David Eaton Email & Phone Number

Berkeley, CA, US

United States

Berkeley, CA

• Launched the first men’s only gymnastics brand in 2012 to channel my passion for entrepreneurship, design, and the sport.
• Uniforms made their market debut at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
• Brought to market a superior product with a focus on innovative design and high performance fabrication and construction. Originally a market disruptor, TURN has gone on to become the leading choice for male gymnasts.
• In 2019 Turn Gymnastics Apparel was restructured to become TURN | ERIN Brands, LLC; launching a new partner brand for women's gymnastics called Erin Gymnastics Apparel (ERIN)

Westlake Village, CA

• Responsible for driving continued growth through seasonal and core product selection.
• Managed North American collegiate licenses and partnerships.
• Analyzed product costs and margins to structure wholesale and direct to consumer price lists.
• Held product presentations and training workshops.
• Established and managed a new quarterly forward order buying schedule of core wholesale product to ensure retail channels were better served and to guide quarterly purchasing.
• Trained sales team on new global practices and platform for custom team order submissions.

Berkeley, CA

• Assisting in the launch of Senda’s Fair Trade soccer ball business
• Manage shipping and logistics, ensuring factory meets production deadlines for timely delivery
• Produce marketing and communications material
• Create specs and pricing structure

• Started in a sales role; oversaw the Celtic and University bookstore business, researched new growth opportunities with a focus on the soccer industry.
• Member of sales team that exceeded annual sales target by 15% in my first year.
• Proactively engineered potential sponsorship opportunities and played an integral role in the contract tender process, product presentations, and team outfitting process.
• Managed North American licensed properties: USA Rugby, Field Hockey Canada, and Brigham Young University.
• Refined and modernized outdated product offering.
• Directed graphics department in seasonal sports catalogs, teamwear presentations and marketing collateral.

London, United Kingdom

Ba, Sociology & European Studies

Activities and Societies: Member of Cal's Gymnastics Team, where as captain I led the team to the NCAA Finals, gaining 5 All-American.

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Immersed Spanish course in Buenos Aires, with an emphasis on Sports.

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