About Us

Gifting Brands serves as a catalyst for charities that improve the lives of women, children, and families through a unique consumer shopping experience combining the power of luxury retail, sustainable inventory solutions, and philanthropy.  

For consumers.
Gifting Brands creates a fun-fulfilling place for you to shop for designer brands at great prices with the power give back.

For communities. 
Through our select charity partners you are able to directly impact, empower, and support the lives of women, children, and families.

For brands.
Through our inventory philanthropy model, we give retailers a sustainable, charitable method of managing their inventory, reducing environmental impacts and connecting them with consumers who care.

OUR FOUNDER

Jeannie Barsam, Founder & CEO

Jeannie is the Founder and CEO of Gifting Brands. Jeannie’s mission is to help solve excess inventory for private label and luxury brands, create a fun and fulfilling shopping experience for consumers while giving back to charities that are making a difference in the world.

Jeannie held executive leadership roles at Gap Inc, Talbot's, and Zales Jewelers. Leaving the corporate world in 2016, Barsam set out to create a business model that combined her passion for retail with the opportunity to give back to her community. Recalling her time at Zales, where there was excess inventory, but no nonprofit partners in which to donate fine jewelry, thus Gifting Brands was born.

Through Gifting Brands, Barsam is now focused on creating a social enterprise that elevates the way luxury and upscale brands will make an impact in the world. Barsam is committed to a business model of elevating the retail industry into one of the largest donors to nonprofits through their excess inventory.

Jeannie serves as an advisory board member for S5 Stratos which uses leading-edge technology to help retailers better plan and forecast their inventory assortment.

Our Board

	Stacee Johnson-Williams Zales Diamond Jewelers Vice President of Merchandise
	John B. R. Long III Russell Reynolds Associates Senior Consultant
	Mike Osorio Tori Richard, Ltd. Vice President of Retail & eCommerce
	Heather Stevens  Rise360  President & CEO