Pete's View – Different View, Better Results

Top Executive Available for Interim or Permanent position as CEO, General Manager, or Director of Sales & Marketing.

Gets real excited about business growth through developing strategies and teams and then leading the execution to achieve optimum results!

Pete McDowell

8408 NE 17^th Place

Clyde Hill, WA 98004-3243

425.577.3503

• Sales Focused Business Strategies
• Business Strategic Planning
• Business Best Practices

I’m very aware of and understand the idea of being specific in regard to a position to look for- only list one. I know that when people in my network, maybe even you, come across a potential opportunity that would fit me, they need to have just one thing in mind. Both of these fit the role of significance I’m looking to play in a company’s growth. I can leverage my business philosophy, experience, expertise and leadership skills to help organizations and people reach their full potential.

What I get jazzed about: building sales and customer focused cultures and infrastructures to grow a business.

What I believe: every organization has the opportunity to be great by leveraging the strengths, skills and knowledge of its team members.

What I do really well: I provide expertise, leadership, and management to develop a sales oriented and customer focused business that wins, grows and prospers. I take businesses from the strategic to the tactical.

• Lead by example and provide direction, encouragement, excitement, and a sense of belonging.
• Develop overall business strategies that are aligned, not in silos.
• Manage/Execute/Implement strategies, key initiatives and programs.
• Manage repetitive mission critical tasks.
• Provide discipline and structure and manage the details.
• Coach, teach, train, advise.
• Assemble talent and develop highly functional, effective and winning teams.

Business Demographics:

• Revenues of $5mil to $100mil with 25 to 500 EE’s
• Business must have real growth potential either organic or by acquisition, even if in traditional, mature industry.
• Business to Business (B2B) with target customers in mid-market to large size companies
• Creative Services- where graphics/color/form+function/idea generation play major role, i.e. design firms (graphic, industrial, architectural, corporate identity, etc.)
• Manufacturing or Distribution- a business that has innovative, well designed and customized products.

Organization Culture:

• Values- honesty, integrity, compassion, human development/learning, fun/celebrate success
• Management Team- driven for success, inclusive and collaborative, intellectual curiosity and best practices, must see the need for sales driven, customer focused strategy and culture.
• Strategic thinking and tactical execution
• High energy, positive, moving forward

Location: Seattle/Eastside/Renton metro, Bay Area, other western states

Travel: no issue with a position that requires travel

Pete has spoken about marketing, sales and other topics at various events in the Puget Sound and has presented in the Entrepreneurship Program at the University of Washington (doing this again in JAN2010). He’s conducted a monthly web-based teleseminar series where he interviewed subject matter experts on relevant business topics and he’s been featured on the radio numerous times, sharing his opinions and insights on business best practices.

Professional Development
Covey Organizational Development & Leadership Program (certified Seven Habits Corporate Trainer), Philip Crosby Quality College, Productivity Inc. Lean Manufacturing, Currie Management Fundamentals for Service & Parts Distribution Companies, University of Washington Executive MBA Program- Financial Management, and various professional selling and management courses.

Pete graduated from Purdue University with a degree in Industrial Design.