About us
With over 30 years of experience, Management One delivers data-driven financial intelligence and education via a world-class platform and passionate retail experts.
Our core values
Heart
Empathy and generosity are at the center of all we do. This is critical to maintaining a culture of care and responsibility, but it’s also a strategic necessity. No client will value what we know until they understand how much we care.
Courage
We earn trust by showing results. We show results by having the courage to say what needs to be said, not what others want to hear. We focus this courage inward, as well, by asking tough questions, holding ourselves accountable, and being honest about our strengths and limitations.
Curiosity
Our desire for knowledge empowers us to see solutions where others see intractable problems. We’re in the business of giving people answers, and the only way to get those answers is by continuing to ask the right questions.
Adaptability
Courage and curiosity guide us in asking Why? Adaptability demands that we ask What next? By listening to our clients—and each other—we create a roadmap for continuous evolution, and make necessary changes deliberately, systematically, and with purpose.
Commitment
Clients view us as partners only when they see that we’re just as committed to their success as they are. Like them, we must put passion over paycheck, maintain loyalty to ourselves and others, and always seek opportunity in adversity.
Collaboration
Collaboration is how we put our values into action. We leave our egos at the door so that we are open to learning and improving. We spot and support the right decisions, even when they aren’t our own. When we disagree, we do so with clarity, compassion, and a true belief that the only win worth getting is a win all can share.
“Onwards and upwards"
Our motto describes our philosophy of collaborative exploration and success. We believe that our clients, our retail experts, and our employees thrive when we all seek to learn, grow, and evolve together.
This culture of sharing is at the heart of our philosophy, and has been for over 30 years.
Our core team
Nate Sheth
As owner and CEO effective October 2022, Nate leads Management One into a new chapter of its journey. He has worked with businesses in all industries and is able to bring operating lessons from varied sources to creatively solve problems. Nate is excited to work with such an innovative team, company, and ecosystem to help raise the bar of independent retail.
Nate began his career in investment banking, most recently in the successful Technology Investment Banking Group of Morgan Stanley located in Menlo Park. He worked on both corporate finance transactions (convertible debt and IPOs) and M&A transactions. He then began an apprentice program at SPO Partners & Co, a storied investment firm located in Mill Valley outside of San Francisco. His investing career has traversed multiple continents, most markets, and various strategies. He is excited to finally stop managing money and instead leading teams.
Marc Weiss
As co-founder of the company, Marc was primarily responsible for developing the merchandise planning side of the business. Today, he continues to further develop his vision of the science of inventory planning. Marc has a deep background in most every phase of retail, but he has a particular passion for marrying merchandise planning to all-important cash flow. From Marc’s original consulting client, 30 years ago, the company has grown to over 100 retail expert affiliates, with their vast client base. Plus, Management One is now delivering its proprietary Retail ORBIT technology worldwide.
Marc’s mission is to bring financial security to Management One affiliates, clients, and team members.
Mike Alic
In May 2020, Mike Alic ushered in a new phase of leadership as President of Management One. As a senior strategy and operating executive with over 20 years of experience in media, information services, events, and marketing services, he has consistently led businesses to success by developing new revenue streams and transforming operations and product lines to adapt to changing markets.
Over the last 20+ years, he has excelled in general management, digital transformation, strategy, and business development roles for several media and events companies including Informa plc, UBM plc, Advanstar Communications Inc., and Trader Classified Media. While at Advanstar and UBM, as head of the leading fashion events MAGIC and Coterie, Mike and his team served a community of over 30,000 retail businesses. That experience helped build Mike’s interest in independent retail, which ultimately led him to Management One.
Mike has worked and lived in Europe, Asia, and Canada, and is bilingual in French and English. He has a B.A. from Princeton University and an M.B.A. from INSEAD. He is currently pursuing a Certificate in Environmental Sustainability from Columbia University.
Jeremy Weiss
Jeremy started as a planner 7 or 8 years ago (he thinks). He loves that we take data and create something positive for retailers, and that he gets to see their businesses grow and evolve over time. Jeremy feels he has learned a tremendous amount while working for Management One™, and that it is mostly a result of the diverse community of retailers that are affiliated with the company. He has grown and evolved into our Manager of Planning.
You can find Jeremy spending his non-work hours building a sand box for his son, riding bikes around town, and thinking of new backyard projects that are built out of adobe!
Celeste Boehm
Celeste cannot remember when fashion was not a part of her life! She started her career at May Department stores and advanced to VP, DMM positions at Sports Authority, Land’s End and Pacific Sunwear. From women’s apparel, juniors, footwear and accessories, to hard goods and home, she has expansive experience.
