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Jennifer Ingraffea and the Quiet Work of Making Heritage Move
A trader turned merchant now leads a 163-year-old wool company. Her wager is that the future of an American heritage brand begins with patient observation, sharper choices and the nerve to keep its history useful.
Christina Lipinski Is Marketing a Feeling You Can’t Add to Cart
Her résumé runs from Saatchi to Southern style. At Billy Reid, Christina Lipinski’s most revealing campaign may be a three-day Alabama gathering where the conversion metric begins with people simply feeling the brand.
Aaron Heiser
Aaron Heiser is the first-ever Chief Executive Officer of Malbon Golf, the Santa Monica streetwear-meets-golf brand founded by Stephen and Erica Malbon. Appointed in October 2024, he runs day-to-day operations while the founders steer creative as co-Chief Creative Officers. Heiser arrived after roughly 18 years at Nike, where he ran retail across Western Europe and Greater China before serving as Global VP of Apparel, Accessories and Licensing. A Cornell graduate and former varsity wrestler, he has built a career relocating across Amsterdam, Shanghai and Oregon, and now leads Malbon as it pushes toward roughly $100 million in revenue and deeper international expansion.