HBi Collective Team Page

Meet The HBi Collective Team

Leadership


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  • Who is Daniel?

  • SPORTS TEAM: AFC Richmond
  • FOOD: What's a week without nachos?
  • MUSIC: Chill-Hop while making the kids lunches in the morning, 90's Rock pre-workout
  • MOVIE: The Man From Snowy River 2
  • HOBBIES: Forward Movement


    Daniel Bizzell

    CEO & President HBi Collective                                                                          

    The Industrial Design Guy and visionary of our next generation products and business.

    Service & Communications


    • Who is Tammy?

    • HIDDEN TALENT: Cosmetology
    • FAVORITE SONG TO DANCE TO: Let it Go (with her Grandkids)
    • TELL ME A JOKE: Why did the tomato blush? It saw salad dressing.
    • HOBBIES: Fitness, Reading, Singing, Photoraphy


      Tammy Carpenter

      Accounts & Processing                                                                      

      The white gloves that monitors the team and process for your Online Wholesale and Direct To Consumer orders.

      • Who is Kendal?

      • BOOK: A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World by Charlie Fletcher
      • OUTDOOR ACTIVITY: Hiking
      • FAVORITE SONG TO DANCE TO: Candlelight by Relient K
      • QUOTE: "That there's some good in this world, Mr. Frodo. And it's worth fighting for."- Samwise Gamgee


        Kendal Coffey

        Graphic Design & Content Creation                                                                      

        Showing the world the benefits and new features of our products through image and graphic content.

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        • Who is Tristan?

        • SPORTS TEAM: Detroit Lions
        • BUCKET LIST TRAVEL LOCATION: Australia
        • GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT: Presidential Service Award
        • FAVORITE BOOK: The Last of the Mohicans
        • NICKNAME: T


          Tristan Varney

          Inside Sales Lead, Specialty Accounts                                                                      

          Needing a personalized service for you and your customers? We give you Tristan, our field sport athlete and product guru.

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          • Who is Jack?

          • FAVORITE MOVIE: Shawshank Redemption
          • HIDDEN TALENT: I have my Professional Triathlete License.
          • TELL ME A JOKE: Why couldn't the bike stand up on it's own? Because it was two-tired.
          • FAVORITE FOOD: Smash Burger
          • PIRATE NAME: Jack Sparrow


            Jack DeWeerdt

            Specialty Account Sales

             

            With a run specialty, triathlon, and multisport background, Jack is excited to further establish HBI’s specialty accounts across the US. All while representing the HBI team on the race course as a USA triathlon pro.

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            • Who is Karen?

            • FAVORITE QUOTE: If you look at what you have in life, you'll always have more. If you look at what you don't have in life, you'll never have enough.
            • TELL ME A JOKE: Why do ducks have feathers? To cover their butt quacks!
            • PIRATE NAME: Aurora
            • FAVORITE HOLIDAY: Christmas
            • FAVORITE SUPER HERO: SHE HULK


              Karen Ramsey

              Order Processing Specialist

               

              Providing top-notch customer service to get your orders out the door as soon as possible.

              Operations


              • Who is Esther?

              • SPORTS TEAM: Saints
              • OUTDOOR ACTIVITY: Fishing
              • PIRATE NAME: Cut Throat
              • BUCKET LIST TRAVEL LOCATION: Thailand
              • GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT: Her son


                Esther Lor

                Plant Foreman                                                                      

                Utilizing years of production expertise to keep lead times low, communication high, our employees safe, and our customers happy.

                • Who is Grace?

                • FAVORITE SONG TO DANCE TO: Emotions by Mariah Carey
                • ICE CREAM FLAVOR: Rocky Road
                • OUTDOOR ACTIVITY: Hiking
                • MOVIE: Bridget Jones' Diary
                • SUPERHERO: Batman


                  Grace Roseman

                  Supply Chain & Purchasing Lead                                                                      

                  Keeping us stocked up to fulfill your orders faster.

                  • Who is Lindsey?

