BIOS BETSY | LYNN BETSY I grew up in northeast Pennsylvania, not far from New York City, the Appalachian Mountains and Philadelphia. It was only natural for me to learn to love shoes, clothes and being active. Which is why I choose to focus on recruiting for the sport and outdoor industries apparel and footwear brands. I earned my BA in Marketing and Management from Penn State and went to work with Generator Group, a search firm in Portland, Oregon. I’ve maintained a close virtual community with an extensive list of apparel designers, footwear designers, retail marketing talent and brand managers. Recently, I have filled the following positions for major players in the sport and outdoor industry: Apparel Designer, Technical Designer, Footwear Designer and Developer, Apparel Product Line Manager, Category Manager, Event Marketing, Retail Marketing Manager, Director of HR, and Brand Manager. I am an active member of the Outdoor Industries Women’s Coalition as a volunteer on the Professional Development Committee and am spearheading one of the organization’s new initiatives to help better develop talent from outside the industry. Favorite place to travel: The beach, any beach Three things I’d grab if my house was burning: cell phone, ID and husband (maybe not in that order) First album I ever bought: Air Supply. It was an 8-track and I thought it had something to do with flying. Best View I’ve ever seen: Mt. Rainier, Mt. Adams, Mt. Hood and Mt. Jefferson from the top of the Oregon Cascades on a clear day. BETSY | LYNN LYNN I am a Colorado native – born and raised. When you come from a place like Colorado, it’s natural that you love the outdoors and all the sports that go along with it. I grew up skiing and recently converted to snowboarding; I love camping and hiking, and even know how to bait a line to bring home dinner. I earned my degree in Marketing at Colorado State University, took a few sales jobs after college, and ended up in recruiting soon after. I’ve now been doing recruiting nationwide for the past twelve years, in a variety of different industries. I started my own executive search and placement company, Capital Recruiting, more than ten years ago and we’ve had tremendous success recruiting for the nation’s top industries. Recently I decided to merge two of my passions: recruiting and my love for the great outdoors. Teaming up with plum means I can bring my talent and experience in the recruiting field right into the industry that suits my lifestyle: the outdoor industry. I couldn’t be more thrilled. Favorite thing to do on weekends: Spend time outdoors, doing anything and everything, with my two great kids! Most extreme sport I picked up later in life and am glad I did: Snowboarding Favorite Road to Travel in the US: Colorado I-70 Westbound, Glenwood Springs Canyon plum: Fresh talent. Juicy careers. info@thinkplum.net Betsy: 503-515-1750 Lynn: 303-936-5699