Nancy Johnson is the Founder | CEO of Optimyze- an international, award-winning advisory services firm in fashion | home furnishings | consumer products- leading global cross-functional product development, innovation, operations and specialty technologies teams to build advanced, globally prepared businesses.
For 25+ years, OPTIMYZE has helped companies redefine how they create, innovate, and operate through considerate digital and impact technology adoption, process optimization, culture definition and focused resourcing to realize creative and operational excellence. Optimyze provides strategic and tactical solutions to customers to achieve significant business gains including: lean product development; decreased cost & waste; enhanced innovation; increased speed to market; sustainability adherence and meaningful data and analytics.
OPTIMYZE has built a reputation for providing hands-on strategic business process reengineering services with practical application associated to product design and development, merchandising, product management, sustainability & ESG reporting, supply chain optimization, and technology implementation & integration. Optimyze fully covers all aspects of the creative industries including manufacturing, retail and vertical retail.
Industry Executive
Ms. Johnson worked with design technology/CAD in architectural interiors and furnishings before returning to her fashion roots. She held positions related to design, product development and technology at House of Design, Calvin Klein, Designer Holdings, and Warnaco with various industry experiences in between. She has held management level positions relating to product design, product development, supply chain, business development, and Information Technology (IT).
Ancillary Activities
Awards / Affiliations
For 25+ years, OPTIMYZE has helped companies redefine how they create, innovate, and operate through considerate digital and impact technology adoption, process optimization, culture definition and focused resourcing to realize creative and operational excellence. Optimyze provides strategic and tactical solutions to customers to achieve significant business gains including: lean product development; decreased cost & waste; enhanced innovation; increased speed to market; sustainability adherence and meaningful data and analytics.
OPTIMYZE has built a reputation for providing hands-on strategic business process reengineering services with practical application associated to product design and development, merchandising, product management, sustainability & ESG reporting, supply chain optimization, and technology implementation & integration. Optimyze fully covers all aspects of the creative industries including manufacturing, retail and vertical retail.
Industry Executive
Ms. Johnson worked with design technology/CAD in architectural interiors and furnishings before returning to her fashion roots. She held positions related to design, product development and technology at House of Design, Calvin Klein, Designer Holdings, and Warnaco with various industry experiences in between. She has held management level positions relating to product design, product development, supply chain, business development, and Information Technology (IT).
Ancillary Activities
- Managing Partner, Authentic Fit Technology©
- Board of Advisors, Shimmy Technologies
- Board of Advisors, Alante Capital
- Board of Advisors, Jen Sterling Art
- Business Advisor, Manhattan Solid Waste Advisory Board (MSWAB)
- Member, National Association of Female Executives (NAFE)
Awards / Affiliations
- IWEC Award Recipient 2009 (International Women's Entrepreneurial Challenge)
- Massachusetts College of Art, Boston – Past Visiting Professor
- Fashion Institute of Technology, NYC – Past Adjunct Professor
- Baruch College Continuing Ed Program, NYC – Guest Speaker
- Business Mentor, Global Entrepreneurship Week USA
- Frequently quoted on topics intersecting process, technology, strategy and operational excellence
- Frequent speaker on resourcing, process optimization, business strategy, global sourcing, sustainability and fashion technology related topics