JOHN CELAYA
Los Angeles
Summary
Dynamic professional with extensive experience in fashion, both styling and operational. Skilled in managing client relationships and developing strategic marketing campaigns that enhance brand visibility. Demonstrated success in strengthening client retention and propelling revenue growth within dynamic environments.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Account Executive & Showroom Manager
Good News Only Agency
Los Angeles
10.2024 - Current
- Develop strategic marketing campaigns to enhance brand visibility.
- Manage and maintain strong relationships with clients through regular communication.
- Coordinate project timelines and deliverables across both internal and external teams.
- Cultivate relationships with key decision makers through regular client visits and weekly meetings.
- Identify potential new clients through research of industry trends.
- Oversee daily operations of showroom, including stylist scheduling and inventory management.
Fashion Stylist, Assistant Stylist
Freelance
Los Angeles
02.2022 - Current
- Collaborate with the client to develop and execute each unique vision using extensive fashion knowledge and styling techniques including creating decks, style inspiration boards and sourcing clothing
- Prepare merchandise on/off set including but not limited to: managing and organizing garments and accessories based on priority/flow, steaming garments and on set styling of models/clients
- Market experience communicating with clients, showrooms, and agencies to ensure product is available, arrives timely, and is returned safely and accurately
- Transport product to and from set while ensuring items remain organized and cared for, including maintaining paperwork and other documentation associated with the product
Operations Manager
K-12 Specialties, Inc
Glendora
06.2017 - 01.2023
- Scheduled, planned, and supported business operations including but not limited to day-to-day activities, equipment demonstrations for prospective clients, and trainings
- Organized and managed extensive sales, expense, and tax-related data into comprehensive financial reports and datasets using Excel and QuickBooks
- Together with our small team, worked to double both our customer base to upwards of 50 clients and our yearly revenue to nearly $1.2 million from 2019-2021
Education
Bachelor of Science - Operations and Supply Chain Management
University of CA, Riverside
Riverside, CA01-2017
Skills
- Inventory Management
- Project Management
- Customer Relationship Management
- Client Retention
- Event Planning & Coordination
- QuickBooks
- Sample Trafficking
- Artist Collaboration
- Creative Direction
- Social Media Fluent
- Editorial & Celebrity Styling
Projects
- PDF Channel's AW26 Milan Fashion Week Runway Show
- Haikure VIP Dinner - FW26 NYFW
- W Magazine Best Performances ‘23
- Extensive Celebrity Styling Work: Saweetie, Machine Gun Kelly, Jared Leto, Jon Bon Jovi, 5 Seconds of Summer, Joshua Jackson, Jharrel Jerome, etc.
Timeline
Account Executive & Showroom Manager
Good News Only Agency
10.2024 - Current
Fashion Stylist, Assistant Stylist
Freelance
02.2022 - Current
Operations Manager
K-12 Specialties, Inc
06.2017 - 01.2023
Bachelor of Science - Operations and Supply Chain Management
University of CA, Riverside