                  • SPORTS TEAM: Duke Mens Basketball
                  • HIDDEN TALENT: Can talk like Stitch
                  • FAVORITE SONG TO DANCE TO: My Friends Over You by New Found Glory
                  • SPIRIT ANIMAL: Scooby Doo. Yes, this counts.
                  • FOOD: Potatoes (precious)


                    Lindsey Geddings

                    OEM & Online Product Manager                                                                      

                    Key to modernizing our efforts and growth in both our OEM portfolio and Omni-Channel opportunities with our digital retail and industrial partners.

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                    • Who is Rhonda?

                    • ICE CREAM FLAVOR: Strawberry
                    • TELL ME A JOKE: How do trees get online? They just log on.
                    • PIRATE NAME: Captain Sassy Pants
                    • GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT: Keeping 3 children alive until adulthood.


                      Rhonda Tankersley

                      Controller

                      The Analytical brain of the accounting department.

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                      • Who is Anna?

                      • HOBBIES: Reading, Quilting
                      • FAVORITE MOVIE: The Shawshank Redemption
                      • TELL ME A JOKE: Some people eat snails… they must not eat fast food.
                      • SPORTS TEAM: Duke
                      • SPIRIT ANIMAL: Bunny


                        Anna Holloway

                        Accounts Payable

                        The bubbliest member of our team by far who's always ready to help.

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                        • Who is Cheryl?

                        • HOLIDAY: Thanksgiving
                        • ICE CREAM FLAVOR: Vanilla
                        • SPIRIT ANIMAL: Cat
                        • OUTDOOR ACTIVITY: Yard Work
                        • GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT: Having two sweet daughters


                          Cheryl Setzer

                          Accounting & Inventory Control

                          Receiving all work orders and making sure all product is accounted for.

                          Production Team


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                          • Who is Cliff?

                          • QUOTE: Work smarter, not harder.
                          • TELL ME A JOKE: Why did the chicken cross the road? To show the opossum it could be done.
                          • OUTDOOR ACTIVITY: Cycling
                          • MOVIE: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
                          • HIDDEN TALEN: Woodworking


                            Cliff Coffey

                            Distribution Center & Weaving Manager                                                        

                            A man of many hats, handling our yarn purchasing, recycling, and logistics for Hickory Brands, and of course our weaving department. Cliff brings his lifelong knowledge of the textile industry to our ever expanding team.

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                            • Who is Diane?

                            • SPORTS TEAM: Carolina Panthers
                            • FOOD: Salmon
                            • BUCKET LIST TRAVEL LOCATION: France
                            • MOVIE: The Notebook
                            • HOLIDAY: Christmas


                              Diane Eaton

                              Packaging Department Supervisor                                                        

                              Boss Lady and our honorary first Employee of the Year for her outstanding leadership and utmost dedication to her team and the company.

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                              • Who is BJ?

                              • HOBBIES: Working with animals
                              • BOOK: Call of the Wild
                              • NICKNAME: BiggDawg
                              • QUOTE: A jack of all trades is a master of none but often times better than a master of one.


                                BJ Ward

                                Braiding Department Supervisor                                                        

                                Our resident expert of adorable Pitbulls (and braiding, of course). BJ manages the largest department in our Plant #3 facility with great care and long time expertise.

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                                • Who is Anita?

                                • OUTDOOR ACTIVITY: Gardening, Landscaping, & Hiking to Waterfalls
                                • FAVORITE SONG TO DANCE TO: Uptown Funk by Bruno Mars
                                • QUOTE: "What we do in life, echoes in eternity"- Maximus, Gladiator
                                • FOOD: French Fries & Ice Cream


                                  Anita Picklesimer

                                  Shipping Manager                                                                     

                                  Anita ensures all of your product is shipped out on time and handled with care.

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                                  • Who is Damir?

                                  • Damir is constantly innovating new machinery for our operations. He hopes you can plan a tour with us, so he can show what he is working on now and thinking of for the future!


                                    Damir Softic

                                    Facilities Maintenance Manager & Machinist                                                              

                                    The man MacGyver strived to be. He keeps our original machinery moving and builds new ones to produce our future innovations.

                                    Intern Alumni


                                    • Who is Ricky?

