MARTY NEALON
Marty Nealon has over 35 years of experience in the retail business and held senior positions in a broad range of retail channels including department stores, specialty stores, TV, catalog and the Internet.
Marty served as President of HSN, the TV, online and catalog business. Prior to HSN Marty successfully turned around Afterthoughts, a formerly unprofitable teen specialty store. After overseeing its acquisition by competitor Claire’s stores, she became President of the combined 2,600-store chain. Marty also served as President of Kenneth Cole retail stores and held senior positions at Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s.
Since stepping back from the corporate world, Marty has been working to support women entrepreneurs. She is a managing director of Golden Seeds, an organization dedicated to the achievement of lasting impact by propelling entrepreneurs. Marty is a member of WoWE’s Inaugural Accelerator Circle, which is focused on directing financial and strategic capital into opportunities that centralize women changemakers in solving today’s pressing challenges.
Marty is a graduate of Trinity College with a BA in Mathematics.