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The Buffalo Works, LLC represents artists and intellectual property owners. We are a full-service agency offerring brand planning, marketing, product development and strategic planning for our clients. Our high-level experience in all three sides of the retail business – retail buying, manufacturing and licensing representation – allows us to deliver extremely effective results will little overhead.


Joanne Olds

Joanne is an accomplished licensing professional with twenty years of experience in diverse retail product environments. She places an emphasis on building brands through licensing, marketing and product development. Joanne's experience includes retail buying (responsible for $100 million in annual purchasing), manufacturing (VP of $70 million dollar company) and licensing ($350+ million in retail sales last year). She is a seasoned licensing executive who has built a career and reputation based on initiative, strategic thinking, strong leadership and results oriented brand management. Before founding The Buffalo Works in 2000, Joanne worked in all aspects of brand marketing and licensing with NordicTrack, Musicland, Anagram, and Minnetonka Brands.    jolds@thebuffaloworks.com


Mamie Haas

Mamie brings to The Buffalo Works a deep background in trend identification and management, fashion strategies, and consumer purchasing behavior analysis. Her background includes 12 years of retail purchasing for Target, with a focus on product develoment and management.    mhaas@thebuffaloworks.com

The Buffalo Works has successfully placed and managed client work with the following licencees:

  • Certified International
  • Boyd's Beard
  • Evergreen Enterprises
  • Enesco
  • Current
  • The Danbury Mint
  • Lang
  • Manual Woodworkers & Weavers
  • Springbok
  • Kay-Dee
  • CR Gibson
  • Marian Heath
  • All American Crafts
  • Blonder
  • Custom Direct
  • Fundex Games
  • Low Country Luxe
  • Peking Handicraft

  • Pavallion Gift Company
  • Seagull
  • A.D. Lines
  • Avanti
  • Creative Co-Op
  • Blossom Bucket
  • Franco Manufacturing
  • Hindostone
  • Legacy Press
  • Mowhawk Rugs
  • Sunset Vista
  • Cranston
  • Wichelt
  • Andrews McMeel
  • Editions Limited
  • Microthin
  • Time Factory

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Jim Shore
 
Lorraine Vail
 
Dan Dipaolo
 
Jan Shore
 

 
Tracey Holdeman
 
Sam Alfano
     
Jim Shore  A native of South Carolina, Jim utilizes his skills and art, prints and poster experience as a portraitist, sculptor, and folk artist to create his unique and creative collection. His most popular collection, Heartwood Creek, combines tabletop, figurines, and home and garden décor to create a charming and innovative American folk art statement. Jim’s artistry and design for Heartwood Creek has earned accolades from the gift industry. In 2005, the National Association of Limited Edition Dealers (NALED) named Jim Artist of the Year.   www.jimshore.com
Jan Shore  Jan's love of fabrics is a gift handed down to her by generations of women in her family. Her mother was a master seamstress who learned her skill from her mother. Her grandmother created beautiful hand-made quilts from whatever bits and pieces of fabric were at hand. Fabrics are in Jan's blood. She collects every piece she can get her hands on and never throws away a scrap. She loves all fabrics but her favorites are the cotton prints she's collected from the mid 1800’s. Jan's problem is that she can’t bring herself to cut into these works of art. So unlike the previous generations of women in her family, she's become more of a collector and preserver of fabrics that an actual seamstress. Her goal as a designer is to pass the appreciation she has of these treasures on to the next generation of women. She creates new ideas and new fabrics, maintaining the integrity of the vintage look she loves so much, while adding a modern flare. It’s a family thing for her, a continuation of the work of the mothers before her.   www.eighthstate.com
Dan Dipaolo  Dan has leveraged his design industry experience, most recently as Executive Creative Director at The Lang Companies, to form his own design studio, focusing his efforts on his artwork, illustrations, and handmade collectibles. Dan's 1880s farmhouse, located in Burlington Wisconsin, and surrouning farm, were recently featured in Country Living magazine.   www.dandipaolostudios.com
Lorraine Vail  Classically trained as a painter, Lorraine has received praise for not only her oil paintings, but also for her large scale sculptures and limited edition bronzes. She may be best known for her award winning collection of miniture shoes marketed under the Just the Right Shoe brand. The brand has garnered numerous achievement awards from gift industry associations, including Artist of the Year and Collectible of the Year. And with more than 500 original shoe designs in circulation, Lorraine's creations make up private and public collections around the world.   www.justtherightshoe.com
Tracy Holdeman  Tracy is a national and international award winning graphic designer and illustrator. He is founder and principle of Insight Design Communications. For 13 years Tracy has been developing brand identities, packaging, collateral and products for clients who's items stretch around the world. Currently, Tracy is also focusing on creating memorable, and personal, design concepts, such as Grandma Mabel's Legacy.   www.insightdesign.com
Sam Alfano  Sam is a multi-talented artist who began his career in the late 1970’s. His intricately hand engraved designs are found in prestigious collections around the world, and his elegant graphics artwork is under license to many companies including Crown Royal Special Reserve whiskey, Disney, Bethany House Publishing, Simon & Schuster and The Smithsonian Institution. He continues to teach classes in the United States and in several European countries. Sam is world renowned for his proficiency in artistic detail and while his style is unique, his versatility is apparent in his designs which cover a wide range of mediums and workpieces.   www.masterengraver.com