Overview
Sam Foster serves as Vice President of Retail at Milk Bar as of 2024.[1][3] Foster previously held the position of Vice President, Retail at Savage X Fenty: Lingerie by Rihanna from 2020 to 2023.[4] Earlier roles included Assistant Vice President, Omnichannel Operations at WearLIVELY from 2018 to 2020,[5] and District Leader at Warby Parker from 2014 to 2018, following an initial position as Store Leader there from 2013 to 2014.[6][7] Foster's earlier career included roles as General Manager and Service Team member at The Restaurant at Meadowood from 2010 to 2013,[8] Community School Director at the Netter Center for Community Partnerships at the University of Pennsylvania from 2007 to 2010,[9] and Director at Belmont Charter Network from 2003 to 2007.[10] Foster holds a Bachelor's degree, magna cum laude with honors in major, in Cultural Studies from Bryn Mawr College.[11]
Profile introduction
Organizations have staying power when their mission and values are consistently connected to everything they do - I have successfully scaled and led teams and operations that fueled the growth of early-stage digitally native brands to omnichannel $1B unicorns. I cultivate customer-centric cultures grounded in operational excellence, teams that are obsessed with what we do and how we do it. Attention to detail, consistency, and curiosity are critical to my approach - I am a differentiator who leverages data and insights to drive strategic process improvements that enable frictionless and insp…
Career history
- Vice President of Retail2024 to presentMilk Bar
- Vice President, Retail2020 to 2023Savage X Fenty: Lingerie by Rihanna
- Assistant Vice President, Omnichannel Operations2018 to 2020WearLIVELY
- District Leader2014 to 2018Warby Parker
- Store Leader2013 to 2014Warby Parker
- General Manager and Service Team2010 to 2013The Restaurant at Meadowood
- Community School Director2007 to 2010Netter Center for Community Partnerships at the University of Pennsylvania
- Director2003 to 2007Belmont Charter Network
Education
- BMBachelor's degree, magna cum laude with honors in major, Cultural StudiesBryn Mawr College
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