*Responsible for profitable expansion and growth for the Dickies, Kodiak, and Terra industrial footwear brands in the U.S. *Manage, coach, and lead a high performing team of 12 quota carrying Account Executives. *Maintain relationships with key retailers while planning and expanding distribution. *Provide support to Account Executives by participating and leading in account prospect meetings. *Work with VP/GM to build, develop, and roll out long term sales strategy by brand and channel of distribution. *Partner and work cross-functionally within the organization to achieve overall business objectives and goals. *Identify key communication points with customers and ensure all three brands are visible and present where the customers are shopping. *Lead brand initiatives to drive retailer engagement and awareness. *Develop top down sales goals and quotas by rep to drive profitable growth within each territory. *Work closely with product managers in regards to marketplace needs, product feedback, and suggested merchandise strategies. *Regular travel to account meetings, trade shows, and corporate headquarters. *Accurately report forecast, marketplace needs, and activity, to executive leadership team. *Develop, nurture, and grow appropriate relationships at the C level to ensure and support success at the account level.

* Provide leadership, motivation, and inspiration for a field based sales team responsible for all wholesale channels to include Specialty, Ecommerce, Big Box, and Multi-Sport. * Working with the Global Leadership team was able to successfully implement a new 3 year go-to-market business plan for North America. * Develop, lead, and oversee the entire omni-channel customer brand experience by wholesale channel. * As a team, delivered double digit growth for our strategic accounts in North America that includes our Ecommerce partners as well as our key Bricks and Mortar partners. * Successfully expanded our distribution in Canada to include Specialty Retail, Multi-Sport Retailers, and National Accounts. * Partner with our Global Product and Marketing Teams to communicate competitive insights, market feedback, future opportunities, and areas of improvement. * Create, Maintain, and Adapt the GORE consumer profile by channel of business. * Act as a key participant in Global meetings to represent the North American business with key executives.

Managed the apparel, footwear, and accessories business for Eastbay.com.