Seasoned Entertainment Licensing & Retail Executive

William Uglow

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Mobile: 702-***-**** • Email: *******@*****.***

Sales/Licensing/Sponsorship Background

Licensing Consumer Products Sponsorships Strategic Partnerships

Responsible for bringing over 50,000 products to market over career span.

Over 100 trips to Asia & Europe product development.

Designed and opened over 27 different brand stores. Experienced 7 start-up companies.

Founded 2 Sponsorship Divisions - MGM and MRG

Considered authority on licensing - 500 executed licenses

www.UglowBookofLicensing.com

EDUCATION

Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL -- MBA in Business Administration 1971 Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL -- BS in Business Administration 1970

Palm Beach College, Lakeworth, FL -- Associate of Arts 1967

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY, Orlando, FL 1971-1978

Largest entertainment and licensing company in the world.

Director of Merchandise

Held responsibility for all product development throughout 27,000 acre property Store design, development and openings.

Designed and opened the original Disneyana Store. Chairman of Disney Consumer Products claimed that was the birth and inspiration for the mall based Disney Stores.

Administered license program for Walt Disney World and Disneyland. Learned licensing, sponsorship and importing.

UNITED CHINA & GLASS CO., New Orleans, LA 1978-1984

Established in 1851, UCGC was the first gift wholesaler in America and first company in US to begin consumer product importing from Japan after WWII.

VP International Sales US/Asia and Europe

Negotiated 27 license agreements. Set-up national sales force.

Set-up international sourcing throughout Asia . Licensed distributorships - 7 countries in Europe.

TOMY, INC., Long Beach, CA 1984-1988

An international toy company.

VP International Sales USA/Japan

Negotiated licenses for 90% of the assortment plan. Set-up international sourcing throughout Asia..

Set-up national sales force and showroom.

COLLINS TRADING CO., Taipei, Taiwan 1988-1993

Largest consumer product trading company.

VP International Sales USA/Taiwan

Personal sales to 200 mass retail customers —including Wal-Mart, Kmart and Walgreens. 100% imported.

Sold 23 categories of consumer products.

MGM GRAND, Las Vegas, NV 1993-1997

Largest hospitality resort in the world.

President Retail

Opened and operated 23 stores.

Founded the first sponsorship committee.

Designed and opened all stores at opening.

Brought licensing to MGM.

Managed 25,000 items.

MANDALAY RESORT GROUP, Las Vegas, NV 1997-2005

Major properties include Luxor Excalibur, Circus Circus, Monte Carlo, Mandalay Bay and 7 more.

VP Retail Operations USA/ASIA

Operated 100 stores.

Licensed the first Nike Golf brand store in the world.

Founded the first sponsorship committee

Managed 225,000 items.

INTERNATIONAL CREATIVE LICENSING, Las Vegas, NV 2005-2009

Licensing agency

Co-Founder and CEO

Developed strategic relationships License agreement sales.

PROFESSIONAL BULL RIDERS, Pueblo, CO 2009-2010

Over 200 live events with 450 hours on Primetime TV.

VP Sales and Licensing, USA/Mexico/Canada

Held responsibility for sales, strategic relationships and licensing. Developed the product - lots of images. .

UNITED FOOTBALL LEAGUE, Jacksonville, FL 2010-2012

Newest CBS Sport property; feeder league to NFL.

SVP Sales and Licensing

Negotiated and contracted 37 license agreements in the first year.

Opened a 900 item web store.

Acquired strategic license partner, Universal Music, largest music library in the world.

Developed the product - have lots images

Uglow Consulting, Corinth, TX 2012 - Present

Licensing and sales agency

Owner

Develops strategic relationships and sales

License agreement sales

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