Our Philosophy

Our mission is to create financial security for our clients, our Retail Experts and our Core Team that runs Management One™. We also believe in giving our Retail Experts the freedom to build their own businesses. They are positive, talented people who are good problem-solvers and love to learn.

Our motto is “Onwards and Upwards.” We embrace that, as we always seek to learn, grow, evolve and get better. A strong component to our growth and success in the marketplace is the great ideas that Retail Experts and clients continually share. A culture of sharing is at the heart of our philosophy, and has been for 28 years.

Our Credos

We understand that our mission is to improve the financial security of those who work with us, by improving their business.

We work diligently to provide quality products, processes, training and support to turn as many of their goals and aspirations, as possible, into reality. We customize our information and solutions for each client, making them timely and valuable, to bring successful results. We always go the extra mile to provide excellent service.

We operate person to person, with respect and trust.

We place integrity, honesty and openness at the foundation of our interactions with clients and affiliates alike. We develop our policies and practices based on what is best for them. We give before we get. We believe in being accessible and approachable for any discussions – whether professional, personal or technical matters. We seek affiliates who have our shared values, and they seek us for the same reasons.

We are structured so we can, and will, function like a small company, regardless of our growth.

Every affiliate is independent, owning his or her business. The importance of that personal attention and responsiveness means that we base success on the success of affiliates and clients, not on corporate politics and quarterly profits.

We concentrate on continuous improvement, to be the best at what we do.

We realize that, as times change, we must change. We are always open to comments, constructive criticism and suggestions. We evaluate each one honestly, and make changes that are in the best interests of all involved. We want to under promise and over deliver, so everyone we interface with will feel that we have exceeded expectations. Our goal is to make each client and affiliate a staunch supporter and a referral source for our business and our Retail ORBIT® technology, as well as a testimonial to how we successfully live by our Credos…every day.

Our Core Team

Beyond expert, beyond dedicated, beyond expectations. The passion for retail starts at the top and is evident in all the visionaries on the Management One™ leadership team.

Marc Weiss

In March 2015, Marc Weiss assumed the position of CEO for Management One™. A co–founder of the company, Marc was primarily responsible for developing the merchandise planning side of the business. Today, he continues to further develop his vision of the science of inventory planning. Marc has a deep background in most every phase of retail, but he has a particular passion for marrying merchandise planning to all-important cash flow. From Marc’s original consulting client, 28 years ago, the company has grown to over 80 Retail Expert affiliates, with their vast client base. Plus, Management One™ is now delivering its proprietary Retail ORBIT® technology worldwide.

Marc’s mission is to bring financial security to Management One™ affiliates, clients, and team members.

Scott Smith

Scott, as our Director of Operations, is that person Warren Buffet describes as a genuine person filled with passion, vision, and heart. Scott embraces the culture and identity we have built over the last 25 years. Having worked with retailers for over 20 years, on the sales floor through all levels of retail management, operations, and marketing, Scott's passion for providing our planning to Independent Specialty Retailers in Canada changed the course and vision of the company he previously led. Now he brings that passion and vision worldwide, as a part of our Management One™ leadership team.

Fred Pylman

With over 40 years of business management, Fred brings to the Management One™ team policy organization and procedural efficiencies in day to day operations. With logistics playing a large part of organizational structure, Management One™ strives to make each affiliate and clients experience a great experience.

Keith Weiss

Keith is the Director of Technology for Management One™. He has been a professional software developer for over 15 years and started programming as a hobby, back when making a triangle turtle move in circles on an Apple IIe was considered cool. He still thinks it's pretty cool.

Some of Keith's previous career highlights include building a signature product for an email company who sent out over 1 billion emails per year, working for an investment company in both its U.S. and London offices, and building web applications for numerous start-ups. He is also the chief developer for Retail Orbit®.

Jason Sackett

Jason has been a senior software developer since 2000, drawing on his strong background in physics and math. Keeping up with the constantly changing and expanding universe of software technologies and paradigms, Jason has delivered a great variety of software solutions, working with many development groups. At Management One™, as Project Leader of Retail Atmosphere™, Jason designs and develops the suite of visualization and analytics software products called Retail Atmosphere™ and contributes to the continuous enhancement of Retail Orbit®.

Jeremy Weiss

Jeremy started as a planner 7 or 8 years ago (he thinks). He loves that we take data and create something positive for retailers, and that he gets to see their businesses grow and evolve over time. Jeremy feels he has learned a tremendous amount while working for Management One™, and that it is mostly a result of the diverse community of retailers that are affiliated with the company. He has grown and evolved into our Manager of Planning.

You can find Jeremy spending his non-work hours building a sand box for his son, riding bikes around town, and thinking of new backyard projects that are built out of adobe!

Carol Weiss

Carol Weiss has been integral to Management One™ since its inception, initially entering client data and handling all the transactional details of the business. Today, as Financial Administrator, Carol’s role has grown, to capitalize on her years of experience. She oversees the HR, receivables, payables and budgeting for Management One™. Carol’s expertise has been a key factor in sustaining 28 consecutive years of a strong, financially healthy Management One™.

Shawn Dillon

Shawn is based out of Edmonton, Alberta, and has worked with retailers for over 15 years, implementing solutions from independent retailers to international chains. Working in the support and development departments, Shawn will be focused on making your technical experience a smooth one. When not doing technical work, you can find Shawn watching science fiction or enjoying the Canadian outdoors.

Phillip Womack

Phillip has been an active IT professional for more than fifteen years. He’s been fixing computers ever since he figured out it was more fun than working for a living, and he’s still at it. The only thing Phillip likes better than getting a new technical challenge is solving it. When Phillip isn’t tampering with computers, he’s usually playing with his latest woodworking or welding project.

Tom Licking

Tom, having joined Management One™ in 1993, has worked in multiple roles. He was an affiliate for several years supporting his personal client base with the Management One™ product. In the late 90's, Tom was trained as the first planner aside from Marc Weiss. After that time, and as his planning skills developed, Tom trained and managed several of the planners for the planning team. Currently Tom serves as Senior Planner for the Planning Team and supports the Retail ORBIT® system.

John Adams

John has been working with, and consulting for specialty store retailers since 1984. He has held the position of affiliate and consultant. He developed and started the Mentoring (Coaching) Program for all new Affiliates in order to help their practices grow. That developed into his current position as Senior Advisor of Professional Services, where he has pledged to work with Clients and Affiliates in growing their businesses.

Butch Blum

Retail has always been a part of Butch Blum’s life. He grew up in the family shoe business in Salem, Oregon. After college at the University of Washington, Butch went into the management training program at the Bon Marche in Seattle. That led to him becoming a buyer at the Bon. Later, he used his skills as a buyer and helped launch men’s stores for Jay Jacobs, a Seattle-based chain of junior women’s stores. Two years later, Butch opened his own men’s store in downtown Seattle, in the fall of 1974. The store was recently sold to a Milwaukee-based retailer. Now, Butch brings his strong retail experience to Professional Services at Management One™, as a mentor to other affiliates.