Jack Feldman
About Jack Feldman
An entrepreneur at heart with a track record of identifying opportunities, scaling businesses, and achieving results. Skilled in strategy, business development, and international biz ops. Strong leader experienced in managing factories, negotiating with Fortune 500 companies, and global sourcing. Committed to making a positive impact in every role. Strategy | Business Development | International Business Relations 🌍 Entrepreneurial leader with a track record of success in strategy, business development, and international business relations. 🚀 Experienced in taking ideas from conception to fruition and achieving successful business exits. 💡 Venture For America startup leader with extensive experience in managing businesses, developing effective strategies and building relationships with key stakeholders. Founder of Reclamation Textile, an international textile recycling and apparel manufacturing company, scaling the business from $0 to >$1MM in 12 months with a focus on circularity. Developed and executed strategies to target enterprise-level clients, built a book of business from scratch with Fortune 500 clients, and managed international shipping and logistics. Engaged key stakeholders in the circularity industry and served as the exclusive manufacturing partner for socially-conscious apparel brand DIOP, increasing their sales by nearly 100x. Also founded Philly Makerhouse, a makerspace offering contract manufacturing and classes, where a state-of-the-art workshop was built and products were developed, sold, and distributed. As CEO of Wash U Wash, a campus laundry and dry cleaning service, successfully managed operations, finances, and vendor relationships. Holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from Washington University in St. Louis. Keywords: Circular economy, enterprise-level clients, international shipping and logistics, manufacturing partner, social consciousness, product development, sales and distribution, financial management, entrepreneurial fellowship, strategic planning, teamwork, international trade, GTM planning, Adobe Illustrator, Shopify, Squarespace.