Most recently, Celeste was Vice President of Retail Relations for ENK International, acquired by UBM in 2016 and then by the world’s largest exhibitions organizer, Informa, in 2018. During her 14-year tenure, Celeste focused on building and evolving their Retail Relations team for globally recognized fashion trade shows such as MAGIC, COTERIE, PROJECT and FN PLATFORM. Fostering strong relationships with retailers and brands across all channels. Elevating customer experiences. Fueling discovery and inspiration. All this, by developing and increasing the trade shows’ array of retail programs, partnerships and educational seminars.
Now, Celeste has designs on a new area of focus. As Director of Professional Services, she brings her extensive knowledge and understanding, her industry network and over 20 years of retail experience from both the consumer and B to B industry sectors. Combining this with her relationship-building skills and passion for developing and mentoring talent, Celeste is committed to building, implementing and advancing the M1 process.
When not working, Celeste loves to entertain with family and friends, relishes traveling extensively, is an advocate for animal preservation - especially elephants, and enjoys spending time with her four-legged son, Stoli.
Paul Erickson
As Director of Mentoring, Paul brings extensive experience serving retail clients throughout the United States, Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean. His passion for client service, and for preparing independent retailers to excel in the area of inventory productivity and control, has been central to both his personal success and that of the Management One client base. Widely recognized - and in demand - for his talents as a retail educator, Paul has conducted entertaining and information-packed seminars and workshops for such groups as National Shoe Retailers Association, Outdoor Retailer, Independent College Bookstore Association, MAGIC, National Sporting Goods Association, Ontario Fashion Exhibitors in Toronto, and The Global Retail Conference in Barcelona, Spain...to name just a few. He has been featured in Fortune Magazine, Women’s Wear Daily and on the CBS Evening News.
Sarah Barr
Sarah Barr joined the Management One team, as a Planning & Support Specialist, with over 17 years of experience in the retail industry. After college, she began her retail career in the buying offices for a major southern California department store chain. Working with vendors, creating merchandise assortments, and seeing the results in the sales, fueled her passion for the job and the industry.
That early experience and knowledge laid the groundwork for her current passion - retail planning and client support. An expert in bottom-up planning, Sarah is committed to cultivating client relationships, providing accurate OTB and sales projections for our customers, and is truly dedicated to clients’ goals and objectives. Sarah is currently the Director of Operations and Client Services for Management-One.
Justin Ellery
Justin has been a marketer for as long as he can remember, with his first business endeavour kicking off before high school. His desire to match products and services with the people who need them has been a lifelong passion.
When eCommerce and SaaS (software as a service) began establishing their foothold around the world, Justin found his true calling in the world of technology which has recently brought him to Management One.
Justin approaches his role as the Director of Marketing for Management One with one goal above all else, helping retailers succeed. Internally, he can be found supervising the overall marketing objectives of the company, playing a critical role in identifying new market opportunities, recognizing client needs and, last but not least, propelling the Management One brand even higher in the industry.
Dane Cohen
Dane brings more than a decade of experience in the fashion, wholesale, and retail industry to the Management One team. Independent retail is in his blood as he formerly led the retail division of the family-owned chain of specialty department stores, Lester’s. Prior to that, he oversaw the global sales relaunch for the men’s collection of Helmut Lang, working with retailers to build distribution channels and growth strategy. Getting his start in the industry at PROJECT Global Tradeshow, he built relationships across the menswear industry and launched the inaugural season of The Tents. Passionate about the new future of retail, Dane is excited to work with retailers and strategic partners to grow the Management One network and help strengthen independent and family-owned retail businesses. As the Director of Sales & Business Development, his diverse background in leading sales and retail teams, brand marketing, events, and merchandising provides him a unique and informed perspective for our clients. Dane lives in Manhattan and when not working you can usually find him focusing on fitness, cooking, jamming to new music on Spotify, or shopping...of course.
Kamon Kirker
Data integration is a specialty of Kamon’s and he brings a wealth of knowledge to his role as Data Integration Programmer & Support Desk Specialist. Much of his background has been in support of retail. He’s overseen programming work for client data, designed and written programs, and resolved a myriad of technical issues. To all his work, Kamon applies his solutions-based mindset. Kamon has also been hands-on in brick and mortar retail, earlier in his career, putting teamwork and customer service skills to good use while managing a specialty retail store that was top-ranked in its chain.
