PORTE-COCHÈRE
The leading vetted network of professional interior designers & their sources for direct-to-trade sales
- Stage Full Product Ready
- Industry Business Services
- Location Norwich, VT, US
- Currency USD
- Founded October 2012
- Employees 2
- Website porte-cochere.com
Company Summary
Top interior designers find and procure ~500 POs/project for wealthy clients – not an easy task! Product sales are essential to their bottom line. Luxury vendors want their orders! PORTE-COCHÈRE connects a vetted group of vendor and designer members. Our online visual rolodex and networking events bring a resource of reliable vendors offering pre-established privileged accounts to our designers for improved communication and profits on orders.
Team
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Founder & CEOWith 28 years in the high-end interior design market, Ann is an industry insider and expert on supply chain relationships. Ann has led four successful design firms in the residential, retail and hospitality sector. Ann's Vermont based design company had revenue in the top 10 % of design firms nationally. Executive responsibilities have included AR/AP Benefits and compensation, P&L, Liability Coverage, Proposals, budgeting and project management.
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Founder & COOAfter working as an interior designer in the DC metro area Anna co-founded the brand agency DeMorais International where she launched multiple European luxury furniture brands in the US market. With extensive experience on both the designer and brand sides of the industry and an expertise in operations and logistics she brings a keen understanding of the problems in the supply chain to PORTE-COCHÈRE and a commitment to creatively solving them.
Advisors
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Roger BurkhardtExecutive Vice President and Chief Technolgy Officer of Open LinkUnconfirmed
Frank O'ConnellSenior Advisor The Parthenon GroupUnconfirmed
Camron EldredLava Falls LLCUnconfirmed -
Lawrence GennariAttorney Gennari AronsonUnconfirmed
Previous Investors
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Retired Attorney Fulbright & Jaworski LLP
Heidi EldredDirector, Graduate Global Applied Projects, OSUUnconfirmed
Thomas A. SargentManaging Partner President - Bostonia Global SecuritiesUnconfirmed -
Senior Advisor, The Parthenon Group
Karin HathawayInvestorUnconfirmed
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