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Jennifer Olsen

CMO at UNTUCKit

Jan 2018 — Present

Accomplished business leader and brand builder with 25+ years digital experience. Success creating entirely new consumer brands (Piperlime); rapidly growing early-stage businesses (UNTUCKit); and leading marketing at scale (Crate&Barrel). Engaged board member (Goodkind Co.) and advisor (Victress Capital).

About Me

Jennifer Olsen is currently the Chief Marketing Officer of UNTUCKit, a 9-figure, hypergrowth developer, marketer, and multi-channel retailer of men’s apparel (e-commerce, 85+ stores in North America and the UK, catalog). UNTUCKit is a Kleiner Perkins portfolio company.

During her 25-plus-year career, Ms. Olsen has held Board, P&L, CMO, and advisory roles with VC-backed, private, and public companies.

At UNTUCKit since 2018, she leads a 9-figure e-commerce/DTC business, marketing, and customer relationship management. Under her leadership, the e-commerce channel has delivered double-digit revenue growth.

In addition, she built a data-backed marketing strategy, team, and infrastructure that enabled UNTUCKit to scale from 30 to 85+ retail stores in 2 years and respond to the COVID crisis. Ms. Olsen also led UNTUCKit’s investment in a sustainable swimwear brand and is advising its hypergrowth strategy.

Ms. Olsen is currently a non-executive Board member of Goodkind Co. She’s an advisor to Victress Capital, a venture firm focused on early-stage consumer companies, and Alpha NYC, a community of technology founders, CEOs, and influencers.

She previously advised Modsy, a Series-C maker of interior design visualization software, True&Co., a digital-first lingerie company acquired by PVH, and Chairish, a Series-B online marketplace for high-end furniture, art, and décor.

Before joining UNTUCKit, Ms. Olsen held executive marketing roles with Yahoo! (VP), StitchFix.com (CMO), Crate & Barrel (CMO), and Gap, Inc. brand Piperlime (Founding CMO).

Ms. Olsen has an MBA, Marketing & Strategy from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and an undergraduate degree from Colgate University.


Experience

Advisor at Victress Capital

Jan 2018 — Present

Boston, MA

Board Member at Goodkind Co

Jan 2016 — Present

Austin, TX

Advisor at Modsy

Jan 2016 — Jan 2019

San Francisco, CA

Interim CMO at Olivela

Jan 2016 — Jan 2017

Interim CMO & Advisor at True&Co

Jan 2014 — Jan 2016

San Francisco, CA

Vice President, Marketing at Yahoo

Jan 2014 — Jan 2015

Sunnyvale, CA

Chief Marketing Officer at Stitch Fix

Jan 2013 — Jan 2014

San Francisco, CA

Advisor at Chairish

Jan 2011 — Jan 2013

San Francisco, CA

Chief Marketing Officer at Crate and Barrel

Jan 2011 — Jan 2013

Northbrook, IL

TitleVice President, Marketing & Creative (Founding Team) at Gap Inc (Piperlime)

Jan 2005 — Jan 2011

San Francisco, CA

Director & Senior Manager, Marketing at Gap Inc (Banana Republic)

Jan 2001 — Jan 2005

San Francisco, CA

Senior Manager, Marketing at The Walt Disney Company

Jan 2000 — Jan 2001

San Francisco, CA

Manager, Marketing (Disney Relationship Lead) at Pets.com

Jan 1999 — Jan 2000

San Francisco, CA

Assistant Brand Manager (Major League Soccer/Celebrity Sponsorships) at PepsiCo

Jan 1998 — Jan 1999

Purchase, NY

Senior Account Supervisor, Public Affairs at Edelman

Jan 1994 — Jan 1996

New York City, NY

Administrative Assistant & Intern, Government Relations at FleishmanHillard

Jan 1991 — Jan 1994

Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Congressional Intern (Summers, 1989 & 1990) at Offices of Honorable Pete Wilson (R) & Joseph P. Kennedy II (D)

Jun 1989 — Aug 1990

San Francisco, CA


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