Deborah Pestka

As one of the Principles and Partners of Modern Pulse Consulting Group, Deborah Pestka brings her innate sense of style and the skill to successfully build, design and merchandise product. Her extensive experience as a product executive and her ability to consistently deliver measurable results has earned her deep respect in the industry.

Deborah started her career at Nine West Group working for two of the most influential people in the footwear industry. At Nine West she learned the business from the ground up. A strong company culture taught her to have in depth knowledge of the business, design and technical aspects of footwear.

Later, she would move on to work side by side with Enzo Angiolini and some of the best artisans in Italy, Spain, Brazil and Asia. As Senior Vice President of Product she was central to driving the incredible growth of the Enzo Angiolini brand from a forty five million dollar business to a hundred and forty five million dollar success story.

Deborah has gone on to established herself as a multi faceted product consultant. Working with clients like Camuto Group, she has developed exclusive private label lines, focusing on all aspects of brand image. Producing footwear, that was coordinated back to all accessories and RTW under the label. Once again proving she can deliver impressive results and helped to transform a 20 million dollar business to 70 million dollars.

As the client list continues to grow, Deborah creates lasting relationships because she understands how to translate their vision into reality. Whether working for a large brand, or with startup Deborah’s clients have profited from her unmatched experience that she brings to each and every engagement.