David H. Sorblum

Founder & President
As founder and president of DHS & Company, David has over 40 years of experience in the apparel and textile industry. Prior to founding DHS & Co, David was CFO of two large apparel companies where he consistently increased profitability during his tenure. He also serves as the treasurer for the Psychotherapy and Spirituality Institute (PSI). In...

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Paul Magel

President, Applications & Technology Outsourcing
Paul, who joined CGS in 1997, has over 25 years of experience in the information technology space. Leading the Application Solutions group at CGS, Mr. Magel oversees the company’s flagship BlueCherry Enterprise Suite of solutions for the fashion, apparel and consumer lifestyle products industry as well as the Technology and Infrastructure practice overseeing sales, delivery,...

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Mark Friedman

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Mark Friedman has more than 30 years of experience in the consumer and retail industry as an Entrepreneur, Manager, Research Analyst, and Strategic Advisor. During his two decades as a Senior Research Analyst at Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers and Goldman Sachs he was ranked on the Institutional Investor annual survey of best analysts in three different sectors-...

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Zach Steinberg

Partner, HF Real Estate
Zach oversees Hospitality Firm’s Real Estate Management business and focuses on providing leasing strategy, lease administration, due diligence services, and manages third party vendors such as brokers and property managers on behalf of the company’s clients.

Zach is a veteran of the Commercial Real Estate industry with over 10 years of experience as a leasing broker. Before...

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Joanne Arbuckle

Member Emeritus
Joanne served as a deputy to the president for Industry Partnerships and Collaborative Programs at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) until her retirement from the college in January 2022. As the liaison between the president, the college, and outside organizations, she develops and expanded partnerships and collaborations nationally and globally for the college. She worked closely with...

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Michael Sacco, CPA

Managing Director and Consumer and Industrial Products Leader
Shareholder, CBIZ CPAs P.C.

Michael Sacco is national leader of CBIZ Consumer Products group. He provides accounting, auditing, tax, and business advisory services to privately held companies and their owners. Michael services clients in such industries as apparel, consumer products, e-commerce, manufacturing, import/distribution, food and beverage, architecture & engineering, and professional service companies.

As...

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