Lauren Agios

Global Toy Company

$20m Portfolio | 4 Direct Reports

• Headhunted to revitalize and expand Just Play Products' market share in Australia and New Zealand
• Led a comprehensive tactical risk assessments across all departments, crafting a strategic overarching business plan to achieve deliverables, improve product market share and drive improvements in business practices
• Effectively guided and coached the sales team to not only meet but exceed their sales targets, positioning the company for sustainable growth and success
• Re-established market perception by strengthening both customer and Licensor relationships, harnessing insights, and enhancing brand presence
• Performed a robust risk assessment and analysis of the ANZ business to reduce skill gaps and to ensure the right level of support and service was being provided to retail customers and Licensor partners
• Cultivated a unified and collaborative team atmosphere by demonstrating how to develop market strategies that align to both professional and personal goals

Global Toy Company

$80m Portfolio | 8 Direct Reports

• Hired to strengthen Hasbro’s largest channel by fostering a culture grounded in community, creativity and inclusion
• Inspired a highly engaged team to deliver exceptional growth by implementing data-informed strategies anchored in consumer insights
• Surpassed sales targets with a 20% YoY growth by deepening customer relationships, leveraging data, and amplifying brand visibility
• Led the mass and grocery channel’s go-to-market strategy for 2023’s top theatrical release, boosting Hasbro’s market share by 15% in action figures
• Fostered team unity and collaboration by setting clear visions, aligning goals, celebrating successes, and promoting open exchanges of learnings
• Pioneered the category management blueprint, inspiring global leaders on best practice trade merchandising for the Australian market
• Championed the 'Global Day of Joy' outreach, rallying the sales team for community engagement and festive giving experiences

Global Interactive Games Company

$70m Portfolio | 2 Direct Reports | 5 Major Accounts

• Appointed to innovate and accelerate APAC sales performance and market share across partner retail and digital portfolios
• Fuelled 20% sales growth by activating opportunities to move beyond the customer experience
• Streamlined lifecycle spend management through precision forecasting and tool reinvention
• Injected $300k profit in 3 months by optimising the path to purchase and strategic sales tactics
• Developed cross functional forecasting methodologies and streamlined reporting tools for EMEA and APAC subsidiaries
• Curated clearer and more directional communication strategies for better ROI analysis in commercial investments
• Global Interactive Games Company | $70m Portfolio | 2 Direct Reports | 5 Major Accounts

Global Interactive Games Company

$70m Portfolio | 3 Direct Reports | 5 Major Accounts

• Promoted to drive revenue growth, customer satisfaction and strengthen sales team performance across Australia
• Increased net profit by 10% through a disruptive sales and product lifecycle plan
• Elevated share of top two customer accounts to realise 70% of total retail contribution goals
• Exceeded annual targets by optimising key moments in the retail partner sales journey
• Spearheaded regional performance analysis, inspiring best practice operations across APAC
• Streamlined lifecycle spend management through precision forecasting and tool reinvention

Global Interactive Games Company

$50m Portfolio | 2 Direct Reports | 5 Major Accounts

• Tapped by Sales Director to transform e-Commerce division through business intelligence and data analytics
• Sparked 20% year on year sales growth by enabling teams to create meaningful campaigns
• Supercharged web traffic by 5% in 6 months through the design of an analysis and reporting system
• Led 8 data visualisation projects translating complex data into an actionable narrative

Global Interactive Games Company

$120m Portfolio | 4 Direct Reports | 8 Major Accounts

• Seconded to develop a high-performing national sales team and maximise revenue growth and market expansion
• Recognised for leadership excellence, receiving appointment to the Board of Directors team
• Boosted sales by 25% in 12 months by scaling talent capability and operational agility
• Consecutively awarded Sales Team of the Year for an unrivalled industry partner experience