Avi Lanczos

Avi Lanczos

Luxury Sales & Business Development

London · Seattle · New York · Tel Aviv · Sydney · Los Angeles

About

I approach a sale the way the best relationships are formed – by listening, building trust, and taking genuine interest in the person across the table, all of which help me better understand the person I am selling to.

A background in social anthropology and a life lived across Europe, the Middle East, Australia, and the US have taught me to read people well and to move easily between cultures, which matters as much with a discerning client as knowing the product you’re selling.

I close with finesse rather than pressure - the way an artisan finishes a piece. A sale is one more way for me to build a relationship, and I want a buyer to leave happy with what they bought, and feeling better for having met me.

Avi Lanczos

Selected Work

Independent Consultant

2012 — Present

Global

Sales strategy and market development for luxury fashion and design houses across the US, UK, and Australia. For the Leona Edmiston designer label in Sydney, opened new wholesale accounts and built its US and UK e-commerce. For Dress for Success's Shop for Success fundraiser in Beverly Hills, sourced designer stock from Los Angeles fashion houses and helped stage its runway shows and VIP Hollywood opening nights, as part of the executive chairing team.

Orbit Inc.

2017 — 2018

Los Angeles & New York

Director of Sales & Marketing for a fine-fabric importer supplying luxury designers. Ran the LA and NYC showrooms, managed the India-to-US supply chain, and opened new distribution across Mexico and Central America.

SET Seminars

2009 — 2011

Tel Aviv

Executive consultant to UHNW clients, chief executives, politicians, and diplomats. Clients included Visa, El Al, Bank HaPoalim, and the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Bianca UK

2004 — 2009

London & Düsseldorf

€8M UK turnover, up 63% year on year

Director of Sales, UK. Grew the UK business well beyond the German brand's worldwide average, leading a team of five. Rose from Regional Sales Manager through Key Accounts to Director in five years.

Languages

English · Hebrew ·
Spanish · French