                                    • BA in Business Administration and MBA in Business Administration and Management from Lenoir Rhyne University.
                                    • 2 Time Conference Champion for LR Bears Football Team
                                    • Chi Alpha Sigma National Athlete Honors Society

                                    Ricky Hardson

                                    HBi - American Legacy® Outdoor Sales & Key Accounts Intern Alum                          

                                    Our brand and product representation for the American Legacy® Brand.

                                    • Who is Preston?

                                    • Graduated with he BBA in Management Information Systems from Lenoir-Rhyne University.
                                    • Starting Linebacker for LR Bears Football Team.

                                    Preston Joseph

                                    HBi - 10 Seconds® Team Sales & Key Accounts Intern & Apprentice Alum                          

                                    Our Man for building opportunities with consumer retail and team products.

                                    • Who is Emily?

                                    • Working on her BA in Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication and her BA in Sports Administration.

                                    Emily Snyder

                                    Social Media and Content Creation, Janie® Brand Intern Alum                          

                                    Our hip and in-the-know intern from Chapel Hill.

                                    • Who is Victor?

                                    • Graduated Magna Cum Laude with BA in Marketing & Business Management and MBA in Global Business from Lenoir Rhyne University.
                                    • Captain of the LR Men's Soccer Team
                                    • Chi Alpha Sigma National Athlete Honors Society

                                    Victor Cascon

                                    European Businesses Development & Team Sales Intern Alum                          

                                    Key contact and outreach for our growing international business.

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                                    • Who is Brooke?

                                    • GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT: Graduating High School with Associates degree at 17.
                                    • BUCKET LIST TRAVEL LOCATION: Bora Bora
                                    • SONG TO DANCE TO: Cotton Eye Joe
                                    • MOVIE: Napoleon Dynamite
                                    • SPIRIT ANIMAL: Dragonfly

                                    Brooke Lawrence

                                    Social Media & Marketing Intern Alum                                                                    

                                    Bringing a fresh perspective and marketing know-how to social media content.

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                                    • Who is Dulcemaria?

                                    • HIDDEN TALENT: Correctly guessing what side a quarter will land on (99 out of 100 times)
                                    • SPIRIT ANIMAL: Alpaca
                                    • ICE CREAM FLAVOR: Moose Tracks
                                    • "Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts." — Winston S. Churchill

                                    Dulcemaria Coronado-Sanchez

                                    Social Media & Marketing Intern Alum                                                                    

                                    Sparking interest in our collective brands through social media content with fun and flair.

                                    • Who is Gabe?

                                    • QUOTE: The bad news is time flies. The good news is time flies.
                                    • FOOD: Dumplings
                                    • OUTDOOR ACTIVITY: Snowboarding
                                    • SONG TO DANCE TO: September by Eath, Wind & Fire
                                    • GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT: Graduation college with honors.

                                    Gabe Morgan

                                    Industrial Design Intern Alum                                                                 

                                    Pioneering innovative products through creative exploration within industrial design.

                                    • Who is Valeria?

                                    • QUOTE: You miss 100% of the shots you don't take – Wayne Gretzky – Michael Scott
                                    • HIDDEN TALENT: Playing Piano
                                    • GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT: Graduating from college magna cum laude while having two part-time jobs.
                                    • PIRATE NAME: The Hilarious Captain Val

                                    Valeria Calcamo Alonzo

                                    Marketing & Apparel Design Intern Alum                                                       

                                    Bringing our collective brands to life through social media content with her photography skills, as well as forecasting trends and crafting new designs for our apparel lines.

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                                    • Who is Nanette?

                                    • GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT: NCAA National Champion
                                    • SPIRIT ANIMAL: Turtle
                                    • QUOTE: You cannot control the wind, but you can direct the sail.
                                    • PIRATE NAME: Danish Viking
                                    • HIDDEN TALENT: Can crush a Military Pentathalon


                                      Nanette Nikolajsen

                                      Business Development, 2WiN® Intern Alum                                                                      

                                      Our in-house NCAA National Triathlete Champion is bringing her performance apparel knowledge to help launch 2WiN to the finish line.

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                                      • Who is Juan?

