Strategic SALES/marketing leader
Get to know me
"Opportunity knocks everyday, be prepared to answer."
My passion is retail and the products and services that drive it. I love the challenge and constant change it brings. It has taught me persistence and patience.
I have led small start-ups to fortune 50 companies bringing new ideas and products to market. Deeply experienced in ideation to retail shelf and back again. This experience provides me the expertise to lead across an organization by understanding the challenges each business unit faces daily.
My success and reputation is grounded in building strong business and personal relationships with integrity and mutual respect of others. I lead by example and manage by empowerment.
I get up energized everyday to improve and grow the businesses I manage and the anticipation of the next challenge.
I have led small start-ups to fortune 50 companies bringing new ideas and products to market. Deeply experienced in ideation to retail shelf and back again. This experience provides me the expertise to lead across an organization by understanding the challenges each business unit faces daily.
My success and reputation is grounded in building strong business and personal relationships with integrity and mutual respect of others. I lead by example and manage by empowerment.
I get up energized everyday to improve and grow the businesses I manage and the anticipation of the next challenge.
Story of My life
Finding opportunity and building the relationships and business plan to turn it into success
Experience Highlights
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Director of Business Development
Retail merchandising services
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Director of Sales and Marketing
Rhino Inc, Innovative Outdoor solutions
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Divisional Merchandise Manager
Best Buy Co.
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VP of Marketing and Business Development
Schoenfeld International
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Managing Partner
Launch Marketing Group, LLC
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Director of Partnership Marketing
Evine Live
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Senior VP of Marketing and Business Development
GRIFFIN INTERNATIONAL
Education Highlights
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UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
Bachelor of Arts
Results
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Goals
Led company to INC. 500 fastest growing list twice -
Lead
management of teams of 20 or more people -
Brand
Developed 20+ new brands, disney, P&G... licenses -
3k+
Products to market -
10k+
Retail doors placed -
$2B+
revenue generated
Skills
- creative marketing
- supply chain
- organizational structure
- international sourcing
- Go to Market strategy
- product strategy
- relationship building
- SAles/sales management
- IDEATION
- Leadership
Questions & Answers
What are you working on right now?
Mapping the growth path for one of the top national retail merchandising companies through the creation of solution based services, the development of inbound marketing tools and building long lasting partnerships focused on growth and opportunity.
Describe your greatest accomplishment.
Developing and implementing the owned brand strategy for Best Buy Co.
PROJECTS I have led
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Bass Pro Shop License Project -
Disney License Project -
Duracell License Project
