Founder & CEO of Vanish™️

Vanish.Today™ is a media technology platform dedicated to Outdoor Life & Style™. Vanish™ provides daily inspiration and access to help users, CURATE THEIR ESCAPE & REWILD THEIR SOULS.  The platform curates and produces original content surrounding the outdoor lifestyle, adventure, travel, outdoor fashion and gear, photography and general news from the related industries, brands and influencers.  Current content and more information available on Instagram: @vanish.today   (#vanishtoday)www.vanish.today
    
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KameraCraft™ is a social platform / community / collective promoting Global Camera Culture and the Craft of Photography.   While still in beta, the platform has become the fastest growing online community, uniting camera nerds, photographers and enthusiasts.  Additional products and community features will launch throughout the year. Contact me here or via email dg@thekdu.com for sponsorship, advertising or collaboration opportunities.  Visit our Instagram page @KameraCraft or search #KameraCraft
    
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The KDU™ Collective is a Private, Global Creative Collective, comprised of some of the most widely respected and progressive Artists, Designers, Entertainers, Athletes, Publishers, Writers, Marketers, Editors, Educators, Photographers, Film Makers, Craftsman, and Entrepreneurs. The KDU's mission is to Locate, Unite and Utilize the world's top talent to drive Innovation and Culture. A Business Consulting and Brand Acceleration group focused on Strategy, Innovation and Culture. Clients: adidas, adidas FutureCraft, adidas Combat Sports, Sennheiser Audio, Clean Energy Patch, Agenda Tradeshow, Streetwear Today Magazine, Rocafella Records, Roc96, Duckworth Wool, the Midnight Coal Company, Poler Outdoor, 4th of November, Hasselblad Camera, Leica Cameras, Goal Zero, Rumpl, GoPro, Airstream, Lomo Cameras, Bass Brigade, Intershelter Domes. Learn More:  www.theKDU.com
    
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A Business Consulting and Brand Acceleration group focused on Strategy, Innovation and Culture. Clients: adidas, adidas FutureCraft, adidas Combat Sports, Sennheiser Audio, Clean Energy Patch, Agenda Tradeshow, Streetwear Today Magazine, Rocafella Records, Roc96, Duckworth Wool, the Midnight Coal Company, Poler Outdoor, 4th of November, Hasselblad Camera, Leica Cameras, Goal Zero, Rumpl, GoPro, Airstream, Lomo Cameras, Bass Brigade, Intershelter Domes.
    
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StreetWear Today Magazine is a 13 year old, German based print publication and media platform dedicated to the progressive brands, artists, designers and technology that drives the global streetwear and action sports industries.  Key Duties: - Develop Content related to the United States and Canada.- Guiding Strategic Growth, including new market penetration and distribution channels.- Distribution of magazines to key cultural influencers and industry executives .Learn More: www.stw2d.tumblr.comInstagram @streetwear_today
    
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LeicaCraft™  - the Original Global Cultural Platform developed in collaboration with Leica Camera; engineered to unite, expand and activate the global user-base of the Leica Camera Brand. The Platform utilized the FutureCraft™ strategy to balance the best of Leica Camera's brand heritage with the most relevant technological and cultural available to drive new brand growth and fuel innovation.  The platform remains the largest, User Controlled, Global Cultural Platform for the Leica Camera User Community. Key Duties: - Conceived and Launched Platform. - Developed overall strategy and business model.  - Developed a global "collective"​ asset network to increase operational bandwidth. - Developed a "Culture First" Strategy, to accelerate and deepen user interaction. - Redesigned the US Markets Media and Public Relations methodology and protocols.  - Conceived the first and only Artist Collaboration platform in the photography industry. - Developed and Implemented the first digital / social tracking and performance metrics. Learn More: www.LeicaCraft.comInstagram: @leicacraft #leicacraft
    
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The Keystone Design Union™ is Network based Brand Consultancy with a primary focus on Strategy, Innovation and Culture. THE KDU™ is widely credited as the world's first, "Collective Agency."​  The Keystone Design Union™ assembles teams exclusively from The KDU Global Creative Collective™The KDU's unique methodology of curating specialized real or virtual teams to rapidly solve difficult  client needs has been embraced as a key competitive advantage by companies such as adidas, Leica Cameras, Hasselblad Cameras, Nike, LVMH, 360 Sports (China), Sprite, K2 Snowboards, Jay Z, Kanye West, Universal Entertainment, Universal Music Group, Island Def Jam, Ecko Unlimited, Samsung, Wrigley's Gum, Dutch Masters Cigars, Backwoods Cigars, Hennessy Cognac and many others.Work Portfolio: www.thekdu.com
    