Keith Autio
Experience and skill. Keith brings it all to his role as senior level support specialist. He’s a seasoned technician at home in a fast-paced technology environment, with a focus on point-of-sale systems. A network assessor and modifier. Able to handle hardware and software with equal ease. Troubleshooter and solver of issues, with a track record of achieving exceptional results. All while providing stellar customer service and building relationships. Keith began his career at Lantech Solutions, as a Network Technician. Most recently, while at Canadian Retail Solutions, he served as Client Services Support Manager, which included training and assisting clients and implementing new products and upgrades. Whatever his role, Keith works toward achieving solutions and satisfaction.
Dalia Beshir
Dalia was a retail buyer with over 14 years of experience in the Middle East before becoming an affiliate of Management One™. She worked with retailers such as Boots, Hamley’s, Hallmark and Toys R Us and always achieved success through product selection, visual merchandising and planning. Dalia combines the technology for Winning@Retail with her specific experience within the biggest retail markets in the Middle East to provide clients with the best direction and success possible.
Butch Blum
Retail has always been a part of Butch Blum’s life. He grew up in the family shoe business in Salem, Oregon. After college at the University of Washington, Butch went into the management training program at the Bon Marche in Seattle. That led to him becoming a buyer at the Bon. Later, he used his skills as a buyer and helped launch men’s stores for Jay Jacobs, a Seattle-based chain of junior women’s stores. Two years later, Butch opened his own men’s store in downtown Seattle, in the fall of 1974. The store was recently sold to a Milwaukee-based retailer. Now, Butch brings his strong retail experience to Professional Services at Management One, as a mentor to other affiliates.
Scott Smith
Scott, as our Head of Professional Training, is that person Warren Buffet describes as a genuine person filled with passion, vision, and heart. Scott embraces the culture and identity we have built over the last 25 years. Having worked with retailers for over 20 years, on the sales floor through all levels of retail management, operations, and marketing, Scott's passion for providing our planning to Independent Specialty Retailers in Canada changed the course and vision of the company he previously led. Now he brings that passion and vision worldwide, as a part of our Management One leadership team.
Adam Hambleton
Adam has 8 years of retail buying and e-commerce experience. He attended Rollins College in Orlando, Fl where he studied International Business. After school, he joined his family’s retail business located along the Gulf Coast of Florida. There he gained experience in the seasonal beach retail business, along with the larger e-commerce business that they had pioneered in the early days. As E-commerce Director he embraced the rapid change in the internet retailing world, he led the company to outsource fulfillment and web programing which allowed them to refocus on its core values of buying, marketing and most importantly customer service. Along with buying, he has experience with digital marketing, logistics, Netsuite, Shopify and private label sourcing. Adam’s client side experiences give him a unique perspective to provide support and service to affiliates and clients of Management One.
James Gilker
With a degree in Computer Science, James comes to the Management One team with a wide range of skills and experience in software development and software support. James is comfortable with all things software and databases. Whether it’s building a query, debugging code, or software implementation, it does not matter. Combine these traits with customer care and problem-solving excellence, and you have James. When he is not cheering his kids at a BMX race, he watches Hockey or reads the latest tech blog.
Jessica Vishnick
Jessica brings 25 years of retail experience to Management One. She began her career while in college working at an Ann Taylor store. After that she settled in The Big Apple and immersed herself in its fast-paced retail environment. Jessica worked for major domestic and international companies such as Jones NY, Perry Ellis, Esprit, and L Brands. Throughout her career, her focus has been on allocation, replenishment, store planning and merchandise planning. Jessica’s most recent position was planning manager for Lester’s, a specialty department store. She is passionate about merchandise planning, focusing on being data-driven and loves a good Excel task.
Jessica enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, exercising and a fine glass of wine!
Jessica Valentine
Introducing Jessica Valentine, our new Bookkeeper and Billing Specialist at M1. With a background spanning customer retention, marketing, bookkeeping, and tax preparation, Jessica brings a wealth of experience to her role. In her previous role as a Retention and Marketing Specialist at Quince.com, she honed her skills in fostering customer loyalty and driving effective marketing strategies.
Jessica's leadership approach is grounded in collaboration, nurturing future-minded leaders, and empowering team members to embrace autonomy, fostering a work environment where individuals thrive while contributing to collective success. Beyond her professional life, Jessica finds solace in outdoor activities like hiking, kayaking, and golfing. She is a staunch advocate for work-life balance and is committed to helping herself and others achieve personal and professional fulfillment. In her personal life, Jessica is a loving mother of three adult children and shares her home with three adorable dogs. She has been happily married to her husband for 24 years and calls the vibrant city of Las Vegas, NV, her home.