Marc Bowers Email & Phone Number

St Louis, Us

I founded St Louis Makes, an industry funded 501c3 nonprofit. St Louis Makes teaches best practices in revenue growth and profit improvement to manufacturing companies. We add value through subject matter expertise in: 1) product management, 2) new product innovation, and 3) business development. St Louis Makes provides this value through educational programming, peer learning events and economic development research. www.stlouismakes.org

St Louis, Mo, Us

CET’s Square One (SQ1) program provides support to early-stage and first-time entrepreneurs. SQ1 introduces entrepreneurs to the local network, challenges them to validate assumptions about their business idea via the Business Model Canvas and helps them to identify next steps to launch. www.cetstl.com/programs/square-one

St Louis, Us

ProductCamp St Louis is a free, day-long conference providing product management training and networking opportunities for product management teams, business development professionals, executives, and owners who are interested in launching new products and growing sales. ProductCamp St Louis is an all-volunteer, nonprofit event. www.productcampstlouis.org

St. Louis, Missouri, Us

Yellowtop and Yellowtop Pro are premium branded cleaning and safety tools for end-user businesses and consumers. Our products enable a safer work environment while providing sustainable solutions for our customers. We are based in St Louis, Missouri with a Midwest ethic of quality, service, and innovation.

Chesterfield, Mo, Us

Identified prospective M&A targets. Investigated business sectors, companies, product portfolios, and sales pipeline activity. Evaluated intellectual property assets. Executed M&A deal transactions. Assessed best practices and integrated new business units into strategic planning process. Evaluated prospective business partners for strategic alliance and joint venture opportunities.

Saint Louis, Missouri, Us

The Grun Company is a specialty construction equipment manufacturer. I founded the company, wrote the strategic plan, created the product specifications, and developed a sales team of 35 broker salespeople. Pre-recession, Grun products were in the national fleets of the top 3 equipment rental accounts.

Fairfield, Oh, Us

Finn was a ~$50 million manufacturing company in the portfolio of a private equity firm. I was responsible for strategic planning, product management, business development, parts, service, and custom remanufacturing. Oversaw internal staff of 21, plus 44 broker sales reps. Led reviews with board of directors and ownership. Delivered 14.7% sales increase vs prior year.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

Business unit P&L and strategic planning responsibility. Led cross-functional, new product development team of 20 people spanning 8 projects and a $2 million budget. Delivered 3% margin improvement. Introduced the division’s most successful new product in a decade with 10% revenue growth and gross margins exceeding goal by 5%. No projects went over budget.

New York, New York, Us

Ran project initiatives on two different business units. On the $250 million Palmolive business, I oversaw new product development, pricing analysis, competitive media tracking, and advertising. On the Murphy Oil Soap business, I directed market research, sales channel development, production planning, and forecasting.

St. Louis, Mo, Us

Full key account authority for managing pet care category at a retail division of Albertsons. Increased SKU count by 67%. Negotiated 23% share of shelf increase. Directed broker rep team of 12 salespeople. Consistently ranked in the top 5% of sales managers zone-wide. Nominated for national sales award.

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