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      The Keystone Design Union
  

Lead domestic and global brand and business strategy, marketing and communications efforts for Leica Camera's Largest Global Market (USA), while providing leadership for all areas of global strategy and brand growth.  Key Duties: - Overhauled Entire Marketing and Communications Strategy.- Developed KPI protocols for all market facing programs. - Acceleration of Linear Square Footage Yields of Global Flagship Retail (LA Store & Gallery).- Conceived and Executed Influencer / Seeding Programs. - Developed and Managed Operations for Leica Media Lab / PR and Media Relations.- Lead the Launch of the new Leica T System. - Assisted in Global Communications and Launch Strategy for 100 Year Anniversary.- Managed Domestic Launch of 100 Year Anniversary Programs. - Developed and grew the Lifestyle Ambassador Program. - Developed Domestic and Global Lifestyle Accessories Strategy. - Developed X-Vario City Tour Video Series. - Managed Leica Camera x Webby Awards Program. - Managed Leica Camera x Agenda Tradeshow Programs.  - Managed Leica Camera x Social Media Week Program. - Managed Leica Camera x PSFK Conference Program. - Developed Strategy for Third Party Brand Collaborations. Learn More:  www.LeicaCamera.com
    
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(SVSV) Serum Versus Venom is a Brooklyn, New York based Avant Garde Fashion & Design brand founded in 2003. The company's mission was to develop a direct dialogue with a small % of global consumers obsessed with the highest quality, achieved through rarity of material, precision of construction and controlled, direct product distribution.    Our methodology, referred to as FUTURECRAFT™, has been acclaimed within the worlds of business, fashion, industrial design, architecture, media and academia as a way of generating and sustaining high value in super saturated marketplaces by balancing and colliding new technologies with timeless traditions of craft.  The FutureCraft™ process has been proven to generate sustained innovation across multiple industries around the world. Most Recently, FUTURECRAFT™ has been adopted by the adidas group, as a new platform to drive product innovation and design.  Learn More: www.SVSV.net
    
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Served as interim Chief Marketing Officer as company prepared for their 20 year anniversary. Directly managed all strategic and creative business functions and brand activities within the Marc Ecko Enterprises family of companies, including Ecko Unlimited, Ecko Red, Marc Ecko Cut & Sew, Ecko Retail, Ecko MMA, Ecko Function, Etc.Key Duties: - Lead Development of new global business strategy.   - Managing the Brand's global voice and aesthetic.  - Developing key competitive strategies and manage integration into existing business systems.   - Providing Executive Creative Direction for all communications, marketing and testing programs.  - Management of new Brand M&A activities and key partnerships. - Developing a new global forecasting and trend system. - Management of celebrity sponsorships, campaigns and programs.- Development and Testing of new Digital Strategies for both Social and Retail Platforms.
    
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About us

  Marc Ecko Enterprises (MEE) is a leader in youth apparel and streetwear. Armed only with an airbrush and his custom graffiti designs, Marc Ecko quickly built a loyal fan base and in 1993, founded Ecko Unltd. The company quickly grew to include 12 separate apparel and accessories lines including Ecko Red, the female counterpart to Ecko Unltd., the contemporary Marc Ecko Cut & Sew collection, G-Unit, Zoo York, Avirex, video games and more.

Since its inception, MEE continues to be rooted in the entrepreneurial lifestyle; fashion-forward, innovative, ever-changing and always exciting. MEE offers a one-of-a-kind experience in all aspects of the business. As MEE continues to evolve, the opportunities are endless, allowing for growth and development both personally and professionally. 

Today, Marc Ecko Enterprises is comprised of a group of companies which own, operate and/or license use of the Ecko Unltd., Marc Ecko Cut & Sew, Ecko Red, Ecko Function, Rhino Logo, Zoo York and other brands for a wide variety of consumer products, including without limitation apparel, footwear, accessories, bed and bath products, video games, eyewear, watches, luggage, sporting goods, jewelry and electronic accessories. Marc Ecko Enterprises operates on a worldwide basis, in over 100 countries. In addition to its wholesale business, Marc Ecko Enterprises operates approximately 100 stand-alone retail stores throughout the United States.


