Greg Merrill Email & Phone Number

San Antonio, TX, US

San Antonio, TX, US

Greg is an advisor, executive, board member, and speaker with 20+ years’ experience driving growth and transformation across both early stage and Fortune 100 companies in the consumer products, brand & retail, luxury fashion, technology, health & fitness, and sustainability industries. His experience as an operating executive transforming complex and.

Washington, DC, US

The National Retail Federation, the world’s largest retail trade association, passionately advocates for the people, policies and ideas that help retail thrive. For over a century, NRF has been a voice for every retailer and every retail job, educating, inspiring and communicating the powerful impact retail has on local communities and global economies.The.

Almere, NL

We are New Black, the next-gen software company on a mission to accelerate international brands & retailers to become adaptive to change.A quest to prove that brands & retailers don’t need to compromise to deliver immersive experiences to their shoppers & employees - to prove that technology is the game-changer to unify your commerce.Our Groundbreakers.

Earthscape VR is a science-based, social-impact technology company at the intersection of digital therapy, well being, and eco-psychology. We build immersive virtual reality experiences, harnessing the power of the Overview Effect (astronauts witnessing Earth from space), to improve the lives of users around the world. Our virtual reality programs are.

New York City, New York, US

THE LIST is the first social commerce platform for luxury fashion, connecting professional sellers and consumers to entertain, engage and transact.Via our iOS mobile application, THE LIST enables immediate access for consumers to a network of leading global brands and retailers, where they can discover and shop through personalized content and get.

Brooklyn, NY, US

A private, invite-only network for punk transformation executives. Because, let's be honest, executive networks weren't designed for people like us. We’re the rebels in the boardroom. We don’t always blend in. But, here’s our secret: change is only possible with people like us. We see things differently. We’re not constrained by convention. We speak truth.

Portland, Oregon, US

We are a venture capital fund that brings together an extraordinary group of business and technology leaders for the benefit of local entrepreneurs.Oregon Venture Fund (formerly, Oregon Angel Fund), makes venture investments in the Portland, Oregon area and throughout Oregon and SW Washington.The fund consists of 180 institutional and angel investors, of.

Beaverton, OR, US

Lead Nike's Digital Transformation - a prioritized portfolio of critical, complex, and cross-functional enterprise programs and capabilities that span the entire economic engine of the business. Oversee a centralized team that connects the business, product, technology, and geography teams to plan, execute, and manage a portfolio representing a significant.

Beaverton, OR, US

• Member of the Senior Leadership Team for Global Technology working for the Chief Digital Information Officer, responsible for creating and executing the strategic direction and vision for Nike’s Technology organization.
• Designing, Developing, and Executing Nike’s first enterprise prioritization process to optimize and balance 1) investment in consumer and employee facing business areas with investment in technology platforms and.
• Leading Global Technology through Nike’s annual strategic planning cycle responsible for a $2B budget

Beaverton, OR, US

• With sponsorship from Nike’s COO, I established a Business Development function spanning across Manufacturing, Planning, Supply Chain, Procurement, Workplace Design, Global Sustainability, and Global Technology.Key.
• Partnering with our Supply Chain executives to create the Future of Supply Chain for Japan, inclusive of deploying a new operating model, leveraging key marketplace partners to create capital flexibility within our.
• Working with Footwear and Air MI (Manufacturing Innovation – Nike’s in-house airbag manufacturing division) executives, expanded operational model and partnerships to de-risk the portfolio and leverage our partners’.

Beaverton, OR, US

• As an integral member of the Manufacturing Revolution (ManRev) Leadership Team, I worked closely with Nike’s Executive Leadership Team (C-Suite) and drove Business Development for a portfolio of 140+ global strategic.
• Innovating and designing new business and revenue models, as well as new labor models,
• Leveraging contract manufacturing partners to establish a North America based footwear manufacturing facility to serve our largest market, and
• Broadening our strategic partners to accelerate our digitized and automated methods of make, and in-house LEAN manufacturing capabilities.

