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About Me

Hi, I'm Dave!

I'm a brand strategy consultant and fractional marketer for innovative companies. I specialize in complex go-to-market brand strategy, architecture, and marketing for new and existing products, and rebranding of products or companies following merger, acquisition, or spin-off.

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I've worked in Silicon Valley startups, creative agencies, and Fortune 100 corporations over a 20+ year marketing career. I've twice been the first or early stage marketer at VC/angel funded startups.

I started my career at Crate & Barrel, printed shirts for Donna Karan, helped create US Cellular's first e-commerce website, and designed the SOFA District logo for the City of San Jose. During the dotcom boom I helped launch Smallflower.com, the world's best bath & body and natural health e-commerce site. We stayed scrappy and lean, outlasting 800 pound gorilla MotherNature.com, who eventually folded despite their hundreds of million in funding.

I joined a Silicon Valley medical device startup called HemoSense that IPO'd in 2005 and was acquired by Alere in 2007 for $244M. Alere's Health Management division was acquired by Optum for $600M in 2014. In 2017, Alere, the world's #1 manufacturer of rapid point of care diagnostic tests, was acquired by Abbott for $5.3 billion.

In 2018 Egypt undertook the world's largest hepatitis screening program, testing over 60 million people in 1 year using an Abbott test.

US President Donald Trump did an unboxing video during the pandemic of a product I helped launch called ID NOW, the world's first rapid molecular diagnostic testing platform. During the pandemic I branded, named, positioned, and launched a series of COVID-19 diagnostic tests that reached over $2 billion in revenue, was sold in over 150 countries, and were used by organizations as diverse as United Airlines, the Real Madrid football team, and Le Cordon Bleu cooking school.

Here are some organizations I’ve worked on over the years, as a brand strategist, marketer, or designer:

  • Abbott
  • Alere
  • Best Buy
  • Butterfinger Candy
  • City of San Jose
  • Crate&Barrel
  • Donna Karan
  • Fedex
  • JBA
  • Kenneth Cole
  • Kobo Candles
  • Smallflower.com
  • True Value
  • US Cellular

I operate as a strategic and creative brand consultant, joining your team for the duration of your project, fully assisting you in the transition to your new brand.

I look forward to helping you brand/rebrand your latest innovations!

Let's talk about your marketing needs, contact me here.