Who We Are

Mission Statement

To become totally immersed in our clients business and brand. EN V Consulting prides itself on delivering a team of senior level experts with the collective vision and passion towards building a brand that provides a solution, satisfies a need, or meets demands within the beauty and lifestyle categories. Whether it is marketing support, sales support, distribution or analysis, EN V Consulting provides experienced, strategic counsel and efficient execution with the purpose of getting our clients brands to the masses.

“We really want our clients to feel taken care of by senior level professionals who truly are as passionate about our clients’ business objectives. We listen and offer the most efficient and strategic approach considering all parameters and above all, we have a fun time doing what we do.” –Nicole Lotito-Vnencak

Nicole Lotito-Vnencak

Nicole Lotito-Vnencak, Co-Founder and Partner, began her career in the beauty industry with Chanel. She immediately knew she had found her passion and continued to work with noted brands in the beauty industry developing a well-rounded list of capabilities that she draws upon to service clients on a daily basis. Nicole prides herself on having exceptional management skills, a killer instinct for what will make a brand succeed and for being a smart problem solver. In addition to beauty and fragrance, Nicole also applies her skill set and principles of branding, sales and marketing to lifestyle brands in the categories of food, beverage, accessories and home furnishings.

Nicole’s professional experience has afforded her the opportunity of working with leading brands such as StriVectin, Ageless Beauty, Christian Dior, Victoria’s Secret and top retail conglomerates. Specifically, the following skills combined with a broad depth of knowledge is what inspired Nicole to partner in forming EN V Consulting.

Nicole values her strength in team building, management, sales-force and corporate training. She traveled to areas beyond her main territory assignment and was able to get a broader sense of demographics. This enabled Nicole to develop keen instincts that help brands target not only which market to penetrate but how.
In instances when the client is a public figure or the actual brand, Nicole coaches them with public speaking and imaging. Clients enter any meeting or appearance fully prepared and on-brand.
She managed launches with top department stores (Macy’s, Lord & Taylor, Nordstrom, Bloomingdales) and oversaw creative management of advertising and the other key marketing and sales concepts to support the brand.
While at StriVectin Nicole’s tenacity, and results driven attitude led to her being promoted from Account Executive to Regional Manager after just 6 months.
Consistently throughout her career, Nicole developed and maintained many key relationships with multi-doored accounts such as Bloomingdale’s, Saks Fifth Avenue and Henri Bendel.
While with companies like Victoria’s Secret and Christian Dior, Nicole grew to truly understand the marketplace and market needs. Flagship business Increased 15% to 20% seasonally overall on total business. She ultimately made decisions in all parts of the brand including cosmetics, treatment and fragrance, successfully meeting and exceeding sales goals and increasing them consistently over very short periods of time.

These experiences each contribute to Nicole’s robust arsenal of tools that clients find incredibly helpful to establishing and growing their businesses. Nicole thrives on making strategic connections on behalf of her clients and is wonderful at seeing the potential in brands helping clients focus on the selling point that truly differentiates their brand. Nicole’s specialty is branding and distribution and is eager to apply her skill set to helping businesses in the lifestyle brand categories reach their goals within the marketplace.

“Cultivating relationships and calling upon those who can help take a brand to another level is exciting to me. Developing strong business relationships and sharing in our clients’ vision for their brand is important. It’s all about momentum and when a brand has it, the energy level is felt by every hand that touches it. It’s truly something special.”–Elaine Gizler

Elaine Gizler

Elaine Gizler, Co-Founder & CEO, EN V Consulting brings over 30 years or trusted and respected experience in the beauty market. Her expertise in research, branding, distribution and top level sales management each contributed to the success of recognized brands. Most recently, before forming EN V Consulting, Elaine was instrumental in this capacity for Stri-Vectin with a total wholesale annual volume responsibility of $57,025,000. Specifically she was responsible for maintaining and managing distribution to Department Stores, Specialty Stores, Spas and Salons, Duty Free Travel Retail, Cosmetic Retailers, Web Retailers, GNC, CVS Beauty 360, Duane Reade, QVC, The Shopping Channel Canada, International Distributors, International Accounts Sephora S.A. Harrods, Selfridges, Space NK, Harvey Nichols, Alkor, and Douglas. Elaine prides herself on managing all the moving parts that contribute to a brand’s success. For the Strivectin brand, this included a field force of 2 International Contractors, 1 National Trainer, 4 Regional Managers, and 18 Account Managers.

Prior to the success found with Sti-Vectin, from 1990 to 2004, Elaine served as Regional Sales Director North East, National Sales Manager, Yves Saint Laurent, US affiliate of the luxury company specializing in color, skincare, and fragrance- acquired by Gucci in 2000. Elaine successfully repositioned the Yves Saint Laurent brand at the high-end of the market in the North East which led to a jump in sales from $9 million to $15 million within 3 years. She controlled advertising/sales promotion/ Travel Expenses/ with P&L accountability and collaborated with other marketing colleagues to develop programs specifically for corporate accounts in the US. One of Elaine’s many strengths is her ability to establish maintain strong relations with retailers, while working closely sales representatives in the field managing a collective team towards accomplishing a common goal for the brand.

Elaine’s amazing body of work resulted in these key highlights:

Creating programs that generated consistent revenue growth of 15 – 20% per year.
15 years negotiating for and landing premium locations and space. Successfully managed forecasting to maximize shipping and reduce rate of return.
Played critical role in establishing relationships with clients to reintroduce brand and launch new products.
Strategic consultant on 5 corporate reorganizations.
Planned and executed cosmetic and fragrance events and animations producing $5.0 to $130.0

Elaine became interested in applying her years of experience to a whole new group of emerging brands as well as established brands seeking a new direction or specific need. Her passion for delivering creative, yet thoughtful comprehensive packages to market, distribute and promote client businesses is what inspired her to form EN V Consulting.