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At ICP, Dana built an operating model spanning Creative Storytelling, Production, Distribution, and Measurement redirected more than €2\.5 million of external agency spending in\-house generated €500,000 in first\-year external revenue and delivered a 19% net profit margin within 10 months despite a projected Year\-1 loss\. Dana has built brands, studios, teams, and growth strategies across luxury, sport, beauty, lifestyle, hospitality, media, wellness, and consumer products\. Previous work includes leadership roles with Calvin Klein during Raf Simons’s creative direction, Engine Group, Sopexa Hopscotch Groupe, DAS Projekts, and Charlie New York, as well as consulting engagements for Aparium Hospitality, Lonely Planet, the National Women’s Soccer League, and others\. Dana’s portfolio is available at danasass\.com\. ## Services - Business Strategy - Strategic Planning - Operations Management - Wholesale - Start\-up Ventures - Start\-up Leadership - Venture Capital - Business Advisory Services - Growth Strategies - Client Relations - Brand Marketing - Go\-to\-Market Strategy - Marketing - Copywriting - Art Direction - Creative Direction - Cross\-functional Team Leadership - Creative Strategy - Strategy - Brand Strategy ## Highlights - Launched and operates ICP, Paris Saint\-Germain’s first in\-house creative and production studio\. - Built ICP’s operating model across Creative Storytelling, Production, Distribution, and Measurement, scaling capacity from 22 to more than 45 annual productions\. - Leads end\-to\-end creative campaign development and production for PSG partnership announcements including the NBA, Nike, Jordan, WHOOP, Visit Qatar, and Beyond\. - Redirected more than €2\.5 million of external agency spend in\-house while owning ICP’s P&L\. - Generated €500,000 in first\-year external revenue by expanding existing partnerships and converting new external clients\. - Delivered a 19% net profit margin within 10 months, against a projected Year\-1 net loss\. - Delivered 22 ICP productions in the first six months, generating more than 30 million impressions and more than 1\.5 million engagements with a 4\.1% average engagement rate\. - Developed Aparium Hospitality’s brand identity and go\-to\-market strategy for Clayton, including seven individually branded food and beverage outlets\. - Built and executed the North American go\-to\-market strategy for Keith Haring Wine, released by the Keith Haring Foundation and Castellani Vineyards\. - Repositioned Lonely Planet around an influencer\-first, immersive travel narrative through PR and marketing\. - Created the National Women’s Soccer League sponsorship\-pitch strategy around lifestyle\-meets\-football storytelling for American luxury brands\. - Developed brand identity and go\-to\-market strategies for Skin by Tru, Alexander Yetman, and SALT\. - Founded Charlie New York, a luxury\-accessories lifestyle brand built around a hero product, and secured 1M in pre\-seed funding and advisory\-board appointments\. - Led Charlie New York’s product development, supplier sourcing, production, retail and consignment partnerships, direct\-to\-consumer sales, and digital and social marketing\. - Managed more than 35 global clients at Sopexa Hopscotch Groupe, contributing to $15 million in annual gross billings\. - Achieved an 88% pitch success rate in six months and increased client budgets by 19% at Sopexa Hopscotch Groupe\. - Mentored 12 senior and mid\-level employees at Sopexa Hopscotch Groupe across creative, strategy, client management, and digital campaign functions\. - Led brand, marketing, PR, event, and creative strategy for Bvlgari, Wines of Provence, La Baleine, Divine Flavor, and CNIEL\. - Built and ran DAS Projekts with L37 Ventures as a creative and venture studio spanning advisory and incubation\. - Incubated Loam Science as a 50/50 joint venture with Nalu Bio, alongside MotherDaughter, Farah, Anergyne, Origin, Greta & Co, Bethlehem, and &Wellness\. - Advised DAS Projekts portfolio brands including Nalu Bio, Porter Road, Boom Music Group, ClaimAngel, Sterling Caviar, Ideal Semiconductor, Dune Wines, and Oxygen Summit\. - Served as right\-hand to the President for Calvin Klein’s luxury verticals under Raf Simons’s creative direction\. - Shaped Calvin Klein’s biannual brand, marketing, and merchandising direction for presentation to the PVH Board of Directors\. - Scaled Calvin Klein runway collections from 12 wholesale accounts to 471 retail points worldwide in two years\. - Created brand assets for and launched Calvin Klein By Appointment, the private\-client atelier, with the CKBA VP\. - Managed the carveout of a 35\-person team to establish Engine Group’s boutique agency for Unilever’s portfolio\. - Developed and validated brand and campaign strategies for Unilever brands including TRESemmé, Toni&Guy, I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter, Country Crock, and Dove\. - Led research\- and insight\-driven