Betsy Curtin

Current

Recruiter at plum: Fresh talent. Juicy careers. (www.thinkplum.net)
Professional Development Committee at OIWC

Past

Recruiter at GeneratorGroup
Merchandiser/Assistant Buyer at Suburban Casuals

Education

Pennsylvania State University

Recommended

1 person has recommended Betsy

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Apparel & Fashion

Websites

Betsy Curtin’s Summary

As a recruiter for the sport and outdoor industries, I have successfully worked with the following clients: C9/Hanes Brands, NIKE, nau, adidas, lucy, Umbro, New Balance, Brooks, Moving Comfort, KEEN, Horny Toad, Yakima Products, Timberland, Reebok, Oakley...

I maintain an extensive community of corporate brand management, retail marketing management, advertising management and product development talent, as well as apparel, footwear, graphic and brand designers. If you'd like to become a part of my community, please send me an email [betsy(at)thinkplum.net]

I was just elected to the Board of the Outdoor Industries Women’s Coalition where I will Chair the the Professional Development Committee.
One of our new initiatives is to promote talent from within the industry as well as develop talent from outside the industry - to learn more visit www.OIWC.org and look for the OIWC Guide to Turning your Passion into your Profession.

Check out plum's blog - ripe: Your guide to growing a juicy career
http://thinkplum.typepad.com/ripe/

And I'm now on Twitter - www.twitter.com/betsycurtin

Betsy Curtin’s Specialties:

Recruiting and executive search for companies in the sport and outdoor industries.
Design Recruitment - apparel, footwear and graphic design.
Marketing Recruitment - brand and retail marketing.
Demand and Product Creation recruiting.

merchandising, brand marketing, retail marketing, apparel design, footwear design, sourcing, production, product assortment, category manager, merchandise planner.

outdoor industry, action sport, snow industry, bike industry.

Betsy Curtin’s Experience

Recruiter

plum: Fresh talent. Juicy careers. (www.thinkplum.net)

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

January 2007 — Present (2 years 11 months)

plum is the ultimate resource for connecting today’s hottest sport and outdoor brands with the most promising and adventurous talent in the field.
Professional Development Committee

OIWC

(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

January 2007 — Present (2 years 11 months)

The OIWC is a non profit association of women organized for the purpose of equipping women to reach their professional success in the outdoor industries via educational programming, networking and mentoring. OIWC acts as a vehicle to promote the views and interests of women engaged in or impassioned by the outdoor, snow sports, action sports, and bicycling industries.

Our mission is to equip, educate and support women in the outdoor industries to recognize their professional goals.
Recruiter

GeneratorGroup

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

July 2002 — December 2006 (4 years 6 months)

Full lifecycle recruiter for senior to executive-level positions in product design, development, merchandising, marketing, operations and sales.
Merchandiser/Assistant Buyer

Suburban Casuals

(Apparel & Fashion industry)

1998 — 2002 (4 years )

Betsy Curtin’s Education

Pennsylvania State University

BS , Business - Marketing and Management , 2000 — 2004

Additional Information

Betsy Curtin’s Websites:

Betsy Curtin’s Interests:

Networking with people in the outdoor and sport industries; helping people find juicy jobs, exploring norcal, shopping, mountain biking, trail running, pilates and budokon.