Sales | Marketing | Business Development
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Brian’s a strategic and innovative marketing, sales, and business development leader with over 20 years of experience building brands, and designing highly impactful GTM strategies. His innovations and processes explode revenue, expand markets, and establish brand recognition and trust.
He has proven successes in guiding multi-million dollar revenue growth as a CMO. He’s an expert in B2B and B2C marketing, strategic partnerships, customer retention and loyalty, communications and team leadership.
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Co-founded & scaled consumer tech company from garage → $135M revenue → 9-figure exit
Inc. 500 #3 fastest-growing company in America
As VP of Sales and Marketing, he grew Amazon category rank from #800 → #3 (behind only Roku & Apple)
Launched numerous products into Walmart stores, Best Buy, Target, Amazon, BBYMobile, AT&T stores and mass international distribution
Created and managed business and retail partnerships with Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, AT&T, Zeiss, YMCA of America, Princess Cruises, HBO, among many others
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Operating Partner & Fractional CMO/CRO
2020 – Present | Raleigh/Chapel Hill, NC
Advise and operate multiple high-growth portfolios. Drive revenue, marketing, and exit readiness.
Chief Marketing Officer
Voxelight / Sunscreenr • 2018 – 2020
Led all sales/marketing. Launched UV camera tech into 3,400 Walmart doors.
Co-Founder & CEO
MyGivingBook • 2011 – 2016
Built social commerce platform. Secured Google & Rackspace partnerships.
SVP Sales & CMO
Mohu Antennas (Greenwave Scientific) • 2011 – 2013
8× revenue growth. Took product from obscurity → #3 on Amazon.
Co-Founder & Marketing Director
Digital Lifestyle Outfitters (DLO) • 2001 – 2008
Bootstrapped $0 → $135M consumer electronics brand. Acquired by Philips.
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Strategic Business Development
Sales & Marketing Leadership
Client Engagement & Retention
Corporate Strategy & Alliances
Social, Digital & Content Marketing
B2B/B2C Sales Execution
Product Innovation & Market Expansion
Brand Development & Positioning
CRM & Lead Generation
Investor & Stakeholder Relations
Cross-functional Team Leadership
Data-Driven Decision Making
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B.A., Political Science
Hampden-Sydney College
Revenue Scaling | Strategic Partnerships | Brand & Go-to-Market | Team Building & Leadership