Meet the Team

Leadership

  • Daniel Bizzell

    CEO & PRESIDENT

    The Industrial Design Guy and visionary of our next generation products and business.

Service & Communications

  • Tammy Carpenter

    ACCOUNTS & PROCESSING

    The white gloves that monitors the team and process for your Online Wholesale and Direct To Consumer orders.

  • Kendal Coffey

    GRAPHIC DESIGN & CONTENT CREATION

    Showing the world the benefits and new features of our products through image and graphic content.

  • Tristan Varney

    INSIDE SALES LEAD, SPECIALTY ACCOUNTS

    Needing a personalized service for you and your customers? We give you Tristan, our field sport athlete and product guru.

  • Jack DeWeerdt

    SPECIALTY ACCOUNT SALES

    With a run specialty, triathlon, and multisport background, Jack is excited to further establish HBI’s specialty accounts across the US. All while representing the HBI team on the race course as a USA triathlon pro.

  • Karen Ramsey

    ORDER PROCESSING SPECIALIST

    Providing top-notch customer service to get your orders out the door as soon as possible.

Operations

  • Esther Lor

    PLANT FOREMAN

    Utilizing years of production expertise to keep lead times low, communication high, our employees safe, and our customers happy.

  • Grace Roseman

    SUPPLY CHAIN & PURCHASING LEAD

    Keeping us stocked up to fulfill your orders faster.

  • Lindsey Geddings

    OEM & ONLINE PRODUCT MANAGER

    Key to modernizing our efforts and growth in both our OEM portfolio and Omni-Channel opportunities with our digital retail and industrial partners.

  • Rhonda Tankersley

    CONTROLLER

    The Analytical brain of the accounting department.

  • Anna Holloway

    ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

    The bubbliest member of our team by far who's always ready to help.

  • Cheryl Setzer

    ACCOUNTING & INVENTORY CONTROL

    Receiving all work orders and making sure all product is accounted for.

Production

  • Cliff Coffey

    DISTRIBUTION CENTER & WEAVING MANAGER

    A man of many hats, handling our yarn purchasing, recycling, and logistics for Hickory Brands, and of course our weaving department. Cliff brings his lifelong knowledge of the textile industry to our ever expanding team.

  • Diane Eaton

    PACKAGING DEPARTMENT SUPERVISOR

    Boss Lady and our honorary first Employee of the Year for her outstanding leadership and utmost dedication to her team and the company.

  • BJ Ward

    BRAIDING DEPARTMENT SUPERVISOR

    Our resident expert of adorable Pitbulls (and braiding, of course). BJ manages the largest department in our Plant #3 facility with great care and long time expertise.

  • Anita Picklesimer

    SHIPPING MANAGER

    Anita ensures all of your product is shipped out on time and handled with care.

  • Damir Softic

    FACILITIES MAINTENANCE MANAGER & MACHINIST

    The man MacGyver strived to be. He keeps our original machinery moving and builds new ones to produce our future innovations.

Intern Alumni

  • Ricky Hardson

    HBI - AMERICAN LEGACY® SALES & KEY ACCOUNTS INTERN ALUM

    Our brand and product representation for the 1923 American Legacy® Brand.

  • Preston Joseph

    HBI - 10 SECONDS® SALES & KEY ACCOUNTS INTERN & APPRENTICE ALUM

    Our Man for building opportunities with consumer retail and team products.

  • Emily Snyder

    SOCIAL MEDIA & CONTENT CREATION, JANIE® BRAND INTERN ALUM

    Our hip and in-the-know intern from Chapel Hill.

  • Victor Cascon

    EUROPEAN BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & TEAM SALES INTERN ALUM

    Key contact and outreach for our growing international business.

  • Dulcemaria Coronado-Sanchez

    SOCIAL MEDIA & MARKETING INTERN ALUM

    Sparking interest in our collective brands through social media content with fun and flair.

  • Brooke Lawrence

    SOCIAL MEDIA & MARKETING INTERN ALUM

    Bringing a fresh perspective and marketing know-how to social media content.

  • Gabe Morgan

    INDUSTRIAL DESIGN INTERN ALUM

    Pioneering innovative products through creative exploration within industrial design.

  • Valeria Calcamo Alonzo

    SOCIAL MEDIA & MARKETING INTERN ALUM

    Bringing our collective brands to life through social media content with her photography skills and fashion know-how.

  • Nanette Nikolajsen

    BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, 2WIN® INTERN ALUM

    Our in-house NCAA National Triathlete Champion is bringing her performance apparel knowledge to help launch 2WiN to the finish line.

  • Juan Basabe

    MARKETING & COLLABORATIVES INTERN ALUM

    Digging into trends and our company heritage with the HBi Marketing Team to spread brand awareness through social media campaigns and our 100 Days to 100 Years Countdown.

  • Nick Henriques

    TRACK & FIELD MARKETING AND SALES INTERN ALUM

    Combining athletic experience and marketing know-how to connect with track-and-field community and beyond.

  • Alicia Wahlberg

    COURT & CLUB INTERNATIONAL MARKETING AND SALES INTERN ALUM

  • Jason Liu

    INDUSTRIAL DESIGN & OEM PARNTERSHIPS INTERN ALUM

  • Anne-Marie Frye

    CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS & PUBLIC RELATIONS INTERN ALUM

    Bringing third-generation textile knowledge to communicate our new products to new markets.

  • Emily Buie

    GRAPHIC DESIGN INTERN ALUM

    As a designer, Emily strives to make positive connections between the consumer and the product they are buying. By staying up to date with current design trends, she catches people’s attention and makes them more interested in what the product has to offer. Aka, Emily's on it.

  • Jackson Roberts

    MARKETING & VIDEOGRAPHY INTERN ALUM

    Jackson is known around here for his basketball videography, love of running and hiking, as well as being a Tar Heels super fan.

  • Dan O'Dell

    BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT INTERN & APPRENTICE ALUM

    Our in-house Pro Triathlete, bringing you the latest and greatest in athletic gear and accessories.