Christine McKenna

Dame was founded in 2014 and is an inclusive women-powered source for products for pleasure, designed to nourish sexual wellness and deepen connections.

• Key player in scaling Dame, from $4.6MM to $17.8MM in revenue, 150% increase YOY, by successfully developing and launching a suite of core and consumable products, and by sourcing sustainable, low-cost supply chain partners. The launch of consumable products increased repeat purchase rate by nearly 20%.
• Increased product sales and brand exposure by 50%, by sourcing and developing new packaging, collateral, and sales materials to optimize target audience reach, resulting in securing new partnerships with key retailers.
• Spearheaded and directed sourcing explorations, resulting in 5 new key supplier partnerships.

• Promoted and accepted additional job duties during organizational changes, resulting in meeting project target dates.
• Demonstrated expertise in directing end-to-end product development and project management by more than doubling the product assortment from 7 to 16 hero products, on time and within budget.
• Successfully increased product team from 4 to 7 by changing focus on the desire for speed to market to increase sales and brand awareness.

• Reduced cost and increased profit margin by 50% by resourcing accessories to overseas low-cost suppliers.
• Reduce defectives, improve lead times, and restructured shipment orders to meet customer deliverables by implementing a streamlined process with contract manufacturing and assembly vendors.
• Managed purchase orders, inbound shipment import logistics, and inventory.

The NCC specializes in the development and marketing of quality AC-powered, USB-powered, and Smart Home Devices. Proudly representing the Stanley and Westinghouse brands.

• Reduced cost of development and manufacturing by 20%, by initiating and streamlining standard operating procedures, increasing consistency in quality of information and accuracy of finished goods.
• Set strategy and directed sourcing and development for several new consumer electronic product line extensions.

MindsInSync is a global consumer brands company on a mission to bring innovation into every corner of life.

• Instrumental in generating sales and scaling the company from $5MM to $50MM, by expanding the product portfolio and providing sales support to open new distribution channels.
• Promoted from Product Manager to Director of Product Management within 2 years for outstanding cross-team leadership, exceeding performance goals, and improving manufacturing efficiencies.
• Reduced cost of manufacturing by 28% and reduced development lead time by streamlining standard operating procedures and product development processes.
• Spearheaded and directed supply chain diversification from China to India.

• Demonstrated expertise in directing end-to-end product development and project management by expanding the product assortment from one to four innovative categories.
• Thrived in a fast-paced, highly-adept team to develop and prioritize product features and build innovative product roadmaps.
• Improved efficiencies in the team by spearheading weekly high-level status meetings that kept stakeholders informed.