Grady Teske

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I believe in a simple principle: I succeed by marrying the goals of client to values of consumers while leveraging and creating wins for channel partners.   In basic terms, create wins for all stakeholders and you will be successful.  

After earning a degree in marketing and global business management I spent the first five years of my career as a top individual sales person and subsequently a sales team leader, building teams and new sales organizations.  I learned by embedding our teams within international manufacturing units as a direct part of the their supply chain and production groups.  This was my first exposure to managing upwards into executive teams across function. 

I left to lead a wholesale firm providing channel, sales and marketing strategy along with distribution for safety and communication products.  As the principle employee I established omni-channel strategies for multiple brands and manufacturers both domestic and international. 

In this role I learned how to scale business units as I owned the P&L for our company and managed the North American P&L for several growing brands.  This is where I discovered my joy for supporting visionary brands and startups.  

I've been fortunate to spend most of my career leading teams on purchasing journeys.  What's been invaluable is that I often end up managing these groups made up of brand personnel, distribution and channel sales, customer (engineering, production, safety, purchasing and executive) groups and direct reports.  This unique perspective and oversight has lead to a deep understanding of omni-channel growth strategies. 

Today I consult with a select group of clients.  I am looking for inspiring partners that I can successfully grow and learn from.  I also lead a dedicated team building Prodex, a platform providing Network as a Solution to improve B2B product supply chains.  I have a passion for equality and believe that we improve the world through both advocacy and the communities we build.  I aim to create opportunities for women and people of color to lead, from their local communities to worldwide. 

Thank you for visiting,

Grady Teske