April Uchitel - Co- Founder of THE BOARD

<p>April co-founded THE BOARD, a vetted network of C-level consultants bringing “dream team” expertise to brands. April most recently held CEO positions at VIOLET GREY &amp; ONDA Beauty.<br> She was the Chief Brand Officer and founding team member at the ground breaking mobile first market place SPRING where she led brand strategy and curation. Prior to Spring she spent 25 years in the fashion industry, highlighted by 9 years as the EVP of Global Sales &amp; Strategy at DVF.<br> April is a self proclaimed “accidental activist” and is a founding member of IAMAVOTER. The New York Business Journal honored April as part of their inaugural Women of Influence Awards and her leadership skills were profiled by Women@Forbes.</p> <p>Listen as she speaks with Marisa Runyon about pivoting out of fashion, and the winding path that led to, in her words, drinking out of a fire hose to gain the experience and knowledge she needed to become a CEO, and later co-found THE BOARD.</p>