Duke Brouwer Email & Phone Number

Santa Cruz, California, United States

At MERGE4, we are committed to creating the best socks in the universe. Our approach is simple - we merge creativity, positivity, performance, and sustainability to create socks that look good, have a great hand feel, and last.

Half Moon Bay, California

• Perform a variety of operational, maintenance, repair, safety, security and public information activities in support of the Pillar Point Harbor facility. As the first point of contact with the public, the Deputy.
• Direct and participate in search, rescue, (CPR) and first aid activities on the waters adjacent to the Harbor and on the Harbor property.
• Establish and carry out programs of fire prevention and protection of Harbor facilities andboats berthed at the Harbor & fight vessel fires.
• As part of a team, make harbor and open water searches and rescues, monitor emergency callradio channels; operate a variety of electronic equipment for locating vessels; locate and guidevessels back to the harbor.
• Enforce the Harbor District Ordinance Code, and other rules, regulations & laws governing facility activities.
• Patrol facility, docks, piers, vessels, buildings & shops to assure proper security and safety.

Santa Cruz, California, United States

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Santa Cruz, CA

• Generate revenue by increasing sales through successful marketing for the entire organization, using market research, pricing, product marketing, marketing communications, advertising and public relations. Includes.
• Develop annual Marketing and service plan in support of organizational strategy and objectives
• Direct implementation and execution of marketing and service policies and practices
• Ensure marketing communications are coordinated, support marketing plan objectives and meet organizational expenditure requirements
• Provide leadership in the development of joint ventures, affiliations and partnership arrangements
• Provide leadership and support for the design, development, and implementation of products and service lines

Santa Cruz, CA

• Lead Surftech’s Santa Cruz retail team to deliver highly successful retail operations that align with brand direction, enable exemplary customer service and positively impact company results. Responsible for managing.
• Design and merchandise Surftech’s Santa Cruz retail location.
• Achieve financial objectives by preparing an annual budget: scheduling expenditures, analyzing variances and initiating corrective actions.
• Guarantee consistent high standards of customer experience in accordance with Surftech’s core values and service standards
• Responsible for recruitment, training, development and succession of high performing, results driven sales associates.
• Identify current and future customer requirements by developing a rapport with perspective and current customers.

Santa Cruz, CA

• Responsibilities: Work between Surftech, licensees, athlete ambassadors and product development in the design and creation of new products. Regularly present and report on new opportunities, supporting data and sales.
• Develop product positioning and messaging that differentiates Surftech products in the market.
• Sales Support – communicate the value proposition of the products to the sales team and develop the sales tools that support the selling process of our products.
• Product launch – plan the launch of new products and releases and manage the cross-functional implementation of the plan
• Market intelligence – be the expert on our buyers, how they buy and their buying habits; research our competition and develop an in-depth knowledge of their product offerings
• Demand generation – develop the strategy and manage the product marketing programs that drive demand for our products.Retailer Relations:

Santa Cruz, CA

• As Surftech Marketing Director my primary focus was creating and executing strategies to help build the Surftech brand and create demand in a variety of market segments. Additionally I worked with product development.
• Develop and manage marketing budgets
• Ad creative, messaging and design
• Print and online media buys
• Development of POP and educational videos designed to educate our dealers on the features and benefits of Surftech product and technologies.
• Web site development and maintenance

Scotts Valley, CA

• Developed a community-oriented retail business that focused on the needs of the surfing, skateboarding and snowboarding enthusiasts in the community. Responsibilities:
• Hire, train and manage employees
• Purchasing
• Merchandising
• Advertising and promotions
• Budgeting

Scotts Valley, CA

• Northern California, Arizona, Nevada and Hawaii sales rep for one of snowboarding’s most legendary clothing brands. Increased sales in the territory from just under $500,000/year to over $1,000,000/year..
• Maintain and grow account base
• Exceed sales objectives in the territory
• Product merchandising
• Develop and execute educational sales clinics outlining the features and benefits of Sessions outerwear
• Managed grassroots athlete ambassador program

Truckee, CA

• Increased sales from $30,000 per year to $200,000 in just over a year.
• Responsible for hiring and training of employees, tracking monthly sales, director of advertising and promotions, merchandise buyer and snowboard team manager.
• Expanded summer business to include raft rentals, skateboard product, summer clothing and wakeboard sales and rentals.

Maui, HI

• Rescued Kihei location from the verge of closing and turned it into the second most profitable location of the four stores on Maui.
• Responsible for hiring and training of employees, merchandising, tracking monthly and annual sales figures, assist advertising director, in-store display development, assistant merchandise buyer, surf team manager and.