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Chris Mills

Board Member

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Evan J. Blumenthal

Chief Sales Officer

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Visionary leader with current and past experiences including:

US Sales, Global Business Development and Expansion, eCommerce, Retail Management, Hiring, Coaching, Retail Store Planning/Remodeling, Forecasting, Retail Analysis, P&L responsibilities for over $100 Million in Revenue.

Specialties: Detail Oriented, People Person, Innovative, Ability to see \'Big Picture\', EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System), Networking

Richard Ezra

Chief Marketing Officer

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Richard Ezra is a CMO at Lion Brand Yarn Company and is based in Carlstadt, New Jersey. He has worked as SVP, Marketing (2007-2013) at Wilton Brands; VP, Innovation at EK Success; and VP, Product Development (2003-2006) at EK Success. Richard attended University of Maryland between 1990 and 1994.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jan 2025
Pros of working at Lion Brand Yarn

intelligent & resourceful staff, hybrid, close to home, great CEO, collaboration, creative nature of employees due to product, some flexibility around family/personal emergencies

Cons of working at Lion Brand Yarn

low pay, piss-poor middle management, shrinking benefits, different rules for every person, playing favorites, employees are ignored, overworked, and underpaid, and HR actively works to make things worse.

Lion Brand Yarn benefits

free yarn from donation bin (used to be a LOT more but they moved warehouse, now less yarn available AND upper management didn't account for cost of shipping product quickly if needed (and trust, it's needed).

What do you like best about Lion Brand Yarn's CEO and the leadership team?

CEO is incredibly thoughtful, kind, and fun to work with. very intelligent and excited about his team; values people

How would you improve Lion Brand Yarn's culture?

TRAIN. YOUR. MANAGERS. promoting from within is good but not if someone doesn't know how to manage people. allow full-time WFH as desired; not everyone needs to be in office; makes no sense. allow "skip meetings" and staff feedback to go up the chain, not just down it. CMO and HR are nightmares for company culture. Learn how to manage people, not just business.

How did you prepare for the Lion Brand Yarn interview?

long-time fan of Lion Brand Yarn; my grandmother taught me to crochet using Hometown. read up on company via their website, compared them to other yarn companies both in terms of product and online presence (website) to see gaps and offer suggestions on improvements.

How does your compensation at Lion Brand Yarn compare to the industry average?

LOW. EXTREMELY LOW.

What's the diversity at Lion Brand Yarn like?

on Juneteenth in 2023 they shared a post on their linkedin implying that offices were closed in honor of the holiday. THEY WERE NOT CLOSED. that says enough, I think, but just to be clear: diversity doesn't matter to them unless they get credit for it.

What brings you the most joy at Lion Brand Yarn?

the people.

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