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Pure Manufacturing is a contract manufacturer of nutritional supplements located in Lindon, Utah. Pure Mfg. offers a full range of services from basic co-manufacturing to complete turnkey solutions. We're committed to building lasting relationships, with the goal of becoming a trusted partner in helping you grow your brand. That commitment to strong partnerships forms the basis of our company philosophy. Simply put: Your Success, Is Our Success.

At LootHorn, we blend my passion for tabletop role-playing games with expertise from friends in the artist-driven merchandise and designer apparel industries. Frustrated by the lack of high-quality, cool gear at events like Gen Con, I set out to create something better. LootHorn partners with leading gaming and pop culture brands to craft premium, artistically driven products that not only support the community but also elevate brand awareness. www.loothorn.com

Texas, Us

My quest is to support the creative, social, and intellectual development of kids by offering epic role-playing experiences in a fun and safe environment. Designed for kids in grades 1-8, Massively Epic Role-Play (MERP) provides an epic interactive social experience that combines creative play with logical intuition. Most pen and paper style role-playing games are limited to the number of players that can participate, but MERPs are unique. MERP brings over 50 different players together to solve problems as a team and develop their own individual creativity and critical thinking skills. Adventurers engage in creative interactions, learn to collaborate, make difficult decisions, engage in meaningful conversations, and build their executive function skills. They also learn the history and benefits of role-playing games and get an introduction to game theory, story development, and organized creative play.

Great Mantis provides sales acceleration solutions to quickly help companies increase revenues, gain subscribers, and retain customers. My business partner and I have 60 years of combined sales and business development experience, with an extensive contact list ranging from CE manufacturers, emerging technology based services, utility providers, regional and national high volume retailers, network marketing companies, direct sales organizations, national distributors, and service aggregators. Great Mantis has worked at startups in New York, Washington DC, and Silicon Valley, participating in raising funds and IPOs. Great Mantis is often presented with opportunities to help companies with emerging technology and services with regards to accelerating their sales and business development cycle. Investors know that by working with us, Great Mantis will bring key decision makers at companies targeted by our clients to the table.

Salt Lake City, Utah, Us

Salt Lake City, Utah, Us

Milwaukee, Us

DCI Marketing is a Berkshire Hathaway/Marmon Company marketing company. DCI recognizes that retail is dynamic, fast-paced and ever-changing. It requires experience and innovation in equal measure. That's why leading brands have relied upon DCI-Artform for more than 70 years. As a deal finder for DCI, the position requires a methodical and often creative hunting approach for uncovering new opportunities to provide valuable solutions for clients. The fast-paced environment requires the AD to run the entire sales cycle and lead in all facets of design, engineering, marketing, program development, data analysis, and rollout. I am targeted towards a single automotive OEM strategic relationship and work with the OEMs direct sales - dealer/distribution channels. Through insight-driven data, I develop retail solutions that streamline sales processes, enhance brand awareness, improve retention, and increase revenues by building authentic connections between shoppers, retailers, and brands.

Camarillo, Ca, Us

Lead OEM omnichannel retail distribution team responsible for developing and implementing an indirect sales strategy with North American distributors. Manage all direct sales relationships including retailers Walmart, Staples, Target, BestBuy, The Source. Also managed strategic distribution partners D&H, Petra, Grainger, Xentris, Wynit, SAFS, GB Micro, and solutions providers like CDW through direct reports in a matrix environment. Work with marketing to develop promotions and sales materials. Responsible for forecasting sales and working closely with supply chain management to ensure product availability. Negotiated and secured new agreements in the US and Canada that increased retail distribution by over 700 brick and mortar locations. Increased US sales by 40%, and 180% in Canadian. Leveraged Lenmar’s proprietary Battery Finder software solution to secure ecommerce partnerships. Managed the Battery Finder development team, enhancements, customizations, and its placement as an ecommerce customer service solution on Walmart, Staples, Target, BestBuy, OfficeDepot, RadioShack, NewEgg, D&H, Petra, CDW, Grainger and other websites.

Salt Lake City, Utah, Us

Developed Vidgo's multi-channel strategy and established strategic partnerships for Vidgo's go-to-market strategy focusing on new customer acquisition focusing on massive indirect distribution partners and their direct sales channels that cater to under-served markets. As a result, Vidgo is available in over 18,000 retail locations. Joined the Board of Directors for a short time at the request of Vidgo to help with a change in ownership.

Reston, Virginia, Us

Managed strategic relationships with Walmart, Sam's Club, Target, Staples, and RadioShack. Formulated selling strategies, sales forecasts, and revenue targets. Cultivated new opportunities within existing portfolio that resulted in RadioShack to becoming the largest contributing retailer in company history and increased RadioShack gross profits for online wireless activations 2,500%. Uncovered a need and guided a cross-functional team that built a wireless multi-channel solution based on previously built Virtual Inventory Program (VIP) technology that simultaneously submitted pre-approval requests for customers to multiple cellular carriers called Wireless Activation Retail Portal (WARP). WARP saved customers and retailers time purchasing cellular phones and services, which lead to shorter activation times and increased revenues. WARP was acquired by Walmart. Successfully launched omni-channel wireless services in Walmart, Sam's Club, Target, Staples, and RadioShack. Built field sales team and developed train the trainer programs to support custom retail software solutions, which lead to best practices, increased program adoption, and triple digit sales increases.Launched Target and Staples Virtual Inventory Program in 1,700 and 500 stores respectively that doubled sales and surpassed first year revenue targets by $2M.

Reston, Virginia, Us

Previously InPhonic Inc. - Designed, pitched and launched “Virtual Inventory Program” (VIP), the company’s first Omni-channel solution, in 7,000 RadioShack and 550 Sam’s Club locations, called Direct To You. Managed outside sales team responsible for implementing go-to-market strategy, train wireless sales associates, and increase and monitor territory sales using best practices and KPIs. As a Brand Advocate and Simplexity spokesman, created presentations and pitches that promoted Simplexity “multi-channel” solutions (such as VIP) to retailers, large buying associations, and multi-level marketing companies.

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Recruited by Liberty Wireless, the InPhonic MVNO start-up, to accelerate territory development and create effective lead generation solutions. Hired, trained, and managed a team that established strategic relationships with direct sales channels and indirect wireless distributors in the Southwest territory doubling Liberty Wireless footprint in Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, and Southern California. Built and executed a plan based on market foresight that drove pricing model changes based on client and customer feedback, supported by cost/price analysis and competitor comparisons.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Sales Development lead for Wireless Rate Plan Calculator designed as an enterprise solution that examined corporate wireless bills and determined if significant savings could be achieved. Managed the ePhones acquired Wireless Affiliate Program, an internet based solutions that enabled wireless retailers to create an internet presence through a co-branded solution powered by LetsTalk.com

Business development and Product Development lead for Wireless Affiliate Program (WAP), which enabled independent wireless retailers to have an online presence and activate customers on carriers that were previously unavailable in their stores. Hired and managed a talented team of account executives that signed over 30 deals in 90 days with a 98% launch rate. WAP was acquired by LetsTalk.com.Other Notable AccomplishmentsLaunched the first Blackberry consumer service pilot program in Fry's Electronics.Signed exclusive agreements to provide Schwab and E-Trade.Signed content deals with CNET that provided ePhones with rich content.

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Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), English And History

High School