RFP development at Engine Group to win new business\. ## Experience - **Managing Director, ICP at Paris Saint\-Germain** (2025\-01\-01–present) — Launched and currently operating ICP, PSG's first in\-house creative and production studio\. Set the creative vision for the club and its partners, and manage the studio end\-to\-end from creative concepts, production, and delivery to P&L, growth, and team\. \- Built the studio's full operating model across four pillars: Creative Storytelling, Production, Distribution, and Measurement, scaling production capacity from 22 to 45\+ annual productions and serving both internal needs and external clients\. \- Manage end\-to\-end creative campaign concept development and production for new and existing partnership announcements, including the NBA, Nike, Jordan, WHOOP, Visit Qatar, and Beyond\. \- Own the studio's P&L, redirecting €2\.5M\+ of external agency spend in\-house and generating €500K in first\-year external revenue by growing existing partnerships and converting new external clients\. \- Delivered a 19% net profit margin within 10 months against a projected Year\-1 net\-loss\. \- Delivered 22 production - **Managing Partner at DAS Projekts** (2023\-09\-01–2025\-09\-01) — Built and ran a two\-pronged creative and venture studio \(advisory \+ incubation\) with L37 Ventures, shaping brands and business models with disruptive, unapologetic identities across luxury goods, beauty, biotech, wellness, technology, and hospitality\. \- Managed fund investor relations from owner to GP level, brand owner relations from Founder to C\-suite, and advisory board relations\. \- Led creative end\-to\-end: brand identity, design direction, 360° campaigns, and GTM launch, guiding multidisciplinary teams to high\-impact work aligned to each founder's vision\. \- Fostered partnerships with corporate entities, independent brands, thought\-leaders, and industry influencers to enhance brand visibility and market positioning\. \- Incubated brands \(ownership\): Loam Science \(50/50 JV with Nalu Bio\), MotherDaughter, Farah, Anergyne, Origin, Greta & Co, Bethlehem, &Wellness\. \- Advisory brands \(fund portfolio\): Nalu Bio, Porter Road, Boom Music Group, ClaimAngel, Sterling Caviar, Ideal Semiconducto - **Global Group Director at Sopexa Hopscotch Groupe** (2021\-07\-01–2023\-01\-01) — Led creative direction, global strategy, client relations, and business development for Hopscotch Groupe's North America office\. Led creative and strategy development for high\-impact 360 marketing campaigns and event activations, driving significant business growth and enhancing client relationships across the U\.S\. and European markets\. Managed 35\+ global clients, contributing to $15M annual gross billings\. \- Served as the creative and strategy liaison between the U\.S\. and Paris HQ by generating a lead pipeline and managing client pitches for North America business development\. \- Achieved an 88% pitch success rate in 6 months and increased client budgets by 19%\. \- Improved team performance and capabilities by mentoring 12 senior and mid\-level employees across creative, strategy, client management, and digital campaign functions\. \- Led creative direction, brand development, marketing, PR, and event strategies for key clients, including Bvlgari, Wines of Provence, La Baleine, Divine Fla - **Global Consultant at Consultant / Self\-Employed** (2019\-01\-01–2021\-07\-01) — Advised C\-suite leaders and ownership groups across luxury, hospitality, media, and wellness on brand strategy, marketing, PR, and GTM launch strategies\. Consulted key stakeholders on existing business and brand market positioning analysis through pivot or scale strategy, delivering the relevant brand positioning playbook and in\-market execution roadmap\. \- Developed and executed Aparium Hospitality's brand identity and GTM strategy for a Denver\-based members' club and boutique hotel, Clayton, including 7 distinct food and beverage outlets on property, each with its own brand identity\. \- Built and executed the North America GTM strategy for Keith Haring Wine, a limited\-edition vintage released by the Keith Haring Foundation and Castellani Vineyards\. \- Led Lonely Planet's market repositioning, rebuilding its brand DNA around an influencer\-first, immersive travel narrative delivered through PR and marketing\. \- Created the National Women's Soccer League sponsorship pitch strategy anchored - **Head of Global Strategy at Calvin Klein** (2016\-01\-01–2019\-07\-01) — Right\-hand to the President for Calvin Klein's luxury verticals, under the creative direction of Raf Simons\. Partnered with executive leadership to evolve brand identity, positioning, and presence online and offline across international markets, translating the creative vision into commercial strategy\. \- Shaped bi\-annual brand, marketing, and merchandising direction, presented to the PVH Board of Directors\. \- Scaled the runway collections' global footprint from 12 