Steven Dennis is a trusted advisor on customer-centric growth strategy, marketing and retail innovation. As President of SageBerry Consulting, he applies his C-level executive experience and pioneering omni-channel work to drive growth and marketing strategy for retail, e-commerce and luxury industry clients. He shares his thought leadership in the press, as an industry speaker and through his popular blog "Zen and the Art & Science of Customer-Centricity"(www.stevenpdennis.com). Prior to founding SageBerry, Steve was Senior Vice President of Strategy, Business Development and Marketing for the Neiman Marcus Group. As a member of the Executive Committee he drove the company's major growth initiatives, multi-channel marketing programs, loyalty strategy and customer insight and analytics agenda. Before joining Neiman Marcus, Steve held leadership positions with Sears, including Acting Chief Strategy Officer, Lands' End acquisition integration team leader, Vice President-Multichannel Integration and VP/General Manager of a $600MM division. Earlier in his career he was with NutraSweet and the global management strategy consulting firm, Booz & Co. Steve received his MBA from the Harvard Business School and a BA from Tufts University. Steve serves on the Advisory Boards of VentureSpur, Invodo, Nectarom and Education Opens Doors. He is also active in the social innovation and philanthropy as a Partner at SVP-Dallas, where he was recently elected Board Chair-Elect..