Mark Bednarski

2022 to 2024

Chief Operating Officer

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PWCC / Fanatics

Full P&L before the sale, through the 2023 sale to Fanatics and the integration into Fanatics Collectibles.

The steel vault door at PWCC standing open, a closed barred gate behind it and storage shelving inside
The vault at PWCC, 2023. More than $1B in appraised assets under custody.

What I ran

Full P&L before the sale, with Product, Operations, Robotics, Legal, Finance, HR, Sales and Business Development, Security and IT reporting to me. More than $450M in annual GMV and more than $1B in appraised assets under custody. Took fulfillment from multiple weeks to a same-day SLA in three months.

I also fixed the integration of service providers PWCC had acquired earlier.

I redesigned operating responsibilities, shared services, security and fulfillment, and integrated the business into Fanatics.

The sale

Buyer
Fanatics
Closed
2023
My role
Led preparation and diligence for the sale, then the integration into Fanatics Collectibles.

What it taught me

Acquisition creates ownership. Integration creates one company.

Next chapter: Infinite Athlete / Biocore, 2024 to 2025