I'm an independent outdoor industry veteran whose mission is to improve authentic connection and participation for brands/retailers/communities, expanding the outdoor recreation experience to all people. I have earned a reputation as an effective and inspirational team leader, creative marketer and problem-solver, and change agent in both the outdoor rec and live events markets. My passions are serving organizations using experiential vehicles to engage stakeholders (internal and external) and bring benefit to entire industries and communities. In leading world-class shows and other market-centric, business-focused experiences, I've gained a rare perspective of what it takes to win in a complex, multi-vertical, competitive business ecosystem. Growing businesses today requires growing connection to your customer base while broadening relevance to more consumers. I help companies do just that with solutions that are immediately actionable and measurable using today's modern toolkit. Event design is an important part of the toolkit, bringing your brand to life in real-time for your audience of consumers, media and distributor network. This is my specialty and where I've honed my craft for the past 24 years, and like so many business sectors, it is a dynamic and evolving platform for sales and marketing solutions. Specialties: Business Event Experiences End User Convenings Sales and Marketing LeadershipOutdoor Recreation industry insightApplied Technology for EventsContent Marketing StrategiesSocial strategies for growing reachEvent Production/ManagementOnline ExperiencesBudget Development/ManagementStaff Development and ManagementTeam BuildingMulti-channel MarketingVirtual & Hybrid EventsAudience DevelopmentSponsorship developmentSpecialty Retail MarketingSpecialty Retail MerchandisingEvent DesignEducational Track development