Mallory Brand

Founder @ BRAND CREATIVE AGENCY

About

Sales and marketing executive with a proven track record of driving revenue growth, building and scaling high-performing teams, and executing strategic initiatives that expand market share. With a foundation in fashion design and merchandising from FIDM, I bring a unique combination of creative vision and business strategy across branding, retail, wholesale, and marketing.I began my career in cannabis in 2011, spending over a decade in retail leadership driving sales performance, leading teams, and executing large-scale visual merchandising strategies that increased sell-through and in-store revenue. I later transitioned into wholesale sales and marketing, partnering with some of California’s top brands to lead sales strategy, develop go-to-market plans, execute revenue-generating campaigns, and expand retail distribution statewide.As the Founder of Brand Creative Agency, I lead revenue-focused growth initiatives—integrating sales, marketing, and creative to build scalable systems that increase brand visibility, strengthen market positioning, and deliver measurable ROI.In 2024, I joined Zalympix, one of the industry’s most recognized cannabis competitions, where I work closely with top brands—leading sponsorship sales, brand partnerships, marketing campaigns, and large-scale event strategy to drive revenue while staying deeply connected to the industry through market trends and consumer behavior.I specialize in building sales-driven organizations, aligning cross-functional teams, and turning creative strategy into measurable business growth.

Country

United States

City

Los Angeles

Industry

Retail

Skill

Sales & Marketing, Sales Strategy, Promotion Planning, Project Management, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), visual merchandsing, retail sales planning, team development, Team Leadership, Multi-Store Operations, Sales Planning, Team Development, Business Development, Google Analytics, Retail Management, Digital Advertising, Creative Content Creation, Community Engagement, Back-End Web Development, Website Building

Experience

Founder

BRAND CREATIVE AGENCY

2023-7 - Present · 3 yrs 3 mos

Cannabis Sales and Marketing Consultant Design & Branding Cannabis Events

CALIFORNIA SALES EXECUTIVE

Clade9

2024-3 - 2024-11 · 9 mos

California, United States

B2B SALES, MARKETING, EVENTS, RETAIL STRATEGY, PROMOTION PLANNING

California Sales Executive

Traditional

2023-7 - 2024-3 · 9 mos

Los Angeles, California, United States

B2B sales

California Sales Executive

Grizzly Peak

2022-12 - 2023-7 · 8 mos

Oakland, California, United States

B2B sales, opening new accounts, maintaining account relationships, collecting AR, Instore & online Marketing assets, staff training, Event planning.

California Sales + Marketing manager

NUG

2021-3 - 2022-12 · 1 yr 10 mos

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

B2B sales, wholesale marketing, promotions, events, staff training, Instore merchandising.

Assistant Manager

MNG Enterprise

2021-2 - 2021-3 · 2 mos

Santa Ana, California, United States

Director of Sales & Marketing

Stampoutonline

2019-4 - 2021-1 · 1 yr 10 mos

Glendora, California, United States

Drove business growth through strategic leadership in marketing, visual merchandising, and business development initiatives. Spearheaded the launch of a wholesale division, accelerating revenue generation and expanding into new markets. Conceptualized and executed comprehensive marketing campaigns, including advertising, cross-promotions, social media strategies, and in-person events to increase brand visibility and sales. Successfully transitioned the business from a solely e-commerce model to a brick-and-mortar storefront, enhancing community engagement and strengthening both online and local brand presence.

Store brand leader

Free People

2017-6 - 2019-5 · 2 yrs

Arcadia, California, United States

Developed sales plans while leading an 18-member team, hiring bilingual staff to meet community needs, and implementing KPIs, incentives, and targeted outreach that drove consistent month-over-month growth. Oversaw visual merchandising including weekly floorsets, windows and instore displays. Collaborated with corporate to launch the in-store role out of “FP Movement” across the region and opened new locations. Hired, trained, and coached a team of 15 employees and 3 managers, implementing performance-based incentives and daily progress tracking to maximize productivity and sales performance. Built and maintained a clientele book of 2,000+ customers and implemented targeted outreach strategies that increased traffic during key opportunity windows, boosting sales and customer loyalty.

Salesperson

Nordstrom

2016-11 - 2017-6 · 8 mos

Montclair, California, United States

Exceeded sales goals and built customer relationships.

Store Manager

True Religion

2014-8 - 2016-9 · 2 yrs 2 mos

Orange County, California, United States

Developed and executed strategic sales plans (daily, weekly, quarterly) for the store and individual employees, transforming a previously underperforming location into a profitable store with a 70%+ sales increase. Hired, trained, and led multi-store teams to exceed performance goals, driving productivity and promoting internal employees into leadership roles through targeted coaching and clear KPI alignment. Oversaw visual merchandising, piloting the first in-store Kids Department and collaborated with corporate on visual merchandising strategy and Nation wide roll out. Optimized store layouts, repositioning the women’s collection front-of-store, boosting visibility, customer engagement, and women’s sales company-wide. Built strong client relationships through targeted outreach, building a large client data base, resulting in increased traffic and sales while elevating customer loyalty and overall district performance.