Join Marie Driscoll, Managing Director, Luxury & Fashion at Coresight Research, and Stephen Wyss, Partner-- Consumer Industry Leader at CohnReznick as they discuss leading your brand through a crisis. From hitting the right chord with your customers to rebalancing operational priorities to managing cash flow, leaders of consumer brands have had to face a variety of challenges in the last few weeks. In this discussion, we focus on what’s out there to help your business through this time and potential pivot strategies. Topics to be discussed include:

• What are retailers and consumer brands companies doing now?
• How can companies position themselves for success as we emerge from this crisis?
• What are some of the significant tax implications arising from the CARES Act?
• What can we expect to see as companies report earnings and look to the first quarter?
• How has M&A activity been impacted by the crisis, and what can we expect to see in the near future?

About Stephen Wyss:

Stephen M. Wyss, CPA, is a partner at CohnReznick serves as the Firm's Consumer Industry Leader. He has more than 15 years of accounting experience working with companies of all sizes, from start-ups to international Fortune 500 companies.

Stephen provides audit and accounting services to clients in a variety of industries including retail and consumer products, apparel and fashion, media and entertainment, manufacturing, and life sciences. He has specific expertise in merger and acquisition transactions, public and private debt and equity offerings, and auditing internal controls over financial reporting.

Prior to joining CohnReznick, Stephen was a partner and the leader of the New York Retail and Consumer Products Group at a large national accounting firm.