Women Who Shape Our Industry: The Team at Charles Eisen and Associates
As we celebrate Women’s History Month, it’s not lost on us that our industry is full of talented, hardworking, and brilliant women. From our customers in the architectural and design firms, to our wonderful manufacturers, we are surrounded by women from all occupations, each contributing greatly to achieve a common goal.
As the owner of Charles Eisen and Associates, Bob Eisen has surrounded himself with a crew of women who have come from a variety of backgrounds to make their way to the design community in Denver. Bob has been in the industry for many years, and has contributed in his own right as both President of Charles Eisen as well as being as a manufacturer’s rep. He is the fourth generation in the furniture business in Denver and a Colorado native.
Bob has two multi-line sales reps, Carol Hughes and Carrie Priller, who collectively cover Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. Both women bring a plethora of experience to their role, and each has come into the industry through a different pathway.
Born in Maryland, Carol was enthusiastic about all things creative, which lead to a degree in Commercial Art from East Carolina University, with the intention of double majoring in Psychology & Commercial Art, she graduated in the latter and perused the former. Art led to furniture and her career launched in Sales with her first job in Furniture @ Cort . After working in Northern VA, DC, and Raleigh NC- a transfer to Denver Colorado found her meeting Bob and Chuck Eisen & building the Hospitality Rep Business at Eisen Associates
Carrie’s background was as a bank executive, travel agent, and business owner.
Julie Weaver is the Project Manager at Eisen and Associates, and she entered the design industry late in her career. Initially working in the cable industry with a Marketing background, Julie went back to pursue her Interior Design degree as her son was finishing high school-they graduated the same week! She is a Colorado native, but has lived all over the country, eventually making her way back to Denver and settling in at Eisen for the past year.
Jackie Subbert handles Customer Care and corrals the chaos as Eisen, working alongside Bob. Jackie is also a Colorado native and has been with Eisen for over 10 years.
Teri Patterson is the Accounting and HR Specialist for Eisen and Associates. She holds it all together for us! Teri started off in the medical field but then obtained her accounting degree and has been with Eisen since 1998.
It feels a bit like a family to be at Charles Eisen and Associates, but really, it is just a single branch of a much larger family that is the Colorado design industry.