
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- He is located in Utah, is open to relocation if needed, and is open to heavy travel.
- Jacob has a proven track record of driving significant revenue growth and market penetration across 110 countries.
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- He is an expert in creating strategic partnerships, navigating international trade regulations, and leading high-performance teams.
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- He’s also fluent in 6 languages (French, English, Italian, German, Spanish, and Afrikaans), has experience in cross-cultural negotiation and communication, and holds an MBA in International Business.
- Jacob has over 12 years of experience in international sales, marketing, and business development.
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- He also has 12+ years of experience helping major health & beauty ingredient companies expand internationally.
- Jacob handled international product registration/regulatory and worked closely with health departments.
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- He has 12+ years of experience in managing international P&Ls, budgeting, and financial forecasting.
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- He has a diversified portfolio in the health & beauty industry: from supplements to hair, skincare, cosmetics, makeup, anti-aging tools, stem cells, etc.
- Jacob is responsible for the expansion of a prominent skincare brand into 58 markets, generating $350M in retail sales.
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- Responsible for opening and managing all international business for a popular fragrance brand, generating over $50M in sales.
- Jacob opened 10 countries for a cosmetics company, quadrupling sales.
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- He opened 110 countries for software Training and Certification & tripled sales in the 2nd year.
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- Global Network: extensive connections with high-level ministers, delegates, and over 10,000 channel partners worldwide.
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Vickie – Regional Retail Manager
- Currently the Regional Retail Manager at a cannabis company, Vickie’s responsibilities include inventory management, marketing strategy, operations oversight, budgeting, compliance, and team leadership.
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- She led a major rebranding initiative that revamped store aesthetics, updated marketing materials, and improved the customer shopping experience, resulting in a 30% increase in customer engagement.
- Vickie introduced an advanced inventory management system, significantly reducing stockouts by 40% and minimizing excess inventory by 35%, which led to streamlined operations and improved product availability.
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- These improvements also contributed to a 20% increase in inventory turnover.
- Vickie developed and launched a customer loyalty program that increased repeat customer rates by 40% and strengthened brand loyalty and community presence.
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- The program boosted overall sales by 15%, solidifying the company’s competitive edge.
- Ensuring 100% compliance with all local, state, and federal regulations through comprehensive staff training programs, proactive risk management, and regular compliance audits, Vickie’s compliance initiatives reduced regulatory fines to zero over her tenure, maintaining the company’s impeccable operational standards.
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- She implemented a mentorship program for store managers, fostering leadership development and succession planning.
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- This resulted in a 30% increase in manager retention rates and significant improvements in team productivity and morale. The program also cultivated a strong internal pipeline for future leadership roles, ensuring sustained organizational growth.
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Erik – VP of R&D
- Erik holds a Ph.D. in molecular and cellular biology with a focus on aging research.
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- With extensive experience in nutritional research and 15 years of nutraceutical formulation experience, he has extensive expertise in scientific studies, clinical testing, and launching various supplements.
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- His experience includes multiple delivery formats like ready-to-drinks, tablets, capsules, powdered mixes, gummies, lozenges, and topicals.
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- In addition to his significant executive roles in nutrition and nutraceuticals, Erik has held C-suite positions overseeing marketing, brand management, and operations for companies ranging from start-ups to corporations valued at over $1B.
- Erik has comprehensive experience in product development, from market research and ideation to launch, post-launch support, and managing the product lifecycle through corporate-wide stage-gate processes.
- With over 15 years in leadership roles, Erik is passionate about team building and management, having mentored numerous employees with minimal turnover.
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- He is a prolific publisher of peer-reviewed studies, customer-facing content, and white papers, with 11 issued patents.
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- He also has substantial media, public relations, and presentation experience.
- Erik has experience with supplements that focus on brain health and cognitive functions.
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- Additionally, he introduced a novel audio-visual brain entrainment device to improve heart rate variability, mood, and sleep quality, increase parasympathetic activity, decrease stress, and improve overall brain health.
- Erik seeks an executive leadership position with a reputable company that sells science-based, efficacious products that optimize health and wellness.
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- He aims to join a collaborative, driven team focused on continuous improvement, problem-solving, and achieving increased revenues and profitability.
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Alan – VP of R&D
- Alan is a nutrition industry leader with extensive experience within the business-to-business ingredient market, as well as the business-to-consumer finished product markets across supplements, functional food and beverage, and medical nutrition.
- Alan has expertise in neurobiology through his PhD and postdoctoral work in the science of mood, stress, and anxiety-related neural circuits.
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- He worked on developing novel ingredients for brain health, especially in neurodevelopment (early life) and neurodegeneration (aging).
- Alan is well published having authored dozens of peer-reviewed scientific articles and is experienced in creating white papers to promote ingredients with health benefits.
- While at a premier nutritional products company, Alan led many new ingredient development projects from conception through launch via coordination of a diverse set of disciplines (manufacturing, efficacy, supply chain, regulatory, marketing, sales, IP, etc.) across multiple global teams.
- Alan has been on the “customer” side for the last 5 years and understands what supplement and functional food and beverage companies are looking for in new innovative ingredient solutions from a “reason to believe” and cost-benefit ratio perspective.
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