Delivering Good, a organization which distributes apparel, accessories, shoes, home furnishings, toys, book and other useful items to poor and disadvantaged children and adults worldwide, recently honored
Pam Kaufman, President, Viacom/Nickelodeon Global Consumer Products at their 12th annual Women of Inspiration luncheon, held at The Pierre hotel in New York City on Wednesday, June 6, 2018!
In addition to Pam, Delivering Good also honored Carole Hochman, chief executive officer, chief creative officer, director, chairwoman, Naked Brands, and Dr. Taryn Rose, founder and strategic adviser at the luncheon, which also saw each honoree gave touching acceptance speeches about how giving back should be a priority in one’s life and the important work Delivering Good does. The luncheon also included an inspiring keynote address Jodi Kantor, Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times investigative reporter, who along with Megan Twohey, broke the story of Harvey Weinstein’s decades of alleged abuse toward women.
“Delivering Good is so much about dignity and bringing new products into people’s lives,” said Carole Postal, an officer of Delivering Good and president of Spotlight Licensing and Brand Management. She said the luncheon exceeded the charity’s attendance and financial goals.
Find out more about Pam Kaufman in Delivering Good's fantastic interview with the president of Viacom/Nickelodeon Global Consumer Products below!:
Woman Of Inspiration: Pam Kaufman
Pam Kaufman is the Chief Marketing Officer and President of Consumer Products for Nickelodeon, a division of Viacom. In these dual roles, she directs all global strategic property planning and marketing efforts across television, digital, social, events and music for Nickelodeon’s iconic franchises. Under Kaufman’s leadership, the Nickelodeon Brand Marketing team was presented with the NAMIC Excellence in Multicultural Marketing award. She’s also received numerous awards in recognition of her innovative work.
As President of Nickelodeon’s global Consumer Products business, Kaufman spearheads licensing programs with high-profile brands including Mattel, Playmates and Activision; fashion collaborations with designer and style maker Jeremy Scott and NBA Superstar Carmelo Anthony; and partnerships with retail powerhouses including Macy’s, Walmart, Kmart, Target and many others.
Delivering Good is pleased to be honoring Pam as one of our Women of Inspiration at our Luncheon on June 6. Read more about what inspires this incredible woman!
You are President and CMO of one of the most iconic children’s/entertainment brands, what does ‘success’ look like to you? PLS CLARIFY – MY TITLE IS President of Nickelodeon consumer products and CMO. I believe that there are a few measures to Being successful:
- having a highly motivated team that feels that they are being heard and challenged and supported
- seeing our incredible IP resonate with the consumer
- meeting our revenue goals
What are your top 5 values? Are you living those values every day?
I am absolutely trying to ‘live’ these every day
- being empathetic
- transparency
- great listening skills
- great communication
- saying when I am unclear about something
- bonus one 🙂 being nice
What has the fear of failure stopped you from doing? What one step could you take today to begin overcoming that fear? I have been fearful of not understanding how to do something and it’s prevented me from learning new things…. the steps I have taken is to practice this new “thing”
How do you define your purpose in life? I take tremendous pride in being a mom and so my children mean everything to me. My. Husband and our life together is also a major priority. After that, it’s all about my family and my closest friends, they are my ‘oxygen’
Congrats to Pam Kaufman and to all Delivering Good's 2018 Women of Inspiration honorees! :)
About Delivering Good
Delivering Good (formerly K.I.D.S./Fashion Delivers) unites retailers, manufacturers, foundations and individuals to provide people impacted by poverty and tragedy with new merchandise, effectively distributed through a network of agency partners to offer hope, dignity and self-esteem to at-risk children, families, and individuals.
Delivering Good is the charity of choice for new product donations made by hundreds of companies in the fashion, home and children’s industries. Donating new merchandise provides these companies with a simple and effective way to help people in need.
Founded more than 30 years ago, Delivering Good is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that unites retailers, manufacturers, foundations and individuals to support people affected by poverty and tragedy.
Delivering Good is an extremely efficient charity, with more than 98% of revenue dedicated to its charitable program of distributing apparel, accessories, shoes, home furnishings, toys, books and other useful items.
Since 1985, over $1.6 billion of donated products have been distributed through their network of community partners, serving individuals and families affected by poverty and disaster worldwide.
For more information about Delivering Good, visit
https://www.delivering-good.org
Additional sources: WWD, Earnshaw's Magazine.
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