Dan Walczewski
Head of Sales · Awayco
Fort Kent, ME
In My Own Words
Senior Sales, Marketing , Product professional with over two decades of experience in the ski and sporting good industry. Proven Success with Inside/Outside Sales, Market Operations, Creative and Effective Marketing, Brand development, Project / Personnel Management, Product Development.
Work Experience
Head of Sales
Awayco2019 – 2020
The AWAYCO mission is to be the leading platform for brands and physical retailers making rental perform like a retail experience.
Director of Competition / Sport Marketing
Fischer Skis2018 – 2019
Leading the charge with Competition Sales and Service for Fischer Sports USA.
North American Director of Sales
Dainese USA2014 – 2018
Re-introducing the Dainese brand to the USA and Canada in the Ski and Bike markets. Building a sales team Developing Process Product Development
National Sales Manager
Kidrobot, Inc.2012 – 2014
National Sales Manager of both inside and outside sales teams selling collector vinyl product. Managed 5 in house and 85 out of house reps selling KIDROBOT product.
Representing KIDROBOT at national key accounts in the USA and Canada; Barnes and Noble, TARGET, Wal-Mart, Spencers, Hot Topic, Books a Million, Five Below and Diamond Comics.
Founder / Director of Possibilities
Protective Karate Phat2009 – 2012
PKP developed solutions for Sales Marketing and Product in the action sports market place.
PKP Inc. serving as both a sales agency and a retainer business in the action sports market. PKP sold SCOTT USA amongst a few smaller "rack" brands to offer counter-seasonal business.
Developing Go To Market plans for small business's and up-start vendor / suppliers, and developing front and back end business solutions for action sports product suppliers. (Developed the Go To Market Plan and Fundraised for Boeri Helmets in 2008/09)
Racing Service / Product Management / Brand Management / Sports Marketing Management / Rocky Mtn. Sales / Key Accounts
Salomon1996 – 2008
A 12 year career defining experience ranging from racing service to national key account management.
Working both domestically and internationally.
World Cup Racing Service Technician
K2 Sports1989 – 1996
Traveled the World Cup and Pro ranks of international alpine competition as a racing service technician working with the US Ski Team as well as (Sweden, Japan, Germany, Canada, Russia).
Traveled for 7 years lived in Europe for 2-3 years.
