Former Manager at Pottery Barn

The expert is a former Regional Vice President & District Manager at Pottery Barn (Williams-Sonoma Inc.). Over 34 years, they rose from Store Manager to RVP, overseeing six districts across the U.S. East Coast and Canada; owned full P&L (c.$150–160m as RVP; c.$85m as District Manager); led operations, staffing, and in-store design services; drove omnichannel execution (BOPAS, ship-from-store) to shift customers toward full-price purchasing; and partnered with merchandising on supply-chain diversification away from China and expanded U.S. production.