The Talent Studios Has Placed Ivy City Co. Chief Executive Officer

The Talent Studios has placed Kendra Gratteri as the CEO of fast-growing Salt Lake City-based women & kids’ fashion brand, Ivy City Co. Founded in 2015, IvyCity Co. has built a brand based on timeless design & inclusivity, with its three co-Founders being named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalists for 2024. The Talent Studios partnered closely on the search with Ivy CityCo.’s founders and its lead private equity investor, Greenwich, CT-based KarpReilly.

Gratteri was most recently President of luxury fashion brand SIMKHAI and was formerly Head of the Style business at subscription box service, FabFitFun. She spent five years as Chief Customer Officer at Avametric, an AI & analytics technology for virtual apparel fitting rooms. Earlier in her career, she was a Product executive at Beachmint, Forever 21 and Urban Outfitters.

“It has been a pleasure to spend the last several months getting to know both the Ivy City and KarpReilly Investment teams,” Grattieri shares, “the Ivy City world is a very intelligent, dedicated and kind place. I look forward to continuing our innovative and inspiring conversations as the brand’s new CEO.”

The search assignment was led by Kelli Telling & Jeremy Cohen of The Talent Studios.