Adam Laitsas

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Global Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer at Vans

Costa Mesa, California, United States

Overview

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Personality Overview

Features Driven

Objective Thinker

Generally Skeptic

They prefer to be the ones controlling the conversation or defining the terms.  They take a lot of pride in personal achievements. They like to move fast and expect the same from others.

Topics They Care About

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Work History

12-2025
Global Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer at Vans
3-2025 - 11-2025
SVP - Head of Strategy (Americas) at PVH Corp.
4-2023 - 3-2025
EVP - Strategy & Business Operations at Professional Fighters League
SVP - Head of Marketing (CMO) and Strategy (NY Knicks and NY Rangers) at Madison Square Garden Sports Corp.
General Manager - North America Basketball at adidas

Education

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from Harvard Business School
Bachelor’s Degree from St. John's University, The Peter J. Tobin College of Business

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Insights For Selling To Adam

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk
  • Objectively showcase the impact that your product creates
  • Refer to testimonials from well-known industry leaders

DONT's

  • Don’t focus on process and rules, give the impression of being a ‘gets it done’ person
  • Do not hesitate from asking counter questions, just avoid challenging their authority
  • Don’t be in a rush to invite them for a social meet and greet

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Adam is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Adam

  • If they decide not to go ahead, they will say no without hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Adam move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can Adam take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

You And Adam

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