Brittany Gorno

Pioneer
DISC Type : Dsi

Office Operations at Drive Capital

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Overview

Brittany is a creative consultant with over 15 years of experience in the apparel industry, having held roles at major brands like Everlane, Stitch Fix, and Old Navy. She has deep functional knowledge across the entire product lifecycle, from trend forecasting to production. People who have worked with her describe her as creative, collaborative, and innovative.

She values building meaningful connections, a principle she learned early in her career and applies to her work today. After years in corporate fashion, she chose to pursue freelance work to rediscover her passion for creating from the ground up and now feels she has found her stride in the Midwest.

Unique fact: Brittany balances her creative freelance consulting work in the fashion industry with an office operations role at Drive Capital, a venture capital firm.

Personality Overview

Driven But Considerate

Decisive But Friendly

Dynamic But Sincere

They combine a unique set of diverse traits where they are fast and friendly but can slow down to be thorough when needed  They have the unique ability to win both love and respect from their team (or outsiders) If they are convinced, they can become very strong champions for your product

Topics They Care About

Apparel Product Lifecycle
Her extensive career spans trend forecasting, design, fabric R&D, product development, and production for well-known brands like Everlane and Stitch Fix.
Creative Freelancing
She intentionally stepped away from corporate fashion to pursue freelance work, rediscovering her passion for design and bringing new brand ideas to life from the ground up.
Brand Storytelling
In her recent freelance work, she has taken on brand marketing responsibilities, helping to define and communicate a brand's vision and narrative.

Media Appearances

Brittany has no verified media appearances

Work History

12-2024
Office Operations at Drive Capital
1-2024
Freelancer: Trend, Design, Product Development & Production at Freelance
10-2025
Brand Marketing & Trend Manager- Freelance at The Sporting Gent
1-2024
Design & Production- Freelance at The Sporting Gent
7-2023 - 1-2024
Senior Manager of Product Development Department- M/W Apparel & Total Brand IMU at Everlane

Education

2004 - 2008
Bachelor of Applied Arts from Central Michigan University
2007 - 2007
Study Abroad from Paris American Academy

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Exp : 7 Location : Columbus, Ohio, United States Job Level : Middle Designation : Office Operations at Drive Capital
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Insights For Selling To Brittany

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Build a trustworthy relationship while keeping the product center-stage
  • Use phrases like ‘your decision will’, ‘you will impact’ etc.
  • Mostly stick to your standard pitch and qualifying script, but add some stories or anecdotes to it

DONT's

  • Avoid focusing only on the product or its ROI, keep building trust subtly
  • Don’t be very informal during the early interactions even if they are being so themselves
  • Don't lean very heavily into providing too much information, sharing whitepapers etc.

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Brittany is

  • Nothing less than a strong combination of proof of results, relationship and high levels of professionalism is effective with them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Brittany

  • They can say no while staying friendly, but can also be pursuaded to reconsider

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Brittany move?

  • They are generally fast movers and can take quick decisions
  • Can Brittany take some risk or not?

  • They have high risk-appetite but can get ahead of themselves once in a while. Observe carefully

You And Brittany

Personality Compatibility


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