Michael Mankowski Bio

In his capacity as a Principal Advisor, Mr. Mankowski works closely with our partners in identifying strategic acquisitions, strategic partnerships as well as developing licensing opportunities and strategies. Mr. Mankowski also serves as President of SBL, the licensing arm of Symphony Investment Partners. This is the successor to SB Licensing, a strategic licensing consulting company he founded in 2000. Over the past 8 years, the contracts secured by SB Licensing for various companies and brands in the footwear, apparel and consumer products categories have generated over $2.5 billion in licensed product sales. Among the many companies and brands that Mr. Mankowski has worked with include: Fila, Elle, Carlos by Carlos Santana, Body Glove, Gotcha, And1, Ryka, Nevados, Instinct, Haggar, Asics and U.S. Marine Corps. With SB Licensing, Mr. Mankowski has developed licensing strategies in 32 countries and just within the past three years, helped sell 12 companies. Prior to founding SB Licensing, Mr. Mankowski was President of the Licensing, Mergers & Acquisitions Division of the accounting firm Stonefield Josephson. In addition, he was owner of MEI, an apparel holding company which owned the Crossport, Barely Legal, and Kristina Rachel brands. Prior to MEI, Mr. Mankowski held several positions in various fields of apparel sales and licensing including owning apparel factories in North and South Carolina, starting up his own Sales Agency which achieved a sales volume of over $48 million and serving as Key Account Sales Executive for Haggar Apparel Company. He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota where he earned his BA in Business Management and Finance.