                                      • FAVORITE SONG TO DANCE TO: Macarena
                                      • BUCKET LIST TRAVEL LOCATION: Cancun, Mallorca, & Greece
                                      • OUTDOOR ACTIVITY: Soccer
                                      • FOOD: Sushi
                                      • GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT: SAC Champion


                                        Juan Basabe

                                        Marketing & Collaboratives Intern Alum                                                                     

                                        Digging into trends and our company heritage with the HBi Marketing Team to spread brand awareness through social media campaigns and our 100 Days to 100 Years Countdown.

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                                        • Who is Anne-Marie?

                                        • FAVORITE BOOK: Little Women
                                        • NICKNAME: Tiny
                                        • FAVORITE SUPER HERO: Batman
                                        • GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT: Making it to 21 y.o. with no car wrecks
                                        • FAVORITE FOOD: Apple Pie


                                          Anne-Marie Frye

                                          Corporate Communications & Public Relations Intern Alum

                                          Bringing third-generation textile knowledge to communicate our new products to new markets.

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                                          • Who is Jason?

                                          • OUTDOOR ACTIVITY: Kayaking & Hiking
                                          • HOBBIES: Photography, Ceramics, and Woodworking
                                          • BUCKET LIST TRAVEL LOCATION: Croatia and Fiji
                                          • QUOTE: When we hit our lowest point, we are open to the greatest change.- Aang, Avatar: The Last Airbender


                                            Jason Liu

                                            Industrial Design & OEM Partnerships Intern Alum

                                             

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                                            • Who is Nick?

                                            • FAVORITE SUPER HERO: The Flash
                                            • BUCKET LIST TRAVEL LOCATION: Iceland
                                            • FAVORITE SONG TO DANCE TO: Anything by Michael Jackson
                                            • ICE CREAM FLAVOR: Orange Sherbert
                                            • FAVORITE HOLIDAY: Thanksgiving


                                              Nick Henriques

                                              Track & Field Marketing and Sales Intern Alum

                                              Combining athletic experience and marketing know-how to connect with track-and-field community and beyond.

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                                              • Who is Alicia?

                                              • GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT: SAC first team double
                                              • OUTDOOR ACTIVITY: Tennis, Soccer, Hiking
                                              • FAVORITE SONG TO DANCE TO: Kan inte gå - bolaget
                                              • TELL ME A JOKE: What is fast, loud, and crunchy? A rocket chip.
                                              • SPIRIT ANIMAL: Eagle


                                                Alicia Wahlberg

                                                Court & Club International Marketing and Sales Intern Alum

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                                                • Who is Emily?

                                                • FAVORITE MOVIE: The Notebook
                                                • SPIRIT ANIMAL: Butterfly
                                                • FAVORITE QUOTE: "In three words, I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on."- Robert Frost
                                                • FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM: Boston Celtics/li>


                                                  Emily Buie

                                                  Graphic Design Intern Alum

                                                   

                                                  As a designer, Emily strives to make positive connections between the consumer and the product they are buying. By staying up to date with current design trends, she catches people’s attention and makes them more interested in what the product has to offer. Aka, Emily's on it.

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                                                  • Who is Jackson?

                                                  • BUCKET LIST TRAVEL LOCATION: Greece
                                                  • FAVORITE SUPER HERO: Iron Man
                                                  • FAVORITE ICE CREAM: Cookie Dough
                                                  • FAVORITE MOVIE: Saving Private Ryan


                                                    Jackson Roberts

                                                    Marketing & Videography Intern Alum

                                                     

                                                    Jackson is known around here for his basketball videography, love of running and hiking, as well as being a Tar Heels super fan.

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                                                    • Who is Dan?

                                                    • HIDDEN TALENT: Black Belt in Karate… in 4th grade!
                                                    • SPIRIT ANIMAL: Alligator
                                                    • FAVORITE QUOTE: "I don't stop when I'm tired, I stop when I'm done"- David Goggins
                                                    • FAVORITE FOOD: Sushi


                                                      Dan O'Dell

                                                      Business Development Intern & Apprentice Alumni

                                                       

                                                      Our in-house Pro Triathlete, bringing you the latest and greatest in athletic gear and accessories.