Building a Resilient Brand: Mastering Sourcing, Assortment and Design for Growth Workshop with Kristen Eyler and Liz Andarcia
Join us for an interactive virtual workshop with Kristen Eyler and Liz Andarcia, co-founders of Rise Collective, the powerhouse consultancy helping today’s most ambitious retail brands (like Parachute, Lalo, Food52, Schoolhouse, and more) grow smarter and faster.
Whether you’re an emerging founder or an established brand leader, this workshop is designed to help you master the interconnected trio—sourcing, assortment, and design—to build a product strategy that’s as resilient as it is revenue-generating.
With over 45 years of combined experience leading merchandising and sourcing at companies like Pottery Barn and Williams Sonoma, Kristen and Liz know what it takes to create and scale successful brands from concept to customer. Now, through Rise Collective, they act as embedded fractional leaders for brands across the lifestyle, fashion, and home industries—bringing big-brand discipline with boutique-level attention.
In this interactive session, you’ll learn:
✅ Connect the Dots Between Sourcing, Assortment & Design
Understand how these pillars work together to shape a cohesive, scalable, and profitable brand strategy.
✅ Source Smarter to Build a Strong Foundation
Explore sourcing models, supplier selection frameworks, and how to ensure quality and margin from the start.
✅ Create Strategic Assortments That Drive Growth
Design a balanced product mix that aligns with your customer, pricing strategy, and brand positioning.
✅ Navigate Today’s Supply Chain Challenges with Confidence
Gain tools to mitigate risk, manage tariffs, and maintain quality as you scale.
✅ Bring Your Design Vision to Life—Efficiently and Intentionally
Move from concept to prototype with a clear understanding of the product development lifecycle.
✅ Align Creative and Operational Strategies for Long-Term Success
Learn how to integrate design, sourcing, and merchandising to deliver a seamless brand experience across channels.
Expect actionable insights, candid conversation, and time to engage directly with Kristen and Liz as they share tools and strategies you can immediately apply to your brand.
This workshop is for you if you're a:
Founder or product leader scaling a retail brand
Creative looking to streamline product development
Operations lead seeking more effective sourcing strategies
Entrepreneur ready to build a brand that can weather change and fuel growth
ABOUT RISE COLLECTIVE:
Founded in 2022, Rise Collective is a boutique consultancy and strategic growth partner for retail brands and vendors, offering fractional leadership in sourcing, merchandising, and product development. With a portfolio that spans everything from fast-growing startups to $200M brands, Rise delivers high-impact strategies and hands-on execution that drive results.
MEET YOUR FACILITATORS:
Kristen Eyler and Liz Andarcia are the co-founders of Rise Collective. With decades of leadership experience at major retail brands, they’ve built a consultancy that combines executive-level insight with agile, fractional support for modern businesses. From launching Met Gala-worthy product debuts to rebuilding entire supply chains, their work speaks for itself.