Fabian Navejas

Founder

Born and raised in LA, I am a self-taught creative leader and a bona fide retail nerd. With more than 25 years of multi-unit management experience in the retail home furnishings industry, I still feel I am in the beginning stages of my career.

Currently, I am a Gift Merchandiser & Buyer for A.C. Vroman's Inc., one of the oldest independent bookstores in the country, 128 years old. A.C. Vroman's operates 2 bookstores in the Pasadena area and also owns Book Soup in West Hollywood, CA, another independent bookstore founded in 1975.

In addition to working at A.C. Vromans, I am also the Founder of Onederkam.com, which is a small eCommerce gift and home accessories store. My side hustle!

I also occasionally work on a variety of TV productions, doing everything from set dressing, working in the props department to being a shopper for the art department. Some productions include - Gwen Stefani Christmans Special (2017), Who Is America (2018), Married at First Sight Re-Union (2018), Bring The Funny (2019), and most recently Becoming a Pop Star, an MTV & TikTok production.

I have worked at IKEA North America at the following markets - San Francisco, Connecticut, Philadelphia, and for IKEA A.B. in Malmö, Sweden as Communications & Interior Design Manager for 10.5 years.

Prior to IKEA, I worked as District Visual Manager for Z Gallerie covering a variety of markets in the US - So. California, Midwest, East Coast, and Northwest. I have opened more than 40 new stores with Z Gallerie and was awarded Visual Merchandiser of the Year while working there.