Richard Pyles
President
Huntington Beach | United States
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Travel
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Health & wellness
The arts
Summary
Activity
Work experience
Zao Industries
President | 02/2018 - Current
• Recruited and Maintains 8 client companies in the Action Sports, Sporting Goods and lifestyle markets
• Provided key contracted services using all freelance and fee for service support to meet each client’s individual needs while keeping their costs a fraction of the usual cost.
• Successfully helped negotiate an Intellectual Property International Distribution Agreement with the world's largest skateboard company (Absolute Board Co.)
• I have recently been working with several eBike manufacturers helping them with various sales and marketing initiatives.
• Relaunched a Newport Beach Bike, eBike and Scooter retail shop adding several new product categories and introduced new bike & eBike sales to what had once been solely a bike and beach gear rental agency.
• Currently serving on the Board of Directors of Waterborne Skateboards and the Board of Advisors of Makaha Skateboards.
Made in Mars Inc.
President/COO | 04/2011 - 01/2018
• Developed the Product with the Creative Team I recruited & directed.
• Managed the Sales of Top Tier Accounts Personally.
• Opened 3,600 retail doors in under 3 years.
• Laid out the Marketing Strategy that was able to achieve 6.5 million at wholesale within 4 years of Launch.
• Secured the #1 item with Amazon in our Category (Skateboards) and had the category exclusively at Costco (no other vendors except Made in Mars).
• Fiercely maintained the Best Customer Experience in the Industry.
• Maintained High Morale for our team while still maintaining Low Overhead for max ROA.
• Managed all of the Social Media accounts and the company's on line stores.
Education history
Tidewater Community College
Business Admin | 1987 - 1989
