Location United States, North America
Website www.groupofhumans.com/humans LinkedIn View on LinkedIn
Former General Manager at Nike and CEO, co-founder of EasyKicks, recognized as a transformational leader in digital business, membership and sustainability. Entrepreneur, innovator, coach, angel investor, chartered accountant. An experienced leader and coach with strong commercial acumen and an entrepreneurial & agile mindset. As Nike’s first
Entrepreneur-In-Residence, Dave and his team used the Lean Startup methodology to build an innovation pipeline and validate whether service and membership-based innovations could 1) solve meaningful consumer problems, 2) be built and managed feasibly, and 3) be profitable within the constraints of Nike’s long-term financial model. Over the course of three years, Dave took a fledgling idea around subscriptions for runners through several pivots into a highly profitable, rapidly growing and extremely sticky adventure club for kids. Having proven the value of product and service subscriptions for Nike, Dave now wants to share that expertise in building successful membership offerings for brands who want to be the Nikes of tomorrow. Dave has UK, USA and Australian passports, and currently lives in Portland, Oregon w/ his wife, Sue and dog, Bowie. Dave is an enthusiastic student of sports, but a master of none. He loves music and DJs under the moniker DJ Bald Eagle.
