The Associate Reel – 10/6-10/20

Companies with varied self-care industry expertise*

Bourne Partners Strategic Capital - Bourne Partners Strategic Capital ("BPSC") is a private equity investment firm specifically focused on the consumer health products, pharmaceutical, and pharma services sectors. In addition, BPSC offers consulting services to consumer health businesses.

As owners and operators with over 20 years of experience, BPSC generates compelling returns by being a value-added investment partner, ensuring alignment among investors and management and by working in partnership with management and all stakeholders.

The BPSC team has led functions with OTC/HBA/VMS firms such as sales, marketing, business development, international, logistics, pricing, and trade spending. We supplement these individuals with an extensive network of proven relationships in many other areas such as digital marketing, e-commerce, influencer strategy and data analytics.

Our goal in our investing efforts is to bring all these relationships together to build growth and equity value for our portfolio company stakeholders.

Areas of Focus: Financial Services; Investment Banking; Private Equity

Connect with: Minor Hinson, Head of Private Equity & CIO, [email protected]

Contract Packaging Association - The Contract Packaging Association is the national organization for the Contract Manufacturing and Packaging industry. Our members work with consumer and product goods companies, emerging brands, and startups to create new and innovative products. We enhance member's visibility via trade shows, conferences, targeted marketing efforts. Membership with the CPA includes a wide variety of value-added benefits including business development, educational training and materials, marketing programs and numerous networking events. For more information: www.contractpackaging.org

Areas of Focus: Allied Foundations, Non-Profits and/or Trade Associations; Contract Manufacturing; Contract Packaging - E-commerce and Omni Channel; Contract Packaging - Flexible Packaging; Contract Packaging - In-Store Merchandising/Fulfillment/Display Build; Distribution Services; Other Products (Beauty, Rx, etc.); Over-the-Counter Medications; Manufacturer - Private Label; Supply Chain Operations/Logistics Services

Connect with: Ronald Puvak, Executive Director, [email protected]

Klick Inc. - Klick Consulting is a boutique consulting practice focused on serving clients in the consumer health and wellness space. We help our clients grow their business, navigate and capitalize on market disruptions, new technologies, and changing consumer expectations.

• We have supported clients to:
• Make build/buy decisions
• Launch, refine, and extend physical and digital health and wellness products/brands
• Identify and build partnerships
• Develop and launch new technologies to deliver better consumer experiences
• Navigate challenging Rx-to-OTC initiatives from design to FDA submission
• "Consumerize" more traditional Rx products

Our team is made up of a unique blend of business experts, data, medical and behavioral scientists, designers and engineers. We apply domain knowledge and rapid, iterative solutioning to solve our clients' most challenging problem. From ideation through to design and solution validation, our team works together with our clients to help their ideas come to life.

Areas of Focus: Advertising & Creative Agencies; Consulting - Market Data & Consumer Insights; Consulting - Marketing; Consulting - Regulatory & Scientific; Consulting - Retail Strategy; Consulting - Rx-to-OTC Switch; Consulting - Sales; Consulting - Strategy; Information Technology Services; Media Buying

Connect with: Jennifer White, Global Head of Growth, [email protected]

OpenBrand - OpenBrand is a real-time market intelligence platform for brands to leverage data and AI-driven insights focused on bringing brands the most accurate and timely price, promotion, product, placement, paid ads, and earned media data and insights.  We bring together the data you need to understand why you are winning or losing so you can make the adjustments you need to succeed.

We envision a world where brands leverage timely data, AI-driven insights, and market research to beat the competition and win their market. 

OpenBrand is well known for its market-leading pricing, promotion, product, and placement (4Ps) data, dealer and wholesaler data, multichannel media data, and market research products in the home appliance, consumer electronics, information technology and health, beauty and wellness industries.  

Areas of Focus: Advertising & Creative Agencies; Consulting - Market Data & Consumer Insights; Consulting - Marketing; Consulting - Retail Strategy; Consulting - Sales; Consulting - Strategy; Dietary Supplements; Over-the-Counter Medications; Media Buying

Connect with: Glenwood O. Davis, Director, Health, Beauty & Wellness, [email protected]

Self Care Dynamics LLC - Sole Proprietor; Consulting in the self-care space, emphasis on consumer receptivity, innovation, brand and marketing management, and acquisition.

Areas of Focus: Consulting - Marketing; Consulting - Regulatory & Scientific; Consulting - Retail Strategy; Consulting - Sales; Consulting - Strategy

Connect with: Lisa C. Buono, Founder, [email protected]

*Not all companies from any given area of focus may be listed; The Associate Reel will highlight different CHPA Associate Member companies and their area(s) of focus on a random, rotating basis.