Network Partners
Retail Fashion Solutions, - New York
Founded by Tom Ott, former Chief Merchant at Saks OFF 5TH and SVP/GMM at Saks Fifth Avenue. RFS runs the New York showroom, opens and manages specialty and department-store accounts, and works as an extension of BGI on US market builds.
Cutwater Agency - San Francisco
Independent, bi-coastal creative and media agency founded by Chuck McBride, BGI Strategic Advisor and former North America Creative Director of TBWA\Chiat\Day. Cutwater's work is reinventing legacy brands and launching new ones, and it is measured on growth rather than awards. In BGI engagements Cutwater handles brand positioning, campaign creative and media, scoped as a separate workstream when a client needs it.
A88 Marketing – San Francisco
Full-service digital marketing agency covering paid digital, SEO, content, social media and creator campaigns, with reporting tied to sales rather than impressions. A88 is the execution arm for the digital side of a brand build: launch campaigns, wholesale-partner support, DTC growth and social content. Available on every BGI engagement.