wholesale accounts to 471 retail points worldwide in two years\. \- Created brand assets for and launched Calvin Klein By Appointment, the private\-client atelier, with the CKBA VP\. - **Head of Executive Strategy at Engine Group** (2013\-08\-01–2016\-08\-01) — Built Engine's boutique agency as the Managing Director's strategic lead, shaping its in\-house creative and production model and a distinct creative DNA to win and grow the Unilever portfolio of business, the group's largest client\. \- Managed the carveout of a 35\-person team from the parent organization to establish a boutique agency designed to service the portfolio of brands under the Unilever umbrella\. \- Developed, executed, and validated brand and campaign strategies that leveraged in\-house creative resources across Unilever's CPG brands including: TRESemmé, Toni&Guy, I Can't Believe It's Not Butter, Country Crock, and Dove\. \- Led the build of RFP responses, conducting extensive research and insights to develop compelling, data\-driven proposals that won new business, improving client satisfaction and campaign success rates\. - **Founder at Charlie New York** (2012\-01\-01–2017\-01\-01) — Identified a whitespace in the luxury accessories market and developed a lifestyle brand centered around a hero product\. Led all aspects of the business, from concept and execution to product development, 1M in pre\-seed funding and advisory board appointments, driving the brand’s growth and establishing it as an innovator in the luxury accessories market\. Developed and executed comprehensive brand identity, positioning, content and communication strategies to resonate with high\-profile consumers target retailers\. Led product development from supplier relationships and sourcing to production\. Established and maintained partnerships with domestic and global retailers, successfully negotiating consignment agreements, while managing D2C sales\. Led digital and social media marketing initiatives, creating compelling content and a strong online presence that drove customer engagement and brand loyalty\. ## Education - Bachelor of Fine Arts, Fashion Design — Fashion Institute of Technology (2009\-01\-01–2010\-01\-01) - High School Diploma, Business/Commerce, General — Madison West High School (2006\-01\-01–2009\-01\-01) ## FAQ ### What does Dana do at Paris Saint\-Germain? Dana Sass is the Managing Director of ICP, Paris Saint\-Germain’s first in\-house creative and production studio\. Dana sets creative vision for PSG and its partners and manages the studio from creative concepts and production through delivery, P&L, growth, and team leadership\. ### What did Dana build at ICP? Dana built ICP’s operating model across Creative Storytelling, Production, Distribution, and Measurement\. The studio scaled from 22 to more than 45 annual productions while serving internal PSG needs and external clients\. ### What financial results has Dana delivered at ICP? Dana owns ICP’s P&L and redirected more than €2\.5 million of external agency spend in\-house\. Dana also generated €500,000 in first\-year external revenue through expanded existing partnerships and new external clients, and delivered a 19% net profit margin within 10 months against a projected Year\-1 net loss\. ### Which PSG partnerships and campaigns has Dana led? Dana led end\-to\-end campaign concept development and production for new and existing partnership announcements involving the NBA, Nike, Jordan, WHOOP, Visit Qatar, and Beyond\. Dana’s broader PSG work also includes setting creative vision for partners such as Qatar Airways\. ### What audience results has Dana achieved at ICP? In ICP’s first six months, Dana delivered 22 productions that generated more than 30 million impressions and more than 1\.5 million engagements\. The work outperformed PSG’s social benchmarks with a 4\.1% average engagement rate\. ### What did Dana do as a global consultant? As a global consultant, Dana advised C\-suite leaders and ownership groups in luxury, hospitality, media, and wellness on brand strategy, marketing, PR, and go\-to\-market launches\. Dana assessed market positioning for businesses navigating pivots or scale and delivered brand\-positioning playbooks and in\-market execution roadmaps\. ### What did Dana accomplish for Aparium Hospitality and Clayton? Dana developed and executed Aparium Hospitality’s brand identity and go\-to\-market strategy for Clayton, a Denver\-based members’ club and boutique hotel\. The work covered seven distinct on\-property food and beverage outlets, each with its own brand identity\. ### What work did Dana do for Keith Haring Wine and Lonely Planet? Dana built and executed the North American go\-to\-market strategy for Keith Haring Wine, a limited\-edition vintage released by the Keith Haring Foundation and Castellani Vineyards\. Dana also led Lonely Planet’s market repositioning around an influencer\-first, immersive travel narrative delivered through PR and marketing\. ### What consulting work