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- SOPHIE K. PIERSON
- Production Director: Experience in TV-Radio Production/Reporting/Coordination, Magazine editing and
Advertising campaigns. Featured on Fox News, National Network, as a French-US policy analyst. Interviewed
California City and State officials (e.g.: Governor Jerry brown, Mayor Gavin Newsom) for KTVU/FOX ch.2 Six and
Ten o’clock Newscasts. - Business Developer: Conducted business development in the luxury hospitality/jewelry industries for
celebrity chefs and jewelers. - Brand Developer and Media Marketing Consultant: Strong international sales and business
development expertise in luxury goods and strong knowledge of their markets: managed one-of-a-kind fine jewelry
lines (John Hardy) and ready-to-wear line (Moschino), from merchandising to training, sales, and P.R. Ranked,
several times, in the top ten Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman Producers. - Attorney-At-Law: Admitted to practice law at the Paris and New York Bars, created and developed
partnership between two highly reputable law firms of New York, and Paris, France. Created corporations and
trademarks in the U.S for French clients doing business in the fashion industry and hospitality industry. Negotiated
contracts for commodity export businesses between the US, Europe and North Africa. High Caliber presentation,
negotiation and closing skills. Attorney for the children of Jean-Dominique Bauby, a well-known French
Journalist, and editor of the French fashion magazine Elle, who wrote The Diving Bell and the Butterfly despite
his condition. - Equity Research Analyst: Managed and grew a security investment business office from 2 to 10
employees, from$0 to Multi-Million Dollars revenues trading securities on the NYSE and NASDAQ. - Official New York State Court Interpreter/Consultant: (French/English).
- N.Y.U. School of Law Alumna.
MEDIA EXPERIENCE:
SophiePierson.Com, San Francisco, CA-New York, NY
Production Director & Media Marketing Consultant
2000-Present
- TV & Radio Bilingual Producer/Reporter
- TV Production/Reporting /Operations/Coordination/Logistics.
- Political and Legal Analyst: Contributor to Live panels on National Television involving French politics and
- French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
- Lifestyle Analyst: Participates to Live Alerts and Talk Shows on National Television.
- Interviews UN Experts on various Issues, such as Terrorism, Pandemics, to name a few.
- Clients include:
- Fox News, New York, NY.
- CBS: Inside Edition With Deborah Norville, New York, NY.
- France Televisions Channel 2 and 3, New York, NY.
- Thalassa, France Channel 3, Paris, France-New York, NY.
- Chic.TV, News York, NY.
- United Nations Department of Public Information,New York, NY.
- CBC: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
- Radio-Canada, New York, NY.
- KTVU/FOX Channel 2-Cox Broadcasting, Oakland, CA.
- Surface Magazine, San Francisco, CA
- Kinemo.Com, Los Gatos, California, CA
BUSINESS & LEGAL EXPERIENCE
PiersonConsultus.com, San Francisco, CA & New York, NY-
Business Developer& Project Director
2004-Present
- Conducts due diligence review of contracts and negotiations.
- Coordinates resources and finances to achieve and exceed corporate goals.
- Conducts Marketing and Economic Development for U.S. Real Estate Development companies.
- Conducts business development for European companies to introduces their entities to the U.S.markets.
- Builds and maintains websites with shopping cart and payment options.
- Creates and manufactures jewelry lines.
- Coordinates P.R and promotional events.
- Clients include: See more at PiersonConsultus.com
- Gray Kunz GK Holding Group (Luxury Hospitality), New York, NY-Hong-Kong.
- Clear Springs Co (Real Estate Development), New York, NY-Bartow, FL).
- Satellite Paris (Jewelry), New York-Paris (France).
- O.J. Perrin (Fine Jewelry), Geneva -Paris (France).
- Jacobs & Co (Fine Jewelry and watches), New York, NY.
- Kinemo.com (Technology, Media, & Mobile Phones, Signage), Los Gatos, CA.
