Dan Woodruff
Founder & Chief Brand Officer
Raleigh | United States
Skills
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Interests
Climbing
Industries
Creative Agencies
Lifestyle
Outdoor
In my own words
— DanA creative leader who sees the big picture develops strategy and directs execution.
Building and empowering teams of Creative Bad-Asses and Content Ninjas. Fueled by laughter and a lot of coffee.
Strategy & Leadership - branding, brand activation, retail, consumer packaged goods, e-commerce, Amazon, product launch, 360 campaigns, re-branding, partnerships with sales & marketing.
Skills & Expertise - creative direction, strategic direction, video/photo direction, digital, social, rich content, CRM, brand guidelines, packaging, design, UX, affiliate programs
Trajectory
Apr 2020 — Now
Founder & Chief Brand Officer · Odin Brand Strategy
Nov 2019 — Apr 2020
Creative Director · Chewy.com
Delivered creative solutions focused on key growth initiatives and new business opportunities while enhancing the $5B Chewy brand.
• Collaborated with a strategic branding agency to develop the first Chewy sub-brand: Chewy Health.
• Responsible for the development of Chewy Health brand guidelines.
• Partnered with Chewy Studios to create thumb-stopping, storytelling photo, and video content that drove engagement.
• Built relationships and mentored Junior and Senior Designers, Writers and Content Producers.
Oct 2017 — Aug 2019
Creative Director · IMPLUS
Defines and implements the creative strategy for 20 IMPLUS brands across the outdoor, fitness and footwear categories. Reports directly to Chief Digital Officer.
• Partner with internal and external stakeholders to set creative strategy and ensure all creative content is in alignment with company goals.
• Lead an internal team of 15+ and external agencies to deliver on-brand assets that span packaging, print, point of purchase, digital, social, mobile, video, photography, and copy for a global market.
• Partnered with Amazon and Walmart leaders to develop sales-driven content, resulting in 101% YoY increase at Amazon and 63% YoY increase at Walmart. Built win-win relationships through best practices discussions.
• Spearheaded the re-stage of the flagship Sof Sole brand based off of consumer insights. Updated brand, packaging and in-store merchandising for over 250 SKU’s, to align with the consumer shopping path, and differentiating Sof Sole from competitors. Resulted in an 8% sales increase while overall category declined by 14%.
• Selected by executives for a core team that re-designed and launched 8 websites in 2018, resulting in a 116% increase in web sales and conversion YoY.




