Dan Gockel Email & Phone Number

Woodinville, WA, US

Woodinville, WA, US

Seattle, Washington, United States

Work directly with the CEO to:- Serve as a trusted advisor and brainstorming partner - Help lead and initiate new business processes throughout the organization- Help strategic ideas take root and provide early facilitation- Think strategically while providing tactical support to implement ideas- Proactively address pressing business issues that need.

Seattle, Washington, United States

• Chief of Staff to the Founder & CEO, Jon Jones.
• Assist Founder & CEO, Jon Jones, with day-to-day business tasks, project management, strategic planning, communications & presentations, analysis, research, and many other initiatives
• Collaborate cross-functionally as CEO’s right-hand to ensure company alignment and program manage key projects
• Corporate development work acting as cross-functional internal consultant and strategic planner – working on projects with business operations, philanthropic giving, private investments, organizational design, & client.
• Strategic planning consulting and executing plans consisting of technology implementations, organization transformational strategy, marketing revitalization, pricing strategy, revenue model, process automation, etc.
• Program leader of important cross-functional, enterprise-wide initiatives

Bellevue, WA

• Head of Franchise Business Development for MOD Pizza.
• Responsible for strategically expanding franchise & license partnerships, domestically and internationally
• Led and project managed the launch of MOD Pizza Canada, overcoming international obstacles, retail operational differences, and other uncertainties to lead to a successful launch. Continued to oversee the country’s.
• Led non-traditional location development - including airports, military bases, and additional opportunities.
• Led new franchisee on-boarding into all areas of the business (operations, supply chain, marketing, etc.)
• Developed strategic and operational plans for MOD’s business development function

Greater Seattle Area

• Chief of Staff to the Co-Founder & CEO, Scott Svenson.
• Assisted Founder & CEO, Scott Svenson, with day-to-day business tasks, project management, strategic planning, communications & presentations, analysis, research, and many other tasks.
• Strategic Planning: Collaborated with executive team to develop company roadmap. Kept team aligned while bringing awareness to collaborative opportunities and having regular reviews of key metrics.
• Fundraising / Capital Raising: Project managed two rounds of capital raises, working cross functionally to support due diligence, create financial & brand presentations, and present MOD’s story. Raised ~$200M of.
• Corporate Development: led and worked on numerous other projects including org design & planning, retail operations, market transformation task force, Harvard Business review case study, and internal communications.
• Strategic Analysis: Responsible for ad hoc data analysis, as well as competitive and industry research and reporting

Bellevue, WA

• Technology Business Operations Manager & Project Manager, directly reporting to MOD Pizza CTO.
• Assisted CTO with project management & strategic planning, as well as other tasks including asset management, telecom, new-store set-up, cross-functional communication, budgeting, and more
• On-boarded and implemented Smartsheet company-wide. Vendor selection, contract negotiations, project planning, implementation, training, on-going maintenance. Won award for my work as the project manager and I am still.
• Led and project managed numerous internal projects, listening intently to our internal clients, deeply understanding the problems they face, and translating that into actionable project plans, resolving their biggest.
• Worked directly with the CTO to create a technology roadmap, as well as worked cross-functionally to connect the technology roadmap to the rest of the business
• Was relied on to present and communicate technology projects to all organizational stakeholders – translating communication across different levels of technological knowledge

Greater Seattle Area

• Lease Administration, Construction Analyst, & General Data Analyst working directly for MOD Pizza's CFO.
• Review and analyze leases and lease amendments, prepare summary abstracts, created reports with key lease elements
• Data collection and management, including landlord information, site plans, legal descriptions, insurance certificates, drawings and abstracts, signage exhibits, differed rent.
• Performed monthly reconciliations and notify key stakeholders of the results.
• Worked with Construction & Real Estate team on any LEED certifications and processes to ensure adherence to green building practices.
• Performed analysis and reporting for all aspects of business as assigned by CFO.