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Brooklyn based specialized fashion atelier. Brooklyn Sewn was established to serve the independent emerging fashion designers of New York City, while stimulating local fashion based manufacturing jobs. One of the first "new fashion factories" launched in Brooklyn in the last decade, Brooklyn Sewn developed samples and market ready garments for many CFDA and Ecco Domani Award winning Designers including, Electric Feathers, Alex Campaz, Bess, Study NY, Alter NYC, and many other independent and emerging labels.
    
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The Royal Magazine was a quarterly print publication dedicated to Mash Culture - the collision of Indy Music, Entertainment, Art, Design and Sports.Key Duties: - Ran all business operations, including content development, - Developed all domestic and international channel distribution.  - Developed global influencer network- Managed all Brand / Artist collaborations -  Developed and Managed all Marketing programs.
    
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Served as CBO of Roc Brands.  I also developed the first innovation practice inside the Industry of hip hop and applied the methodologies to all companies, brands and managed talent within the corporate network. Key Duties: - Strategic Leadership for the world's largest family of urban entertainment and lifestyle brands.                          - Lead Strategy and deployment of Jay Z's Black Album. - Creative Development and Launch of Kanye West's       debut album, College Dropout.- Leadership of all global creative and marketing. - Strategic Development of new artists and brands from inception through market release. - Creation of new internal creative and marketing service division.- Managed all global consumer touch points, including major retail channel partnerships.
    
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Credited as the first Strategy & Innovation Agency that helped expand Hip Hop Culture to a mainstream, global cultural force. Founding Partner, Co-CEO and CCO of Native DBG (Dash, Burke & Gensler) - the strategic and creative service division of the ROC family of entertainment and lifestyle brands. Companies included Rocafella records, Roca Wear Fashion, Armadale Vodka, Dash Films, Rocafella Films, Pro Keds Footwear, State Property Clothing, Tiret Watches. Entertainers included, Jay Z, Cam-Ron, The Young Guns, Freeway, Juelz Santana, Jim Jones, and many others. Key Duties: - Executive Management of Day to Day Operations. - Strategic Direction of all existing and new business units. - Executive Creative Direction of all consumer facing products and communications.
    
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An Award Winning Multi-Discipline Design and Marketing Consultancy focusing on supplying dynamic brand solutions to entertainment, media and consumer brand clients. HumanBrand™ was known for developing the methodology "Human Brand"​ and "Human Brand Development & Management"​  which refers to the reality that celebrity based brands are as powerful, if not, in many cases, more powerful than traditional consumer goods brands, therefore, "Human Brands"​ require the same management protocols and measures of performance to ensure success. Human Brand™ solutions have been utilized by Universal Music Group, Glaxo SmithKline, Merck Pharma, The City of Philadelphia, The National Security Administration, Def Jam Enertainment, Warner Brothers Music Group, Roc-a-fella Records, Blacksmith Music Group, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Robert Johnson, Beyonce Knowles, Eve, Sister Sledge, Jazzy Jeff, Will Smith, Cam'ron, Freeway, Bennie Segal, Talib Kwali, Juelz Santana, Jim Jones and many others. *Company was Acquired by Jay Z, Damon Dash and Kareem “Biggs” Burke's, ROC Brands.
    
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Served as Chief Creative Officer and Head of Strategy overseeing day to day staff management, new business efforts and company press and promotions.   Key Duties and Highlights:- Executive Creative Direction, Art, Copy. - First Advertising Agency in Philadelphia to offer hybrid digital/traditional services.  - Launched first Urban Outfitters website and helped develop integrated retail experiences. - Lead Strategy and Brand Development for dozens of First Generation Dot.Com companies.
    
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Art Director and Copy Writer at the Legendary Gyro Advertising under Founder and Visionary Creative Director, Steven Grasse. Key Clients, RJR Camel, Kamel Red, Bongo Jeans, MTV, Puma, The Republican National Party, Steven Star Restaurants.
    
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Gyro Worldwide

Numerous public and private sector clients and assignments.


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Founder & CEO at Vanish™ (Outdoor Lifestyle & Culture)

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North American Executive Editor

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Executive Management Consultant / Partner

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Photography & Design

Business Administration and Management

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Post Graduate: Strategy and Innovation

Post Graduate: Economics and Innovation

Industrial Design

Bachelor of Arts (BA)

photography

Associate of Arts (A.A.)