Developing an Entrepreneurial Venture That Succeeds

Brian Douglas is the owner and CEO of Quintessential Tots, a designer and distributor of children’s and infants’ products under the brand names Itzy Ritzy and Little Luxe. Found globally in over 600 boutiques and large retailers including Target and Costco, the rapidly growing company offers a soft goods product portfolio featuring shopping cart / high chair covers, car seat covers, wet bags, designer nursing pads, and more.

Prior to Quintessential Tots, Douglas was a Mergers & Acquisitions investment banker in New York City with both Banc of America and Sagent Advisors, where he completed over $4 billion of M&A and financing deals. Before his banking career, Douglas was a strategy and technology consultant for Accenture in both New York and Chicago.

Douglas received his AB in history from Princeton University and his MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

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