- Google (Technology, Search Engine), Mountain View, CA.
- www.Rocksandfame.com (Fashion Jewelry), New York, NY.
- Cosmo Girl, New York, NY.
John Hardy, New York, NY
Brand Developer at Saks Fifth Avenue & Bergdorf Goodman, New York, NY
05/2004-11/2004
- Responsible for developing the John Hardy brand up to $1,200,000 in sales per year.
- Managed 17 semi-precious jewelry lines from marketing, training, and merchandising to sales.
- Collaborated with 42 sales associates, and 4 managers to achieve and exceed goals.
- Participated in products selection with buyers.
- Organized and hosted special events, personal appearances, and trunk shows.
- Cinta Sales Manager at Bergdorf Goodman, New York, NY
- Responsible for $ 300,000 in Cinta sales per year.
- Managed one-of-a-kind fine jewelry line named Cinta, from marketing, training, and merchandising to sales.
- Collaborated with TVs and Magazines to promote the line in the Media.
- Participated in “ Cinta” production with design team.
The Neiman Marcus Group, Dallas, TX
Brand Developer at Bergdorf Goodman, New York, NY & Neiman Marcus, San Francisco, CA
07-2000-05/2004
- Brand Developer & Specialist (Moschino & Designer Jewelry)
- Responsible for developing brands from $ 600,000 to 1,000,000 in sales per year.
- Managed a ready-to-wear line from marketing and merchandising to sales.
- Collaborated with buyers on product selection and style direction.
- Solely responsible for managing trunk shows, and PR events. More than tripled sales in one year.
- Several times in the weekly top ten Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman producers.
Attorney-At-Law
01/1996-12/1999
- Drafted arbitration memoranda involving insurers and a non-profit U.N. Organization regulating international
- transports (IRU).
- Conducted due diligence litigations in products liability, real estate transactions, international banking, Insurance
- law, and family law.
- Set up corporations and trademarks in the U.S for French clients doing business in the fashion industry (women
- apparels and accessories).
- Drafted international contracts, according to the 1996 French law regulating the financial markets, for major
- international banks.
- Attorney for the children of Jean-Dominique Bauby, a well-known French Journalist, and editor of the French
fashion magazine Elle, who wrote "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" despite his condition - Sent to the USA to Gain academic and working experience on the U.S. Markets:
- ALLEGAERT BERGER & VOGEL, Set up a New York Branch Office with Hascoet-Trillat, and worked as a
Foreign Law Consultant and Foreign Counsel: Conducted due diligence research on conflicts of law, accountant’
s liability to major international banks, relying on false audit and fraudulent financial statements. Assisted
Partners in depositions, and discovery proceedings regarding bankers’ liability. - JANSSEN & MEYERS, AND VICKERS & COMPANY INVESTMENT BANKERS, Practical Training as
an Equity Research Analyst to gain experience on the financial markets. Managed Damon VICKERS office doing
recruiting, marketing and public relations with major New York TVs such as CNN fn, and radios such as WEVD.
Aboukrat & Associates, Paris, France
Attorney-At-Law
03/1995-01/1996
- Drafted contracts for an international entertainment companies to produce international shows.
- Conducted due diligence litigations in administrative law, international taxation, and corporate matters.
- Negotiated fees and contracts for engineers working in the Energy field.
EDUCATION
- LLM.CJ-N.Y.U. New York University School Of Law, New York, NY 1997
- Master of Comparative Jurisprudence.
- MBA & Business Law Degree-University Of Paris II Panthéon-Sorbonne, France 1995
- Business Law and Taxation Institute Degree.
- LLM-University Of Paris I Panthéon- Assas, France 1994
- “DESS” in International Transports (LLM equivalent), with honors.
- J.D-University Of Paris Panthéon-Assas, France 1994
- “Double Maîtrise de Droit” in Private Law (J.D. equivalent), Major: General Legal Studies and Legal Careers.
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