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Trabuco Canyon, CA, US

Coto De Caza, CA, US

• As President of LiquidMind, I spearhead transforming visionary ideas into market-dominating brand strategies. Our extensive executive experience allows us to be a true end-to-end partner for consumer brands - guiding.
• Corporate strategy/positioning
• Interim/fractional leadership
• Startup to large-cap brand advisingProduct Commercialization
• Lifecycle management
• Product ideation/innovation

• Ranked # 1 Visionary Podcast, and Top 50 Global Marketing Podcast by Feedspot!The Visionary Chronicles is a Podcast on driving your brand forward, reinvigorating your passion, while continuing to maintain and sustain.
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• Podbean
• Spotify
• iHeart
• Pandora

• Readers Favorite Award Winner for top Non-fiction, Marketing genre book!The Visionary Brand, The Success Formula Behind the World's Most Visionary Brands was listed as an Amazon Bestseller. The Visionary Brand is a.
• Why do some brands thrive for generations, while others fail?
• What is their success formula?What makes a brand truly Visionary? - Product, - Innovation, - Culture, - Marketing?In The Visionary Brand we explore what is at the core of these generational brands and how one becomes.
• Defining your Vision and creating your path
• Foundational Pillars of success
• Creating a continual flow of Innovative ideas and products

Irvine, CA, US

The Beall Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship shapes the next generation of entrepreneurs and innovators. We offer hands-on experience and immediately useful education about the process and importance of entrepreneurial enterprises. With a pronounced focus on the particular needs of ambitious visionaries, our programs equip you with the knowledge.

Longmont, Colorado, US

Kokopelli was founded on the single principle of innovation. In the early years this meant we were solely focused on innovating our packrafts. As we expanded, this has grown into a focus of innovating the sport through three foundational pillars: Performance, Education, and Community. Performance represents the continual development of high end packrafts.

Los Angeles, CA, US

We Prepare the Next Generation of Industry Leaders. The Center for Management of Enterprise in Media, Entertainment & Sports (MEMES) provides students with the world-class academic resources and network that are essential to manage and thrive in increasingly complex industries.As the leading center for business thought leadership in media, entertainment &.

Los Angeles, CA, US

From the First Spark to Market Launch,Brands Come Into Their Own at the Price Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation The Harold and Pauline Price Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation is a recognized leader in entrepreneurial education and research at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. Working closely with its board of advisors, the Price Center.

Irvine, California, US

UCI Beall Applied Innovation @ The CoveOrange County is a region rich in resources for entrepreneurs and businesses and spans a myriad of industries. Through our efforts, we strive to empower innovators, entrepreneurs, faculty researchers and the community to create the ground-breaking ideas and businesses of.

Irvine, CA, US

Dean's Leadership CircleThe Dean’s Leadership Circle (DLC) is a select group of business leaders with a commitment to The Paul Merage School of Business, its values and its continued growth. Under the vision of the Dean, the DLC plays a crucial role in elevating the school through leadership, mentorship and community impact.

St Louis, Missouri, US

Stadia Ventures is the global Sports Innovation Hub for early-stage investment in sports and esports. The three pillars of the ecosystem include a broad, independent growth fund, a deeply connected global network of sports and esports executives, and a world-class accelerator which combines to create unprecedented deal flow, new technology discovery and.

Phoenix, Arizona, US

Our mission is to grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength, and joy. Our chapter's vision is to reach every medically eligible child in our territory so they may have the opportunity to have their wish fulfilled. We want to continue to serve wish children and their families by.

Lake Forest, CA, US

As the Ministry Leader, I founded, built, and grew the Christian Entrepreneur Leadership Ministry at Saddleback Church to serve and support Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners and their families on a global scale. With the support of those willing servant entrepreneurs and business leaders, we built the Ministry across multiple countries and the United.

Irvine, CA, US

• Zamst (zamst.us) is a premium sports bracing and supports brand with a 20-year heritage outfitting elite athletes across the globe. Zamst is the sports division of Nippon Sigmax, a Tokyo-based orthopedic medical device.
• Through brand start-up to marketplace execution, delivering superior financial results through strategy excellence.
• Extensive and effective financial decision-making through oversight of corporate P&L.
• Determined brand strategy for successfully entering markets, product commercialization line planning, marketing programs, competitive analysis, and brand value propositions.

US

• Schutt Sports, a global leader in football helmets, and multi-sport protective gear (Football/Baseball/Softball) with established distribution across all participation levels (NFL/NCAA/High School/Youth).Executive.
• Optimized brand reputation via restructuring of brand marketing strategy, collateral, imagery and merchandising programs.
• Remained competitive and improved brand-customer relation by implementing vertical Omni-channel message as well as authentication across new product categories.
• Oversaw NFL on-field football glove qualification and secured an impact absorption.Registered 2 Protection Utility Patents as the Inventor of Record.

London, GB

SKINS is a global, premium, gradient compression apparel brand based in Australia. SKINS produces active and recovery apparel and is a leading brand used by professional athletes across football, baseball, hockey, lacrosse, and run. (NFL/MLB/NHL)SKINS is an innovative disruptor with proven technology supporting an athlete's ability to Perform Better and.

Tolentino, MC, IT

ARENA is an Italian manufacturer of competitive swimwear created in 1973 by Horst Dassler. The company is currently headquartered in Tolentino, Italy, and is distributed globally across over 100 countries.Worked directly with the ARENA Swim team to design, create, and distribute a full complement of swimwear, apparel and accessories for the Americas..

Carlsbad, California, US

• TaylorMade & adidas Golf are premium, globally recognized brands selling golf clubs, golf hardgoods, gold softgoods, apparel and accessories on a global scale.Achieving over $1.2B in revenue, and a #1 on PGA Tour.
• Increased market share for stand/cart gold bags from 9.8% to 23.7% over the initial year of distribution.
• Achieved revenue growth from $11M to $48M over three years via robust marketing positioning strategy.Focusing on soft goods and accessories, launched a broad range of licensed products, including;
• Golf Gloves
• Golf Bags
• Travel Gear

Los Angeles, California, US

K-Swiss (NASDAQ: KSWS) is a globally distributed footwear, apparel and accessories brand with over $450M in annual revenue. Recruited lead the restart of K-Swiss apparel/accessories categories. Led the repositioning of the brand, and oversight of International distributors accounting for approx. $35M in revenue.Given P&L responsibility and tasked with.

Foothill Ranch, CA, US

Oakley is a global eyewear, apparel, footwear and accessories brand (NYSE: OO) with over $1B in annual revenue.Building on the success of NCAA licensed products, joined Oakley to establish an internal NCAA licensed Division (Athletic Division) startup consisting of team eyewear, apparel and accessories.Led the “Go to Market” strategy planning, P/L.

Founded UTOPIA, immersed myself in the design and technology of apparel and footwear manufacturing, starting out as a performance sandal company designing concepts, building prototypes for presentation, and global distribution. After building the footwear category, expanded UTOPIA into the “better men’s” collection segment, selling predominantly into the.