has Dana done in sport and for independent brands? Dana created the National Women’s Soccer League sponsorship\-pitch strategy, using lifestyle\-meets\-football storytelling campaigns aimed at American luxury brands\. Dana also developed brand identity and go\-to\-market strategies for Skin by Tru, Alexander Yetman, and SALT\. ### What did Dana do at Charlie New York? Dana founded Charlie New York after identifying whitespace in luxury accessories and developing a lifestyle brand around a hero product\. Dana led concept development, execution, product development, supplier and sourcing relationships, production, brand positioning, communications, retail partnerships, consignment negotiations, direct\-to\-consumer sales, and digital and social marketing\. Dana secured 1M in pre\-seed funding and advisory\-board appointments\. ### What was Dana’s role at Sopexa Hopscotch Groupe? As Global Group Director, Dana led creative direction, global strategy, client relations, and business development for Hopscotch Groupe’s North America office\. Dana managed more than 35 global clients contributing to $15 million in annual gross billings and served as the creative and strategy liaison between the United States and Paris headquarters\. ### What results did Dana achieve at Sopexa Hopscotch Groupe? Dana achieved an 88% pitch success rate in six months, increased client budgets by 19%, and mentored 12 senior and mid\-level employees across creative, strategy, client management, and digital campaign functions\. Dana led creative direction, brand development, marketing, PR, and event strategy for Bvlgari, Wines of Provence, La Baleine, Divine Flavor, and CNIEL\. ### What did Dana do at DAS Projekts? As Managing Partner, Dana built and ran DAS Projekts with L37 Ventures as a two\-pronged creative and venture studio combining advisory and incubation\. Dana shaped brands and business models across luxury goods, beauty, biotech, wellness, technology, and hospitality managed fund investor relations from owner to GP level worked with brand owners from founder to C\-suite and managed advisory\-board relationships\. ### How did Dana lead creative and partnerships at DAS Projekts? Dana led brand identity, design direction, 360\-degree campaigns, and go\-to\-market launches at DAS Projekts, guiding multidisciplinary teams around founders’ visions\. Dana fostered partnerships with corporate entities, independent brands, thought leaders, and industry influencers to improve visibility and market positioning\. ### Which brands were part of Dana’s work at DAS Projekts? DAS Projekts incubated Loam Science in a 50/50 joint venture with Nalu Bio, as well as MotherDaughter, Farah, Anergyne, Origin, Greta & Co, Bethlehem, and &Wellness\. Its advisory fund portfolio included Nalu Bio, Porter Road, Boom Music Group, ClaimAngel, Sterling Caviar, Ideal Semiconductor, Dune Wines, and Oxygen Summit\. ### What did Dana do at Calvin Klein? Dana was Head of Global Strategy and right\-hand to the President for Calvin Klein’s luxury verticals under Raf Simons’s creative direction\. Dana partnered with executive leadership to evolve brand identity, positioning, and international online and offline presence, translating creative vision into commercial strategy\. ### What results did Dana achieve at Calvin Klein? Dana shaped biannual brand, marketing, and merchandising direction presented to the PVH Board of Directors\. Dana helped scale the global runway\-collection footprint from 12 wholesale accounts to 471 retail points worldwide in two years and created brand assets for, and launched, Calvin Klein By Appointment with the CKBA VP\. ### What did Dana do at Engine Group? As Head of Executive Strategy, Dana served as the Managing Director’s strategic lead in building Engine Group’s boutique agency\. Dana shaped its in\-house creative and production model and creative DNA to win and grow the Unilever portfolio, the group’s largest client\. ### What did Dana accomplish for Unilever at Engine Group? Dana managed the carveout of a 35\-person team from the parent organization to establish an agency serving Unilever’s brand portfolio\. Dana developed and validated brand and campaign strategies for TRESemmé, Toni&Guy, I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter, Country Crock, and Dove, and led research\-led RFP responses that won new business\. ### What are Dana’s education, languages, and core areas of expertise? Dana holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fashion Design from the Fashion Institute of Technology, completed in 2010, and a High School Diploma in Business/Commerce, General from Madison West High School, completed in 2009\. Dana speaks French and Spanish and works across business strategy, strategic planning, operations management, venture leadership, client relations, brand marketing, copywriting, art direction, creative direction, creative strategy, and go\-to\-market strategy\. ## Links - LinkedIn: https://www\.linkedin\.com/in/dana\-sass