Yoobi
Michelle Brown Patel has extensive experience in operations, planning, and leadership roles. Michelle is currently the VP of Operations & Digital Growth at Yoobi. Before that, they served as the Director of Retail Planning at Warner Bros. Entertainment Group of Companies. From 2015 to 2018, Michelle worked as the VP of Planning & Operations at Agent18, where they were responsible for account planning, analysis, and vendor management for major retailers. Prior to that, they held the position of VP of Merchandise Planning at Nordstromrack.com | HauteLook, where they successfully launched their e-commerce platform and developed an omni-channel launch strategy. Michelle also has experience as the Director of Merchandise Planning at Agent18 and as a Merchandise Planning Manager at Target. Michelle began their career as an Associate Accountant at Arthur Andersen. Michelle has a strong background in inventory planning, sales operations, and supply chain management.
Michelle Brown Patel attended the University of North Dakota from 1997 to 2001, where they pursued a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree with a focus on Accounting. Additionally, in 1999, they briefly studied International Business at the University of Pittsburgh.
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Yoobi
Yoobi is based on a bright yet simple idea: colorful, vibrant supplies for school, home or office that give back. Its name means "One for you. One for me". For every Yoobi item purchased, it will donate a school supply item to a classroom in need right in the U.S. It envisions to provide all kids in need with the tools they need to learnand be creative. It offers more than 450 different items, from pens and journals to lunchboxes and headphones, available exclusively at Target stores nationwide and yoobi.com.It was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in El Segundo, California.