Andrew H. โ CEO
๐๐ ๐ถ๐๐ปโ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ.๐๐โ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐บ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ถ๐ ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐น๐ ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐๐ผ๐. Most of the leaders I work with are capable, experienced, still delivering. Nothing has collapsed. The numbers hold. The team functions. But the load has changed. More decisions move upward. More responsibility stays with you. More issues resolve at your level - even when they shouldn't. You're still performing. But thinking space is thinner. Strategic time gets squeezed. Work follows you home and stays. Not because you're doing anything wrong. Because the role expanded - and the way it's set up didn't change with it. The environment got faster. Escalation became effortless. Constant access means nothing stays contained. And most leaders at this level never change the system that's running through them. Over time that shows up. Decisions that should move without you - don't. Strategic thinking gets pushed to evenings. The team waits instead of decides. The role doesn't switch off. This isn't a motivation problem. It isn't a resilience problem. It's the way the role is currently set up. And that can change. I work privately with senior leaders in brand, retail and merchandising environments who can feel the cost of how they're carrying their role. Maximum four leaders per quarter. Contained, confidential, tailored to the environment. Sometimes that's a focused thirteen-week reset - changing where decisions land, protecting strategic time, and ensuring the role stays within its boundaries. Sometimes it becomes a longer-term partnership - working on the bigger questions once the operational noise has cleared. Either way the aim is the same. Leadership that performs without constant personal cost. ๐ช๐ต๐ ๐บ๐ฒ I spent over twenty years leading global product, merchandising and retail teams - including at Quiksilver and Ted Baker. I know environments where decisions are continuous, standards are high, commercial pressure is constant, and being the steady one gradually becomes part of your identity. I also know the moment that identity starts costing more than it returns. I donโt help leaders cope with the role. I help them change how itโs set up - so success stays sustainable, not just survivable. ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ด๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ. ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Retail and Merchandising Executive with a focus on strategic leadership and operational excellence.
Location: Bayonne, United States
Experience: 5 yrs 10 mos
Skills
- Coaching
- Business Management
- P&l Management
- Team Leadership
Career Highlights
- Over 20 years in global product and merchandising leadership.
- Expert in optimizing retail strategies for high-performance teams.
- Focused on sustainable leadership without personal cost.
Work Experience
The Leadership Reset
Leadership Performance Partner (1 yr 8 mos)
Boardriders
EMEA Retail DIrector (3 yrs 6 mos)
Quiksilver
Global Director Merchandising, Design & Development / Chief Merchant (7 yrs 7 mos)
Global Head of Buying - Direct to Consumer - Quiksilver, Roxy & DC Shoes (2 yrs 1 mo)
Head of Retail Buying Europe (4 yrs)
Education
Professional Coaching Skills Level 1 at Institute of Coaching Studies
Bachelor of Business Communications at QUT (Queensland University of Technology)