Matty Merrill

Current

• President at Distilled Product
• Founder & Creative Director at Distilled

Past

• Menswear Designer at Triple 5 Soul
• Freelance Design Assistant - Footwear at Tommy Hilfiger
• Design Assistant at Ink & Co.

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Education

• Stanford University

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Industry

Design

Websites

• My Company

Matty Merrill’s Experience

• President

  Distilled Product

  (Design industry)

  May 2007 — Present (2 years 7 months)

  President of product design house specializing in soft goods.
  •Leverage expertise and reputation to diversify Distilled’s business operations by capitalizing on ongoing demands for private label and consultancy services.
  •Work one-on-one with fashion brands, retailers, ad agencies, tech companies and small designers to conceptualize, develop, and produce, both domestically and internationally, over 200 original products including garments, jewelry, tools, dishwear and product casings.
  •Consult on brand positioning, marketing, and sales strategies.
  •Provide personal attention and tailor services to meet the financial, timeline, and scale needs of each client.
  •Clients include Panasonic, The Patron Spirits Company, The Richards Group, and Embrace Infant Thermoregulators.

• Founder & Creative Director

  Distilled

  (Privately Held; Internet industry)

  July 2005 — Present (4 years 5 months)

  Founder & Creative Director responsible for all aspects of smart, clean and modern contemporary brand.
  •Conceptualize and design 50-70 cut and sew styles per season, resulting in a pattern catalogue of over 350 original styles featuring a sophisticated fit, innovative, user-friendly details, and unique fabrications.
  •Oversee production and constantly push 25 material sources, 2 cutters, 10 sewing factories and 5 finishers to develop new methods, treatments, and practices that meet Distilled’s creative, quality, and financial goals.
  •Relentlessly pursue and maintain over 50 accounts including Bloomingdale’s and 32 top-tier boutiques on WWD’s 50 Best Men’s Stores in the US list, resulting in annual sales growth of 900% over four-year history.
  •Closely manage team of six employees, ensuring collaborative, creative work environment that rewards innovation, quality, and initiative.
  •Develop and execute varied marketing and public relations campaigns resulting in a customer community that doubles annually, as well as regular coverage in both industry and consumer publications and blogs.
  •Design, implement, and maintain Distilled’s website, online store and two annual “pop-up” stores.
  •Ensure exceptional, high-touch customer service, cultivating hundreds of close customer relationships and making over 1000 personal points of contact annually.
  •Founded company, raised two rounds of funding, and constantly problem-solved to grow business from part-time venture to stable, well-established enterprise.

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• My Company

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