Business Entrepreneurship Graduate Certificate

Bike

Creative Agencies

Fashion

Lifestyle

Moto & Powersports

Outdoor

Snow

Streetwear

Tech

Triathlon

Health & Fitness

Product design

•	personal development: martial arts

Awareness

Mental preparedness

Tactical gear and products 
•	health and lifestyle: natural foods

Healthy living and athletics
•	design: art

Landscape and development

Dynamic, versatile professional with unique track record of success in sales, sports marketing, and partnerships. Highly skilled at cross-functional collaboration and innovative problem-solving. Exceptional project management skills cultivated through extensive experience in diverse, multicultural and international environments.

Multi-faceted development and management of cycling industry sales and partnership around Colorado Classic, an HC 2.1 Professional cycling event and Velorama, a headline music and bike lifestyle festival.

•	Responsible for sponsorship sales and fulfillment in endemic cycling and technology innovation categories. 
•	Developed endemic sales strategy and implementation plans for on site activation
•	Developed a best in class sales contact list creating a partner network relational to sales targets.
•	Created unique and ROI focused activation strategies for endemic partners 
•	Managed full spectrum casual wear and technical wear partnerships for the event
•	Responsible for innovation strategy to bring together a world class cycling event and festival


Director of Innovation and Cycling Sponsorship Sales

Creating a cornerstone community event in Colorado- Velorama and the Colorado Classic!

Multi-faceted development and management of event concepts and merchandising with a strong focus on cycling industry sales and partnership marketing around the Colorado Classic, an HC 2.1 Professional cycling event and Velorama, a headline music and bike lifestyle festival

•	Developed ground-up concepts for professional, amateur and gran-fondo cycling events.
•	Developed systems, processes and project management for design and fulfillment of all technical and non-technical merchandise. 
•	Managed all on site retail locations and staff 
•	Responsible for sponsorship sales and fulfillment in endemic cycling and technology innovation categories.  
•	Responsible for innovation strategy to bring together a world class cycling event and festival
•	Created and fulfilled the concept for Innovation Alley during the event which highlighted adaptive, human performance and technology relating to cycling

Director of Innovation and Parnership Marketing

Manage international and domestic marketing programs to elevate Pearl Izumi and Shimano brands via professional athletes and teams, and event sponsorships. Support world-class teams such as Argos Shimano, BMC Racing Team, BMC MTB Team, Ettix Uplace Triathlon Team as well as individual athletes such as Cadel Evans, Brian Lopes, and Tim Deboom with best in class products and training.
•	Managed global team and sales relationships between Pearl Izumi, Shimano EU/Japan and BMC Switzerland 
•	Focused on strong, trust based external relationship building to promote long term industry partnerships
•	Managed sponsorships of major US races and industry events such as the USA Pro Challenge and created event specific project planning.
•	Managed marketing projects, contracts, associated compensation plans for sponsored teams, athletes and events, providing preeminent customer service
•	Managed multi-million dollar budget which is over 1/3 of current marketing spend
•	Developed and implemented year

Sports Marketing Manager

Developed and executed strategic support systems for large scale national key accounts such as Amazon.com, Zappos.com, Backcountry.com, Eastern Mountain Sports, and LLbean?
•	Focused on strong sales building, inventory analysis and two-way communication
•	Managed EDI transactions, order submissions and support via vendor portals
•	Expedited item submissions, vendor setup and data support
•	Coordinated logistics between Operations, Accounting and warehouse staff
•	Traveled to accounts for line showings, demos and event support trainings

Key Accounts Dealer Representative

Responsible for sales, purchasing, development and operations of retail chain programs and systems for Whole Foods, Bashas, Sprouts and Vitamin Cottage.
•	Managed merchandising service programs and supported multiple retail chain operations
•	Traveled as on-site support for new store openings and operations in addition to trade show functions
•	Developed company advertising, sales and promotional materials and programs
•	Participated in new product selection committee analyzing and maintaining distributed product inventory

Retail Chain Program Sales, Merchandising, Service and Support Manager

•	Focused on strong multi-unit organizational systems and increased sales/service standards?
•	Successfully managed 20-40 top quality employees per location focusing on sales growth and team development in a fast paced environment?
•	Analyzed P&L, COGS, labor and sales reports executing action plans based on results?
•	Developed local and grassroots marketing plans to increase sales and community exposure

General Manager- Multi Unit Manager

Served as Acting Store Director for a growing natural foods grocer, including daily operations, leadership, training and staff management.
•	Lead store team to deliver exceptional sales and operational results
•	Facilitated regional orientation, training and salesmanship classes
•	Successfully lead 65-100 person team to increase operational quality and company standards at two separate locations.

Assistant Store Director / Acting Store Director

-Responsible for overall operations, hiring and human resources at location
-Planned and executed marketing programs with local businesses and community
-Implemented company programs to increase overall standards and sales

Kitchen Manager / Bar Manager

-Responsible for office management and full-spectrum support of owner / instructor
-Maintained marketing / promotional materials, contracts, letters, databases and documents
-Live-in student: Achieved 1st degree black belt and trained 60–100 students

Office Manager / Assistant Instructor

Find out detailed information about Don Meyer,  in denver, CO

Don Meyer: in denver, CO

Don Meyer

RPM Events Group (Colorado Classic & Velorama Festival)

RPM Events Group (Colorado Classic & Velorama Festival)

Pearl Izumi

Pearl Izumi / Shimano

Royal Publications

Jamba Juice

Wild Oats Markets

American Hospitality Concepts

St Cloud Soo Bahk Do Karate

CU Denver

University of MN at St. Cloud