Beaverton, OR, US

• I was recruited into the Manufacturing Revolution (ManRev) team to play a key role in building a new vision and operating model to support long-term business goals and anticipated growth focused on creating disruptive.
• Led negotiation and execution of 30+ complex IP transaction deals with global partners covering commercial and R&D exclusivity, IP ownership, background and foreground IP allocation, and licensing arrangements among.
• Led the design, implementation, and instruction of a Nike-specific Business Development executive training program with Stanford’s Graduate School of Business and co-taught by world-renowned professors, reaching 300+.

Greg serves as Executive Advisor to the WANTD founder and leadership team.WANTD is the industry's only management and trading platform specifically for sneakers and streetwear. The platform offers a seamless consumer journey via direct marketplace integrations, and a centralized, marketplace-agnostic digital portfolio to organize and track a member's.

InTandem DAO is a diverse, member-only community of growth experts, venture investors and supporters mobilizing to support startup founders from underrepresented groups scale their businesses.The community is powered by blockchain technology, making it a first-of-its-kind community that is member led, operates with transparency, and aligns incentives.

Baltimore, Maryland, US

Member of Johns Hopkins’ Business Leadership Society and appointed by the Dean of the JHU Carey Business School to the Carey Executive in Residence program, connecting students with seasoned leaders from a variety of industries through interactions both in and out of the classroom. Executives invited to the Carey EIR program come from diverse backgrounds.

Served as Board Member representing Nike's investment and strategic partnership for a startup robotics company in the manufacturing and supply chain industries.

Austin, TX, US

I founded and launched a new apparel and footwear brand that integrated recycled environmentally sustainable material and components. I oversaw business operations, strategy, and execution to drive teams to meet and exceed aggressive goals with high-quality results.AFL makes sustainable footwear out of recycled materials. It was founded to incorporate the.

• I piloted the launch of a privately owned manufacturing subsidiary to manufacture and market a proprietary, patented devulcanization material to the rubber industry. My role included directing all facets of technical.
• Patent holder and directly responsible for invention of new technology and product related to use of devulcanized rubber material in consumer products (US Provisional Pat. No. U.S. 62/020,023) by streamlining technical.
• Laid groundwork engineering, design, and construction for largest devulcanization facility in the U.S. with projected annual EBITDA of $19m by implementing business development pipeline spanning multiple industries.
• Disrupted $200B+ rubber industry by cultivating strategic partnerships with Fortune 500s and targeting customers to accelerate adoption of innovative, environmentally sustainable material.

• Green Source Energy is a technology incubator and intellectual property holding company focused on environmentally sustainable technologies. It was founded to evaluate and develop technologies to license to operators.
• Spearheaded early stage technology development and commercialization of new product (co-inventor)
• Ongoing evaluation of new acquisition targets and technologies to enhance our market position
• Deliver in depth market research and analysis to support ongoing operations and new business lines
• Direct marketing and new business development for various business lines globally
• Development of unconventional technologies with no existing pathway to commercialization

US

• Sport & Health is a chain of 23 health and fitness centers in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.
• Managed daily operations for team of 25 full time health professionals and personal trainers
• Grew annual sales by factor of 2.5 while exceeding 150% of target goal on a quarterly basis
• Comprehensive financial statement management

Chicago, IL, US

• Managed 45 employees covering personal training, pro shop, housekeeping staff and childcare center
• Built and directed team of 20 regional and national management trainers tasked with implementing business methods and culture of newly acquired Crunch Fitness into existing business structure (pre, during and.
• Created and implemented management training guides for 36 regional club managers to direct their daily work routine
• Awarded Bally Total Fitness “Elite Performer” (representing Mid-Atlantic region) for highest total annual club revenue

Course Director: Business Development & Strategic Partnerships

Mba, Business Administration

Bachelors, Business Administration & Kinesiology