Meet The Team
the RETAILERY team
Megan O’Sullivan
Founder & Chief Executive Officer at Retailery
Megan O’Sullivan is an entrepreneur with a background in finance and retail. She received her business degree and MBA at Rutgers and began her career in corporate finance at PricewaterhouseCoopers, in the capital markets group. After nearly 10 years, she decided to make her dream a reality and opened the first of two retail boutiques, called Tia’s Place, in Jersey City NJ. In 2009, she opened her second location, a 480 square foot store in New York City's famed Grand Central Terminal. Since opening, both locations have become synonymous with accessible luxury. A unique product mix and constant new offerings have made them a favorite resource for bloggers, stylists, media and influencers.
Most recently, Megan’s mix of finance and retail experience have led to the creation of Retailery, the first Mobile Store Licensing company of its kind. Retailery mobile boutiques offer entrepreneurs the chance to own their own business, while providing the on-going support they need to be successful. For consumers, Retailery’s fresh new approach to retail through mobile boutiques allows them to shop where they want, when they want.
Retailery is currently licensing mobile boutiques on the east coast with plans to expand nationwide.
Joyce Nishimura
Chief Operating Officer at Retailery
Joyce began her career at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where she and Retailery founder, Megan O’Sullivan met. From financial services, she pivoted her career to the fashion industry as a planner at Gap Inc. managing sales and inventory for over 800+ stores nationwide. Joyce later joined Gap Inc.’s Business Development Team to expand Banana Republic into Japan, ultimately achieving over $100MM annually just two years after opening. Returning to New York, Joyce launched Reed Krakoff, a women’s luxury namesake brand of the Creative Director of Coach, Inc. She led buying, planning and operations for all channels - retail, eCommerce and wholesale. Godiva then hired Joyce to helm merchandising, demand planning and distribution for Godiva Chocolatier North America, where she ultimately grew their eCommerce business by 24%. Prior to joining Retailery, Joyce was at Best Made Company as the head of planning of merchandise, business and supply chain. Joyce holds a BA from the University of California at Berkeley.
Ralph Rodriguez
Chief Information Officer at Retailery
With an education in Electrical Engineering Technology, Ralph began his career working for various Fortune 500 companies, such as AT&T Bell Labs and JP Morgan, providing technology-driven services to help drive business growth and profitability. He then spent ten years at Nomura Securities International eventually reaching the title of Executive Managing Director, as Head of Corporate Technology and Facilities. During his tenure, he led the firm through exponential systems growth required to transition from a small brand office to profitable, full service investment bank. Ralph then took a detour from corporate life and opened Marco & Pepe Restaurant in Jersey City, NJ, which he owned and operated for sixteen years. Consistently rated as one of the best restaurants in New Jersey by The New York Times, Marco & Pepe allowed Ralph to feed his passion for design while utilizing his technology solutions background. In recent years, Ralph has managed several project based initiatives including the development of cloud based App’s for use in restaurant management, as well as, design and construction management for fashion store retailer, Tia’s Place in Grand Central Terminal, NYC.
Shannon Brennan
PR & Partnerships at Retailery
Shannon Brennan is the Director of Public Relations and Partnerships at Retailery responsible for all brand communications and partnership coordination. Her career spans more than 25 years in the field of communications. Her background includes working for clients such as, DuPont and The Robert Mondavi Family of Wineries, while at leading Public Relations agencies Porter Novelli and The Rowland Company (formerly part of Saatchi & Saatchi). She then made the move to the corporate side and joined L`Oreal USA as the Director of Communications at Lancôme, overseeing brand communications, special events and cause-related marketing. In recent years, she has consulted for Pfizer in their consumer health care group, and spearheaded communications on the multi-million dollar relaunches of Johnson & Johnson’s Rembrandt and Rogaine brands. Prior to her current role at Retailery, she handled public relations and events at Tia’s Place.
Lisa Shivak
Membership & Sales at Retailery
As the Director of Sales for Retailery, Lisa Shivak will utilize her extensive experience in the fashion sales arena. As the founder of the Solo Agency, an independent sales showroom in NY, Lisa has spent the last 16 years working with contemporary established brands, as well as, helping launch and grow emerging brands through dedicated sales efforts. Brands she has worked with include, Original Retro Brand, Stitch Note, Lira, Quiksilver, and I. Spiewak and Sons. Her retail partners include top boutiques, department stores, and small retail shops including college campus stores and gift shops. Early in her career, Lisa worked for leading retailers in both womens and mens fashion such as Escada and Saks Fifth Avenue, as well as, Ben Sherman and I. Spiewak & Sons.
