Benno Duenkelsbuehler Email & Phone Number

Cincinnati, Oh, Us

Our Expansion Sherpas Expand your Market Footprint, Faster.We Build more Profitable Revenue Streams, Faster. We are a business expansion agency, focused on innovation AND execution to achieve results faster than organic growth. The (re)ALIGN Third Growth Option is faster than internal organic growth, with lower expense and risk in comparison to inorganic acquisition solutions or increased headcount. Our product growth executives and Sherpas, merchants and marketers, distribution operators, and designers bring many decades of global brand, manufacturing, and supply-chain experience to work with mid-sized businesses. Our ideal clients are owners and executives who seek our help to expand market footprint "from $0 to something"​ while strengthening the core business.We understand that building a new business is different from running the ongoing business. Your team is fully engaged in running the business, so we provide expertise and execution know-how needed to build a new business. Our cross-functional process crafts thriving businesses that fit inside our clients' companies.We offer deep expertise in - Cross-functional approach to Strategic Expansion - Strategic Ideation / Planning / Facilitation- Unique Value Proposition / Identification and Alignment- Market Positioning / Brand Equity- Product and Brand Development to Launch- International Sourcing / Margin Enhancement- Sales and Channel Development- Leadership and Execution- Transition / Change Management- Collaborative / Team AlignmentWe have delivered millions of dollars in shareholder value for our client companies since 2009.

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San Diego, California, Us

I love learning from peers and serving on a Board of Advisers that advises both my company and other members'. Vistage is the world’s largest CEO peer advisory and executive coaching organization and has been helping business leaders make better decisions that get better results since 1957.

Executed successful and comprehensive turn-around strategy – fixed product and marketing side of business as VP, promoted to President (October 2006). Drove significant improvements across top line and bottom line metrics. Increased brand’s equity, and after bank negotiations in November 2008 marketed $28 million business as attractive acquisition.- Cultivated effective Sales Teams – new phone team and website drove $4.3 million in 2nd year, Key Accounts delivered 12% increase vs. LY, and developed new network of 145 reps that drove 33% increase vs. LY. - Built efficient Supply Chain – improved reliability of Asian supply base and cut inventory in half, doubled turns, and reduced out-of-stocks by 90%.- Motivated and re-energized 100-person team (reduced from 400 under 4 prior presidents), simplified work flow, slashed fixed OpEx by 36% in 2nd year as president, and increased EBITDA by $2.8 million.

Secured high-level projects to revamp, turn around, and start successful business models.- Developed direct sales catalog strategy for SMC (2004/05). - Re-launched e-commerce for $200 million Nautica/Liz Claiborne home licensee (2003/04).- Executed brand remodel, margin growth for catalog/web retailer Exposures (2002/03).- Modeled “cVMI” logistics solution for Sears/The Great Indoors (2001).

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nl

Bachelor Of Science, Industrial And Labor Relations

Prep School Certificate, Liberal Arts, Classics