USA Made Team

Meet Your Team

Leadership

Daniel Bizzell
CEO & President

Daniel Bizzell

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

Service & Communications

Tammy Carpenter
Accounts & Processing

Tammy Carpenter

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

Houston Lawing
Specialty Account Sales

Houston Lawing

Houston brings multiple years of sales and marketing experience to his role as our Outside Sales / Product Specialist. With a passion for the outdoors and running.

Kendal Coffey
Graphic Design & Content Creation

Kendal Coffey

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

Tristan Varney
Inside Sales Lead, Specialty Accounts

Tristan Varney

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

Karen Ramsey
Order Processing Specialist

Karen Ramsey

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

Operations

Esther Lor
Plant Foreman

Esther Lor

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

Grace Roseman

Keeping us stocked up to fulfill your orders faster.

Chloe Wilson
Executive Assistant HQ

Chloe Wilson

Eager to use her experience to support the HBi team, providing essential administrative assistance while acting as an communication ambassador for our brands.

Rhonda Tankersley
Controller

Rhonda Tankersley

The Analytical brain of the accounting department.

Anna Holloway
Accounts Payable

Anna Holloway

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

Cheryl Setzer
Accounting & Inventory Control

Cheryl Setzer

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

Production Team

Cliff Coffey
Distribution Center & Weaving Manager

Cliff Coffey

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

Diane Eaton

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

BJ Ward

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 Picklesimer

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

Damir Softic
Facilities Maintenance Manager & Machinist

Damir Softic

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

Ricky Hardson

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

Preston Joseph
HBi - 10 Seconds® Sales & Key Accounts Intern Alum

Preston Joseph

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

Emily Snyder
Social Media & Content Creation - Janie Brand® Intern Alum

Emily Snyder

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

Victor Cascon
European Businesses Development & Team Sales Intern Alum

Victor Cascon

Key contact and outreach for our growing international business.

Dulcemaria Coronado-Sanchez
Social Media & Marketing Intern Alum

Dulcemaria Coronado-Sanchez

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

Brooke Lawrence
Social Media & Marketing Intern Alum

Brooke Lawrence

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

Gabe Morgan
Industrial Design Intern Alum

Gabe Morgan

Pioneering innovative products through creative exploration within industrial design.

Valeria Calcamo Alonzo
Marketing & Apparel Design Intern Alum

Valeria Calcamo Alonzo

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

Nanette Nikolajsen

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

Juan Basabe

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 & Sales Intern Alum

Nick Henriques

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

Jason Liu
Industrial design & OEM Partnerships Intern Alum

Jason Liu

Alicia Wahlberg
Court & Club International Marketing & Sales Intern Alum

Alicia Wahlberg

Anne-Marie Frye
Corporate Communications & Public Relations Intern Alum

Anne-Marie Frye

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

Emily Buie
Graphic Design Intern Alum

Emily Buie

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 Roberts

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

Dan O'Dell

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