Elizabeth Klein
Elizabeth Klein is a seasoned sales and brand partnerships leader with deep expertise across luxury fashion, retail, mission-driven organizations and high-growth consumer brands. Known for blending creative vision with commercial strategy, she has driven multi-million-dollar growth, launched high-impact collaborations and led high-performing teams throughout her career.
As a founder, Elizabeth created and scaled two fashion brands—Beyond Vintage, which grew into an internationally distributed luxury line, and The Muses Closet, which won QVC’s Big Find competition and generated strong national demand through multiple live broadcast launches. Her ability to unite storytelling, sales strategy and creative direction continues to define her work across partnerships, brand development, and customer engagement.
Elizabeth also built global wholesale businesses for contemporary and luxury brands, securing partnerships with premier retailers including Barneys, Shopbop, Neiman Marcus, Saks, Nordstrom, Harvey Nichols, and Lane Crawford.
Building on this foundation, she brought her expertise to The RealReal, where she helped establish the Business Development and Partnerships team. There, she led strategic B2B partnerships with top-tier brands, luxury real estate developments, private social clubs, and mission-based organizations—expanding market reach and driving consignor growth.
In addition to her corporate and entrepreneurial work, Elizabeth has spent more than a decade leading mission-based initiatives as Director of the Friendship Circle, where she developed inclusive programs, mentored youth leaders and built community partnerships that continue to make meaningful impact.
Driven, relationship-obsessed and entrepreneurial at her core, Elizabeth brings a powerful blend of commercial acumen, creative leadership and purpose-driven partnership building to every project she undertakes.