Marty Allen in the Press
SF Business Times
Party & Paper
“Marty is one of the most creative and energetic leaders that I have run across. I wish I could bottle his enthusiasm and give it to our entire management team.
He inherited a very difficult turnaround when we put him in charge of California Closets, but under his leadership he took the company to new levels and completed a remarkable turnaround. This ultimately allowed us to position the company for a profitable sale.”
Howard Lester - CEO Williams-Sonoma
“Marty is a genius at managing people. He can take a ragtag group and turn them into the finest team imaginable. He can get his team to move mountains. I’ve witnessed it firsthand.”
Kent Larson – Former President/COO
Williams-Sonoma
Retail Info Systems
“A little partying never hurt a business. At least that’s what Marty Allen has found in transforming a small company on a downward spiral into the second largest party retailer in the United States.
Alameda based Party America has clocked 180.5 percent growth over the past three years. Not counting the fifty million in sales in its franchises.
This puts Party America at number 32 of the 100 fastest growing companies in northern California and also makes it the third consecutive year on the list.” And, was one of the largest companies to do so.
Kristen Bole
San Francisco Business Times
Retail Info Systems
Main & Wall
“Marty has worked with Gordon Brothers for ten years, very successfully running one of our portfolio companies. Marty has an excellent understanding of how to work with private equity firms. He understands the key drivers and metrics that create long-term shareholder value.
He had 9 straight years of positive comp sales – that should be in the retailing Hall of Fame.
Marty has very strong leadership skills and high energy. He works as hard as humanly possible.”
Matt Kahn – Principal
Gordon Brothers Merchant Partners