For the past 20 years, Jordan Lane Gilmore has bootstrapped, growth-hacked and cheer-led start-ups and entrepreneurs to present smart-home, CPG, clean-tech and luxury goods products to the US, Europe and Asia markets. He has developed & overseen a variety strategic growth stages, pivots, acquisitions, partnerships, & global operational ventures, many of which appear in this project area “Retail” and the following slides/pages ⮕.
Having focused on tech products and early stage brand growth, Mr. Gilmore was naturally drawn to a data-centric view of retailing & marketing products, which has evolved into a greater understanding of the “brand-tech” universe.
Jordan Lane Gilmore & fellow entrepreneurs & grad students contend in Harvard & Cambridge-based Start-up Pitch Competitions for CPG & smart home devices.
Water Hero’s smart meter sponsored by Home Insurance providers & big box home improvement stores, demonstrating Jordan Lane Gilmore’s unique partnership & collaboration efforts.
More information about Mr. Gilmore’s contributions in the water technology space can be found in the project portfolio areas entitled: barnacle, aqua vivam, and delta.
Through his Harvard graduate study and for water well deployment and research in Southeast Asia, Jordan Lane Gilmore made Singapore a base and Tamil Nadu, India a frequent project site for water technology.
His time in these markets and industries, gave him exposure to both textile production in the region and the world’s top luxury markets.
Image 1: Kyleigh Kuhn , Image 2: Harvard Asia Center Image 3: Eidos, via Glenn Allsop
During his Harvard graduate study, Jordan Lane Gilmore conducted research on the impacts of industry on water systems, which revealed that the apparel and textile industry was not only the 2nd largest user of water, but one of water’s largest polluters.
As part of his start-up advisory services and in particular interest to see the clean tech ecosystem grow, Jordan Lane Gilmore serves as a judge and early-stage investor for conferences, competitions and venture pitch events focused on cleantech and water tech.
Image: Clean Tech Open Northeast
This documentary film examines the fashion industry, its impact on the worlds rivers & what consumers can do to inspire change for a brighter future.
https://riverbluethemovie.eco/
The Sustainable Fashion Academy serves apparel companies globally, primarily through educational seminars to all levels of the organization and staff.
In advising brands, Jordan Lane Gilmore endorses the SFA as a tool to "greening" your brand and works with the SFA to draw support for the GLASA award which champions and further enables pioneers of sustainability in the industry.
After in-field work & research at various stages of the textile supply chain, Jordan Lane Gilmore moved to a fashion capitol (Milan) where global supply & production decisions are made. This paired with personal goals for sustainability has led Mr. Gilmore to support brands that focus on the quality & care of the product, which tends to make those products more sustainable.
The Prodigal Studio is a network of independent freelancers that come together to provide services of creative agency, collaboratively, to brands. This ranges from the production of short films to digital design works, and more info on the studio’s projects can be found here.
Jordan Lane Gilmore launched the Milan studio and effectively Prodigal’s Europe HQ, with a focus on luxury goods brand assets.
Destinations of Style was dual purposed Across-Country 52-city driving Tour of North American menswear boutiques, cataloguing the highest performing stores and profiling regional style-makers, fashion trends & the business of retail.
Jordan Lane Gilmore produced & hosted this content; interviews, company profiles, & retail research thanks to the sponsorship of Simeone Napoli, Jeep.com, & Jeep.ca.
Simeone Retail/Store Launch successful completed and operational.
Jordan Lane Gilmore served as the Managing Director of Simeone and increased the footprint of the retail, wholesale & private label channels by no less than 25% annually.
Various Vieni Estates, Le Parc & Simeone pop-up shops & installations across the country.
Jordan Lane Gilmore serves as an investor & advisor to early CPG, apparel, & textile brands, those particularly navigating the US and Europe retail markets.
Simeone HQ and Retail Launches in Canada.
Jordan Lane Gilmore served as the Managing Director of Simeone and increased the footprint of the retail, wholesale & private label channels by no less than 25% annually.
Modeled after the North American tour of menswear boutiques, cataloguing the highest performing stores and profiling regional style-makers, fashion trends & the business of retail, the European tour involved Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Austria, the Netherlands and more.
Jordan Lane Gilmore served as the Managing Director of Simeone and increased the footprint of the retail, wholesale & private label channels by no less than 25% annually.
Pop-up Shop and Strategic Partnership at the Amastan Paris Hotel.
Jordan Lane Gilmore serves as an investor & advisor to early stage apparel and textile brands, those particular navigating the US and Europe retail markets.
XY facilitated the launch of Creed Boutiques in NYC and Los Angeles.
Jordan Lane Gilmore served as the Chief Business Development Officer at XY, advancing the retail software product GTM strategy toward the largest account to date & the largest partner of the company’s history.
Simeone penthouse & showroom successfully launched.
Jordan Lane Gilmore served as the Managing Director of Simeone and increased the footprint of the retail, wholesale & private label channels by no less than 25% annually.
Store and online store collections, booths, and more via luxury retailers such as: Barney’s New York, Yoox Net-A-Porter, The Rake, Farfetch, Etc.
Jordan Lane Gilmore serves as an investor & advisor to early stage apparel and textile brands, those particular navigating the US and Europe retail markets.
Post-Pandemic snapshot of the Luxury Goods market, by Jordan Lane Gilmore
Mr. Gilmore is an entrepreneur and business development executive at XY, authoring articles on retail systems thinking, luxury fashion & sustainable brand investing, start-up leadership culture and more.
XY facilitated the launch of Todd Snyder Flagship Store in NYC and other rapid retail solutions.
Jordan Lane Gilmore served as the Chief Business Development Officer at XY, advancing the retail software product GTM strategy toward the largest account to date & the largest partner of the company’s history.
XY facilitated the launch of Isaia Flagship Stores (Hong Kong, Tokyo, NYC, Milan, Capri, SF, LA, London, & Dubai) and online stores simultaneously across the globe.
Jordan Lane Gilmore served as the Chief Business Development Officer at XY, advancing the retail software product GTM strategy toward the largest account to date & the largest partner of the company’s history.
Retail collaborations, store Concepts and solutions across American Eagle’s portfolio of brands.
Jordan Lane Gilmore served as the Chief Business Development Officer at XY, advancing the retail software product GTM strategy toward the largest account to date & the largest partner of the company’s history.
A white paper on the booming secondary market, by Jordan Lane Gilmore.
Mr. Gilmore is an entrepreneur and business development executive at XY, authoring articles on retail systems thinking, luxury fashion & sustainable brand investing, start-up leadership culture and more.
XY facilitated the launch of Urban Necessities’ online trading platform and marketplace.
Jordan Lane Gilmore served as the Chief Business Development Officer at XY, advancing the retail software product GTM strategy toward the largest account to date & the largest partner of the company’s history.
Jordan Lane Gilmore speaks to Amazon Web Services and its partners at the National Retail Federation Annual Conference in NYC. XY becomes first of its kind to partner with AWS on its inaugural Retail Competency program.
The pandemic is not upending the fashion industry so much as it is accelerating the inevitability, by Jordan Lane Gilmore.
Mr. Gilmore is an entrepreneur and business development executive at XY, authoring articles on retail systems thinking, luxury fashion & sustainable brand investing, start-up leadership culture and more.